Comments on: What do you use to apply liquid foundation?

By: Liquid, Powder or Mineral Foundation? | My Women Stuff

Liquid, Powder or Mineral Foundation? | My Women Stuff — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 01:00:33 +0000

[...] My preferred method of applying liquid foundation is with my fingers. Other methods are with a foundation brush or a sponge. Maybe I’m not too good, but I find it too slow to get a good non-streaky [...]

By: Jooj

Jooj — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 08:31:15 +0000

yah i checked out the Makeup Store’s skunk brush, but it doesn’t look or feel as good as the MAC. I have a “night market” brush that I bought for RM25, and have borrowed my mom’s MAC 187 several times… the texture, density and firmness of the Makeup Store’s brush, I’m sad to say, is closer to the night market brush. The difference is slight, but there is, well, a difference. Too bad. The 187 ain’t a legend fer nuthin’.

By: linda

linda — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 18:05:55 +0000

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By: ParisB

ParisB — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 09:13:43 +0000

Connie: Thanks for the price breakdown.

Tine: LOL we seem to be the only 2 who thinks that way about brushes.

By: Tine

Tine — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 01:26:34 +0000

I’d go a general application of liquid foundation with my fingers, to spread it in. And then a makeup wedge to blend it in further to those nook and crannies. I find that it gives me a more even tone that way. But no, I don’t use a brush. I find that it wastes even more foundation!

By: Connie

Connie — Sun, 13 Jul 2008 17:22:33 +0000

The MAC’s 187 is ~RM180 if I’m not mistaken. LOL! Can definitely blow up Nagasaki. Makeup Store has a duo fiber brush as well for less: ~RM125.
I’m currently using a China brand mini stippling brush called “Malian” which I found in KLCC’s Chamelon for only RM12.90. Quality wise, it is definitely lacking because the handle is quite loose, you may get some fall-offs and the black bristles bleed like crazy. Quality aside, it does the job and I’ve fallen for skunk brushes ever since. I’ve ordered the coastalscents one which came up to RM39. It’s arriving next week and I’ll definitely review it once I’ve used it for awhile. I’ve also seen a stippling brush in Sungei Wang (I can’t remember where. one of those stalls) that was less than 50 bucks. 40+ if I remember correctly. That was actually before I knew what the brush was for.

By: ParisB

ParisB — Sun, 13 Jul 2008 12:49:31 +0000

Reeka: I use the hands over face trick to prevent streaks but I just don't like it I guess. Connie: Yes, I do that hands over face trick to warm up the foundation and reduce the streaks. I've read a lot about using skunk brushes to apply foundation. I guess I'm just not patient enough to wash my brushes everyday. But thanks for your feedback! Jooj: I guess I just like the control fingers give although I do agree that tight corners still require some sort of tools.

By: Jooj

Jooj — Sun, 13 Jul 2008 12:48:22 +0000

i use brush and fingers, depending on my mood. i use a brush when i want more even coverage all over, and fingers if i just want to put foundation on certain areas only. i don’t find that using a brush wastes more foundation. maybe it depends what brush you use. sometimes using brushes can get streaky, but i second connie’s palm-press method as a fix. i’ve also tried the infamous MAC skunk brush and yarrrrr it gives a gorgeous, even, perfect finish! too bad it costs a freakin bomb!