10 Essential Makeup Brushes You Need!

This is the brush that’s perfect for applying eyeshadow crease powder. Its fluffiness allows for a soft application with easy blending. I own a few of these – and will not travel without at least one!

This is an excellent foundation brush. The brush is the perfect mix of softness and compactness to allow for applying the foundation in a buildable way. It will grab a good amount of product so you can bounce it on your skin for fuller coverage, and then lightly drag it for blending. An excellent daily use workhorse of a brush!

Apply brow powder perfectly with this angular, hard bristle brush. The compact shape allows for seamless application applying color only where you need it. The duel sided brush also has a brush on one hand to blend and soften the color.

I love this brush so much – it’s so fluffy and big and lets you dust loose powder effortlessly. I also use it to apply pressed powder. It’s a fantastic size for easy powder application.

This is the brush I use to apply my under-eye eyeliner. Whether I’m using it to smooth out pencil liner to soften the line, or using it to apply powder, it gives you a very soft shadow that’s perfect for lower eyeliner!

It’s shocking how long I’ve had this blush brush – I’m going to conservatively guess 20 years? If you buy a good quality brush, they can (and should!) last that long. Bobbi Brown sets a beauty brush gold standard with creating tools that not only work like a dream, but last years and years!

This is a new discovery and wow do I love it. The “claw foot” shape allows you to perfectly place under-eye concealer, even in the corner areas. You can perfectly place your concealer and either use to tap in and smooth, or place and use your fingers to tap in. It’s a fantastic concealer brush made by Taylor Swifts makeup artist!

I’ve owned this and my other Mac brushes for well over 15 years and own multiple of of them. This is one of my all time favorites and I have a few of them, that I use for various colors. It perfectly packs on the top eyeshadow to create a bolder look. The fullness and tightness of the bristles let you get a lot of color to perfectly place!

I picked this up a few years ago and wouldn’t ever be able to blend my eyeliner as good as I can without it! You can wet it to place powder as eyeliner, or do what I do — apply liquid or pencil liner, then use this to soften the line and fully blend it into my upper lashes. The tiny size cannot be beat for a thin upper eyeliner!

These are the makeup brushes I use daily – and love for traveling. I love the fluffier ones for applying blush and bronzer, the smaller one for under-eye powder and the others for contour! A fabulous set that gives you a lot of versatility for the money!