{"id":14414,"date":"2014-06-06T11:00:35","date_gmt":"2014-06-06T03:00:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mywomenstuff.com\/?p=14414"},"modified":"2014-06-06T11:00:35","modified_gmt":"2014-06-06T03:00:35","slug":"new-rmk-eye-shadow-liner-brush-2014","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mywomenstuff.com\/2014\/06\/new-rmk-eye-shadow-liner-brush-2014\/","title":{"rendered":"New! RMK Eye Shadow Brush and Liner Brush, quality brushes reinvented and revamped for 2014"},"content":{"rendered":"
I’ve always been into makeup brushes although my “obsession” if it can be called that, hasn’t come to the fore till quite recently. All of a sudden, we’re inundated with new and wonderful brands of makeup brushes and better still, some brands have revamped their brush line! Earlier this year, I told you about NARS overhauling their makeup brushes<\/a>. I may have mentioned that there was another brand that was also doing the same.<\/p>\n The brand in question is Japanese brand RMK, and I confess to being a little over-excited when I was introduced to the new brushes a while ago together with their Summer collection. In fact, all thoughts and opinions of the Summer collection flew out the window the moment I laid eyes on their delectable new eyeshadow brushes! \ud83d\ude00<\/p>\n <\/p>\n This Summer 2014, RMK introduces their new range of eyeshadow and eye liner brushes<\/strong> which will replace the previous ones. I didn’t own the previous versions as I didn’t quite like how they felt, which was a little rough, much to my surprise. These new ones feel deliciously soft and comfortable, and are made from natural hair, bar 3 brushes,\u00a0my personal choice for makeup brushes.<\/p>\n I had the opportunity to speak to one of the RMK Makeup Artists from Japan who was visiting during the launch and asked where these brushes were made and I was told that they’re made by Chikuhodo – a reknowned brush maker in Japan, like the more visible Hakuhodo. I’ll quickly break down the brushes for you \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n <\/p>\n First off, a note about the packaging. The brushes are all very slim with a light plastic body that gives it a rather insubstantial feeling.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n They are also shorter than normal, which can be a boon or a bane. A boon if you like to get close up to the mirror to work on your eye makeup (and which I think is what the intention was) as the handles will not get in the way. A bane if you like the feeling of longer, more substantial feeling brushes. That said, they do feel balanced. Just takes some getting used to if you’re used to using brushes with a wood handle.<\/p>\n The other thing I would have liked was for RMK to print the name of the brush on the handle. It makes it easier to identify. Perhaps not so if you are a user and have no reason to need to refer to a brush. Few of us work in “Oh which brush did I use? I used the RMK Eye Shadow Brush A this morning” into our everyday conversation. But it is useful for record keeping.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n And speaking of naming conventions, RMK has “imaginatively” given their brushes names that are very easy to remember. The Eye Shadow Brushes are from A-F and the Eye Liner Brushes from A-B. The alphabets however, in no way denote the sequence in which to use them, which could lead to some confusion! Still, I suppose it is a little easier to remember 6 letters than it is to remember a bunch of numbers, eh? \ud83d\ude1b<\/p>\n So here are some close ups of the brushes and what they can be used for.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Brush A is made of horse hair which makes it a little stiffer and allows it to pick up colour better. It is still very soft by comparison to other brushes, and it is fairly dense and yet pliable. It is also quite large so will cover your lid quite easily. This would be a brush you use for applying colours to the lid. Pat on the colour for more intensity\u00a0and then swipe to blend.<\/p>\nRMK Eye Shadow Brush A (RM95)<\/h3>\n
RMK Eye Shadow Brush B (RM95)<\/h3>\n