Eyeshadow brushes

Eyeshadow brushes: three brushes, three jobs

You can do a lot with your fingers, but a brush gives you more even colour and soft transitions. Eyeshadow Brush is for applying eyeshadow to the eyelid and for light base colours. Pat the colour on instead of sweeping it, for more intensity and less fallout. Eyeshadow Blend Brush has soft bristles that blend eyeshadow into the crease above the lid, softening the edges. It is also good for a smokey eye and a little highlight under the brow bone. Eye Precision Brush is a small round brush with soft synthetic bristles. It works precisely in the crease, blends eyeliner under the lower lash line and adds light to the inner corner of the eye. It can be used with both powder and liquid eye makeup. All three are vegan.

How to apply eyeshadow with a brush

• Apply a light base colour all over the lid with Eyeshadow Brush.
• Apply a darker colour in the crease and blend it out with Eyeshadow Blend Brush using small back-and-forth movements.
• Apply a little of the dark colour along the lower lash line with Eye Precision Brush.
• Apply a light colour to the inner corner of the eye for a fresher look.

If you use an eyeshadow stick, you can apply the colour directly to the lid and blend the edges afterwards with a soft brush. Always work with a little colour at a time and build it up. It is easier to add more than to take it away.

If you have hooded eyelids, apply the dark colour slightly above your natural crease. See the step-by-step guides Eyeshadow for hooded eyelids or 7 steps to smokey eyes, and find the colours under eyeshadow.

Take care of your brushes

Wash brushes you use every day about once a week in lukewarm water with mild soap. Squeeze out the water, shape the bristles and leave the brush to dry lying flat so water does not run into the handle. This keeps the bristles soft and helps the colour apply nicely. See all our makeup brushes, or find an eyelash brush for lashes and brows.