These
weird looking toothbrush makeup brushes seem to be the latest product to hit
the makeup industry, from leading celebs and beauty bloggers raving about
them. As soon as I came across it I
wanted it, and have been lusting over it ever since! I first came across one of
these brushes from MAC, called the MAC Oval 6 Brush.
On my
recent holiday to New York, I rushed straight into Mac searching for the famous
brush, thinking that it may be cheaper, but to my disappointment it wasn’t
(meh!). I should have known better, especially as this product has just hit the
markets. In the UK MAC are selling the brushes for £34.50 and $45 in America. I
did have a feel of the brush and it felt nothing short of amazing and that was
without even using it, but at the time felt it was just too much of an
expensive purchase.
However,
I was lucky enough to attend the Olympia Makeup Expo, where I
came across the same brush but in a different makeup brand, called ‘Cailyn’. It looked exactly the same and felt the same
as the MAC brush. So you can imagine as soon as I saw it I wanted it!! And then
when the sales member said it was £20, I literally snatched it out of his
hands. The brush is called the: ‘O! WOW BRUSH’ and is plastered all over their website so you can’t miss it.
Since
then, and after using the brush on several occasions, I can’t stop raving about
it, and neither can my family and friends.
Many thought I had changed my foundation, as my makeup looked so
flawless! It is the ideal foundation brush! The synthetic fibres allow for that
flawless finish, and ultimate precision.
They are
comfortable to hold, and because of the angle and the size of the brush it
allows you to get to all those awkward areas and angles. Most importantly,
these type of brushes be it the cheaper or more expensive version save money in
the long run, as the tight-knit synthetic fibres on the brush keeps all the
foundation on top of the brush, therefore not sinking into the brush fibres,
and therefore allowing you to use less of your foundation.
Not only
that but my makeup routine has been cut down dramatically, as this gives you
ultimate precision, and the soft brushes allow your foundation to be applied
much more evenly and smoothly in almost half the time of a standard sponge or
brush.
One thing
that the Cailyn brush does have, that the MAC doesn’t is a handy little cap
that sits neatly on top of the actual brush. This is obviously great for
hygienic purposes, and allows all the fibres to keep neatly intact.
The brush
also states its multifunctioning purposes. It works with: blush, foundation, bronzer, contour
powder, moisturizers, and primers.
However, I have not tried the brush for
these purposes, so if this is something you would be interested in, leave a
comment and I will love to have a go, and to see if the results are just as
good!
To sum
it all up the Cailyn brush is inexpensive, multi-functioning and gives your
foundation a fantastic finish! It applies foundation beautifully, and it
definitely gives a natural, even, and smooth finish.
