Let's Talk Foundation Brushes....

Ok, since this is my first brush post, allow me to make it be known that although I am a Sigma Beauty Affiliate, and the majority (not all) the makeup brushes I use are Sigma, doesn't mean that I speak volumes for every single one of their brushes. In all honesty, there are some that I am definitely not fond of. However, I would have never become an affiliate if I didn't think that their brushes rock overall...I mean, why would I want to promote something I didn't like? Also note, that when it comes to actual foundation brushes, I haven't used any other brand besides Sigma in, um, YEARS. So to give you a review on a different brand would be irrelevant. What I am going to review here is review which Sigma foundation brushes I have found to be the best, and which ones are frankly coming up short.

With that aside, let's get to the brushes.

The very first foundation brush that I tried from Sigma Beauty came in the Basic Face Kit (here). Here is a picture of the kit:

I was a rookie years ago and only thought that there was one kind of foundation brush. Yeah, naive. Anyway, so the kit includes this F60 foundation brush - the only and only foundation brush that I thought existed. It is pictured above on the far right. I had no idea what that F50 brush (second from left) was for (we will get to that in a second). So, overall as a foundation brush, yeah the F60 rocks. It makes foundation easy to blend and apply evenly. Grade A in functionality for sure! But then, I made the discovery of what it was like to use that silly looking F50 brush.

Ok, if you are new to brushes, you might have the same reaction I did when I saw the F50. How in the world is that supposed to give me even coverage? I mean, when you look straight down onto the brush, its not like all the bristles are tightly compacted. I automatically assumed that the brush was going to eat a large amount of product and be wasteful. But, I figured I would give it a try. Without doing any research on how to use it (yeah, dumb), I dabbed some foundation on the apples of my cheeks, chin, forehead and a little on my nose and began stippling the brush into the product and distributing it throughout my face. After I spread the product by stippling I began to use circular motions to blend it out. Oh, Em, Gee. It was the most amazing finish I have ever had. Ever. And it was way easier to use than I thought it was going to be. From that moment on, I didn't use the F60 brush for foundation EVER again. So yes, the brush did a great job. But I found one MAJOR downfall that has actually left me no longer using it as a foundation brush. The bristles fall out super easily. I've gone through three of these F50's in just a little over a years time and I wouldn't say that I am particularly hard on these brushes during use or cleaning. Sigma Beauty has been pretty amazing however in that when I told them my brushes fell apart, each time they sent me a new one, FREE OF CHARGE. Even though they did such a wonderfully nice thing for me, it does get rather old always having to replace a brush - and I almost felt as though it was like I was taking advantage of the company. I didn't like that feeling.

So, I was on the hunt for a foundation brush again that could give me the kind of finish that the F50 did, without being so delicate. And, I found it! I purchased the F80 Kabuki Brush from the Sigmax Collection.

I love this brush. Enough said. It gives me the same airbrushed, flawless finish as the F50, yet it is leaps and bounds better in terms of durability. My only regret would be buying this brush individually as opposed to buy the whole kit pictured above. I'm the other brushes in the kit are just as amazing. 

All in all, here is how I use my F60 and F50 brushes now that I use the F80 solely for foundation. The F60 is now my undereye concealer brush. I currently use Maybelline Instant Age Rewind in the Brightener shade. I will apply it with the applicator from the product and then use the F60 to evenly blend. It seems to work pretty well for this. Now, that darn F50 that falls apart. I'm currently using it to apply my bronzer. Yeah, weird right? Anyway, it seems to do a decent job on applying it actually. I'm sure that it will eventually fall apart like the other F50's I've used, but for the time being, it's working. I am definitely a use-it-until-it-falls-apart-or-is-no-longer-functional kind of girl. 

I hope that this review is helpful for you to find a great foundation brush. Please excuse that my blog is currently undergoing a major revision. I took down all of my old posts for updating and housekeeping. Don't worry, I have many plans for future posts and how to update old posts. Updated posts will be labeled as such in the title, and I already have one I posted yesterday on my Coastal Scents collection. More posts to come very soon! 

Thank you for reading and have a wonderful Easter! I would love to hear from you!