You’re probably going to cry at the price of these Artis Brushes, and I’m not normally one to advocate tears or overspending, but they’re good… really, really good. Ever since I got my O Wow and MAC brushes that are a similar style, I’ve never, ever used anything else to apply foundation and blush. The finish is seamless. Oh, and a top tip – those silicone ‘blur’ primers – a million times better applied with a brush. Well, maybe not a million… but you get the idea!
I spotted these briefly at the SpaceNK Christmas In July show and really took no notice of them – but that was before I’d got to grips with the style of brush. They’re packed with (non animal) soft, bristles, so it feels almost kabuki like but not as loose, and an incredibly gentle way to apply make-up. It has occurred to me that all that finger rubbing and smooshing in foundation can’t really be that good for your skin. To get to the technical aspect, the reason this style of brush gives such a good finish is because the fibre tips are constantly in contact with the skin, which means that coverage is even and looks smoother. I’m not a contourer, but knowing how well these brushes blend, I would have to suggest them for the perfect, invisible contours.
I don’t yet have the small-head eye brushes, but I really am looking forward to trying this brush method on my eyes to see how they cope with blending and fall out. SpaceNK have a small selection of these so far (more to come) and the large brush – which is the only one that I’m not sure I have any use for – is £55. Of the on-line selection, I’d recommend the Oval 3 for concealer and Linear 3 for eye shadows; hold out though for Oval 6 for foundation and blush application. You can find Artis Brushes HERE.
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I bought the Oval 6 a few weeks back instore. I have been using it for blush so far, I love my beauty blender so will see about using it for foundation. Think its sold out online as it was there. Also bought the Linear 1, I am still trying to get the handle on on to use as eye liner. An SA in the store did a demo on me even using it for tightlining on the upper eye.
I bought the 5 piece set and I absolutely hate them. I feel like they’re too dense and the fibers are too tightly packed. As a result there’s a lot of friction and discomfort to my sensitive, slightly dry skin. The eye brushes don’t allow for precision and again, there’s too much friction and tugging on the lid. Sorry to be so negative. I’m just so disappointed. I’ll try the 6 brush for primer and blending out my contour and see if I can still make use out of it otherwise I am thinking of giving them to my son to use for his art projects.
Goodness! Really? I absolutely love them but I’m very pleased to have your comments to balance things out. Just goes to show that not everything is right for everyone, so thank you for taking the time to comment. I wondered how easy it would be to apply eye make up with the smaller size.. now I know!
I don’t know why but i just don’t like the look of these brushes even though they sound lovely x
Emma | Emmys Beauty Cave
The eye brushes make me think of Braun toothbrush heads. LOL I just don’t fancy those at all. The SA who applied the Linear One on me, did say these are not for makeup artists but personal use. They are sort of toothbrush handle like.
Heads up. the full range is back up online at SpaceNK.