Looking for the best synthetic stippling brush

VIv: So the flat top brushes do a similar job to the duo fibre ones? I am new to these brushes so have no idea. Thanks 🙂

I’m relatively new to Stippling Brushes too but I’ll share what I’ve figured out from my research.

Duo fibre brushes are brushes that have one type of fibre near the handle and another at the tip… the fibres near the handle are denser while the fibres at the tips are much lighter and softer. The idea here is that when you dip it into product, any excess is picked up by the denser bristles while only a little bit clings onto the softer ones… so when you use the brush, it gives an airbrush effect; the denser bristles pack product on while the softer ones spread it out, blending it and giving it a softer effect.

Not all duo fibre brushes can be used as stippling brushes; highlighter brushes, for example, are often duo fibre brushes because you can limit the amount of product you put on your cheeks and blend it into your cheek makeup more effectively with the lighter bristles. These are similar to the MAC 187.

Stippling brushes can be duo fibre or not but naturally you want ones that are (these will be two-tone in color). You want a brush that is bigger, rounder, and with densely packed bristles near the handle… this also means the bristles will be shorter than those of a looser brush like a highlighter brush. “Chunky” is a good way to describe it. 😛

So take the sigma set I linked you. The flat-top kabuki is definitely suitable as a foundation stippling brush while the other two are not… the round-top could work but you’ll find that the softer bristles spread the product out too much for good coverage, but it’ll be useful for getting into the eyes and nose area for a good blend, since the flat-top doesn’t accommodate the curves as well as a round-top could.

The angled brush, as with all angled brushes, is designed for the cheeks and as with the highlighter brush I’ve mentioned before, the duo fibre design is meant to make blending (and prevent the application of TOO MUCH product) easier!

I hope that helps… as I said I’m new to this too, this is just what the research is telling me and I could be totally off, but that’s how I understand it!

DG: Thank you!! I really didn’t know the alicia one was in priceline. I’ve never seen it before. I thought it only sold in America as I couldn’t find that range on the eco tools site. I must have passed it by unless it’s a new range?

I think i’ve seen them in Priceline now I think about it but they weren’t with the other ecotools stuff, they were with the makeup giftsets.

I have the Ecotools 5 piece mini set (Powder brush, concealer brush, mini kabuki and eye shading brush in a purse) and the 6 piece set (powder brush, concealer brush, eye shadow brush, angled eyeliner brush and lash/brow groomer).

I’ve used most of the brushes before and I love the eyeliner brush for applying shadow on my under eye (I wet it so it’s more like liner). I really love Ecotools brushes, they’re really good quality and the price is really good, plus they’re Earth friendly.

VIv: So the flat top brushes do a similar job to the duo fibre ones? I am new to these brushes so have no idea. Thanks 🙂

DG: Thank you!! I really didn’t know the alicia one was in priceline. I’ve never seen it before. I thought it only sold in America as I couldn’t find that range on the eco tools site. I must have passed it by unless it’s a new range?

Just talked about Eco Tools Stippling brush in the Makeup Collection thread. It is from Alicia Silverstone collection and comes with a couple of other brushes in a little brush holder bag. I bought it quite recently and should be available in most Priceline pharmacies.

Other stippling brush I can suggest is the Manicare Artiste. I not 100% sure but it looks sythetic. Inglot also has a great stippling brush 🙂

honestly at first look it doesn’t look dense enough to be a stippling brush… but that could just be the photo. flat-tops brushes are generally good options for stippling, however.

for other options I would strongly recommend Sigma’s Synthetic Face Brush Set: http://www.sigmabeauty.com/Synthetic_Face_Kit_p/smax01.htm

if you don’t want or need all three brushes you can get similar ones individually… sigma has a good mix of synthetic and natural bristles so I do recommend checking them out

Is this a stippling brush?
They call it a flat top buffer brush so I’m not sure. I want duo fibre.
http://www.furlesscosmetics.com/shop/single-makeup-brushes/foundation-brushes/black-furless-flat-top-buffer-brush/

Hey Chrissy,
I just made my order from Furless 🙂
Now I’m looking for a synthetic stippling brush, I can’t find one anywhere! Except for the elf one and I’m unsure about the quality.

my fav eyeliner brush is probs the smashbox one, it’s super good for cream eyeliners and doing really fine lines

That’s a shame its not synthetic Blackmagic. To be honest, I have no idea which of my brushes from crown are and arent – as I bought them at IMATS last year and they are literally all just lined up in little boxes and you pick what you want. Guess I’ll know for next time! They are great brushes, but if you are looking for synthetic then its a huge shame they arent 🙁

I’ll be honest, (dont judge!) when I first bought my brushes, I was a bit naive and just assumed everything was fake 😛 But I know better now. And like you, tend to prefer to opt for synthetic. But I already have some brushes that arent, I’m not about to throw them out – if that makes sense

I used the synthetic one yesterday for placing the blue for my EOTD. I dunno if that helps you at all lol. I find the other smaller ones are great for getting right into the corner and intensifying colour…. but you can always just use a small shader brush and reblend.

Here is a link to a furless brush review: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JXcY6A-brTg

Thanks so much for the link, I think this youtube girl is awesome, I’m going to subscribe 🙂

Don’t worry I don’t judge at all, I’m sure most people out there don’t even think about that sort of thing before buying their brushes so really it’s not an informed choice and I don’t judge on that. I do agree that if you already have the brushes then there is no point getting rid of them. It’s the same with me, if someone were to buy me a brush set that’s real fur then I’d still use them but I’d tell the person I’d rather they got me synthetic ones. I think if the deed is done then there’s no way to reverse it so why waste the fur that’s already on the brush 🙂 I’m actually vegetarian but only have been for a few years so previous to that I did eat meat but I didn’t really think of it in a bad way so I don’t blame myself for that. I hope that makes sense xx

it’s interesting how the girl in the vid said the range of synthetic is so much less. I agree with that, they are harder to find so it makes it harder for me to choose. But its great how their is that website totally targeted to furless.