Real Techniques Brush Collection Part 1: Thoughts & Reviews

Blush Brush

• The blush brush is the first brush I owned and probably my favorite out of the bunch. While on vacation, I double (or even triple!) my use out of this brush by using it for blush, bronzer, and powder. The brush itself is incredibly soft and the egg-shape allows you to pick up just the right amount of blush and seamlessly blend it into your skin.

Contour Brush

LE Duo-Fiber Contour Brush 

LE Duo-Fiber Powder Brush

Pointed Foundation Brush

Deluxe Crease Brush

Base Shadow Brush

• The contour brush is a small, tapered brush that is perfect for sculpting cheekbones, giving your face an all over sweep of bronzer, or applying cream products in targeted areas. 

• The duo-fiber collection is the newest trio available from Real Techniques. Overall I'm impressed with the quality and ability of these brushes to use for multiple steps in your makeup routine. The duo-fiber contour brush is perfect for giving a lighter application of blush/bronzer. I could even see this being good for setting the under-eye area with a brightening powder or even highlighting your cheekbones.

• The duo-fiber powder brush is incredibly soft and is quickly becoming another one of my favorites out of the line. I love it for setting my foundation with a sweep of translucent powder. I have also found myself using this with my NYC Sunny bronzer. It gives me a sun-kissed effect without being too much.

• At first, the pointed foundation brush was something I didn't know what to do with. It was clearly too small to apply my foundation. So I decided to try it for my under eye concealer and I love it for this. It blends my concealer perfectly while still keeping the coverage that I need.

• The deluxe crease brush is my favorite for spot concealing after foundation. I dab concealer where needed and then buff it out in a circular motion with the crease brush. 

• The base shadow brush is an overall good brush to have in your collection. I've recently found it to be perfect for packing on sheer cream shadows, but it is also perfect for blending out shadow and applying regular powder eye shadow to the lid.