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Home » Eyes » Eyeliner » My Makeup Brushes : Nars #15 Smudge Brush

My Makeup Brushes : Nars #15 Smudge Brush

April 6, 2011 Paris B 16 Comments

Many years ago, when I was active on online makeup forums, one certain iconic brush would keep popping up time after time, amidst the noise that was MAC brushes. It was the NARS #15 brush also known as the NARS Smudge Brush. Everyone who had it raved over how wonderful it was for doing smokey eye looks and for drawing eyeliner using eyeshadow.

review nars 15 smudge brush

I don’t frequent many forums anymore but the memory stayed with me. And one day when a friend asked if I wanted anything from Kissandmakeupny.com I asked to tack on an order for the Nars #15 Smudge Brush. It costs a hefty US$26 but I must say its one of the best US$26 I’ve ever spent.

What this brush is, is a brush with short and very dense bristles made of pony hair. Its not scratchy however, and its purpose is for you to “smudge” colour along the lash line. The short bristles allow you to get very close to the lashline which is all sorts of awesome.

nars 15 smudge brush review

I’ve been using this brush not for creating smokey eye looks, but more for drawing eyeliner. The dense bristles pick up dark colours easily and I then apply it along the lash line, pushing it between the lashes. This way, I can get the colour even closer to the lashes to give a more subtle look, than if I were to use liquid, gel or pencil liners. I can even use just a dark shadow as liner without having to do my eyes up and it makes my eyes look just a touch more defined, which is of course a good thing 😉 I’ve been trying to get photos to show you, but its too subtle to be caught on camera.

To use it for creating a smokey eye, you can use this brush to smudge out the colour to give the smokey effect. But for an everyday no fuss eye makeup look, I’ve been turning to this brush instead of to eyeliner and I’m loving it! 😀

Pros: Wonderful brush for smudging colour on the lash line, Perfect short dense bristles picks up and deposits colour very easily

Cons: Pricey, Unavailable in Malaysia at time of writing

As we don’t get Nars Cosmetics here in Malaysia at this point in time, I don’t know if many of you have come across this brush. However, there are many similar ones out there, and I just ordered one from Sigma so once it gets here I’ll let you know how it fares by comparison 🙂 If you do own it, or something similar, pipe up and let us know how you are liking it!

Paris B

Nars No. 15 Smudge Brush retails at US$26. Nars Cosmetics is unavailable in Malaysia at time of writing.

To read about the other makeup brushes I’ve tried, look under the category of Makeup Tools

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  1. Hanny says

    April 6, 2011 at 4:04 pm

    I’ll just used an angled liner brush if I want to use eyeshadow as eyeliner. ^.^

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    • ParisB says

      April 6, 2011 at 4:06 pm

      So did I until I got this one. Never looked at the angled liner brushes since LOL! The main difference is that the bristles are short and dense which is great for smudging while I find that liner brushes tend to have longer more flexible bristles so don’t get the sort of intensity I want 🙂 Not to say a liner brush doesn’t work of course. I just like this one better 🙂

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  2. xin says

    April 6, 2011 at 4:09 pm

    i want this one 🙁 i checked the shipping, abit of an ouch and why don’t they have it on strawberrynet. gahhhh!

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    • ParisB says

      April 6, 2011 at 7:23 pm

      Yup I looked for it on strawberrynet for a long time but it never came up 🙁 Maybe keep in mind the next time anyone makes an order – you know one of us just might one day 😉 Or wait till I get my hands on the Sigma one and see if its the same – that’s cheaper!

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      • xin says

        April 7, 2011 at 9:06 am

        do let me know if u know anyone placing an order from there 😛 and and cant wait to see the sigma!

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  3. makeup.addict says

    April 6, 2011 at 4:37 pm

    MAC 214 is similar to the NARS No. 15 brush. I mainly use it for lining both of my bottom and lower lash line with eyeshadow. It does a pretty good job at it but sadly, I do seldom use it as I never seem to have the time to put eyeshadow on before work. Oh, the joys of sleeping in comes with such a burden for us makeup enthusiasts 😉

    On another note since we are speaking about NARS, I do hope that Sephora M’sia will carry the brand once they open. I really REALLY want to color match my skin in the NARS Sheer Glow Foundation as I have both the shade Syracuse and Tahoe but incidentally, neither works for me. *sigh*

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    • Hanny says

      April 6, 2011 at 6:30 pm

      I want NARS here too! Wanna try the Sheer Matte foundation and their eyeshadows. 😀

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      • ParisB says

        April 6, 2011 at 7:26 pm

        Not quite enamoured with the Sheer Matte foundation which I have. Eyeshadows are also pretty must just alright. Still it’ll be nice to have them here 🙂

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    • ParisB says

      April 6, 2011 at 7:25 pm

      Thanks for the MAC comparison 🙂 Do the 8 minute makeup and you can sleep in all you want! 😉 I haven’t heard any rumblings of NARS coming into Sephora yet since they aren’t in Singapore either. But there’s always hope 🙂 I tested the foundation in Bangkok where they do have NARS and I’m Mont Blanc. Ended up with Sheet Matte though.

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  4. Honey says

    April 7, 2011 at 9:17 am

    I bought a similar brush from Watson’s, under the new range UBU or something Urban. Can’t quite remember the brand name – it’s got the word Urban in it and comes in pink packaging and purple bristles! Anyway it’s also called a smudge brush and works pretty well as liner brush too. Price probably about RM15?

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    • ParisB says

      April 7, 2011 at 10:51 am

      Thanks for the heads up Honey! I’m sure its helpful for those who want to try a similar brush 🙂

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  5. Charlene says

    April 7, 2011 at 9:18 am

    I have the LM smudge brush. But i haven’t used it ever since it arrived in the mail.. except gave it its first bath. Haha..

    So lazy nowadays..

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    • ParisB says

      April 7, 2011 at 10:52 am

      Eeps! Time to take it out and use it! Don’t be lazy…. Although its quite understandable in your case 😉

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  6. Charlene says

    April 7, 2011 at 11:03 am

    Perhaps this weekend 😀

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  7. cosmocrazewoman says

    April 8, 2011 at 10:31 am

    I love NARS smudge brush too… never bought it but heard lots of positive reviews about it. I bought a sigma smudge brush though and it works wornders too..

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    • ParisB says

      April 10, 2011 at 2:40 pm

      I’m waiting to try the Sigma smudge brush, after reading good things about it. Perhaps it’d compare 🙂

      Reply

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