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Help ! Make - up brushes

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BasiliskStare · 04/11/2017 07:41

Can anyone give me a steer here.

I would like to buy for my SIL some nice makeup brushes - preferably order able on the internet as she lives 300 miles away. However she is lovely and I would like to buy her something personal. She always looks so groomed ( so maybe taking coals to newcastle ? Grin ) That said I guess they would be welcome ( or am I wrong? )

Does anyone have a good suggestion - I would be grateful if so.

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Opheliasgoldenwine · 04/11/2017 10:21

Real Techniques are good quality and not too expensive.
Same with Morphe.
Zoeva are really good but more expensive Smile

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BasiliskStare · 04/11/2017 10:29

Thank you Ophelia - really grateful as I was rather floundering
Appreciate your advice

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BusterGonad · 04/11/2017 13:24

Charlotte Tilbury has a limited edition set that come in a beautiful case, if she steady has brushes and receives these for Christmas I'm sure she'd be over the moon as they look so beautiful!

Orangebird69 · 04/11/2017 13:26

Real Techniques or the Eco Tools range. I have the Eco Tools and am seriously impressed with them. Not one bristle has shed in 6 years...

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BasiliskStare · 05/11/2017 13:49

Thank you Orangebird & Buster - good, I have some avenues to explore now !

( can you tell I am rather more of a slapdash kind of person when it comes to makeup Grin ? )

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LuxuryWoman2017 · 05/11/2017 13:50

I love economic tools too, they're excellent

LuxuryWoman2017 · 05/11/2017 13:51

Eco sorry Blush

ZepellinBend · 05/11/2017 13:51

I like the real techniques one too.

EnidButton · 05/11/2017 15:21

Real Techniques are very good quality. They have some gift sets of them in Boots at the moment. The navy blue ones look especially nice.

EnidButton · 05/11/2017 15:22

Or the other ones I use are Bobbi Brown who also have some really gorgeous sets in ready for Christmas. Bit spendy though.

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BasiliskStare · 05/11/2017 21:59

Thank you all !

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Cakescakescakes · 05/11/2017 22:49

Spectrum. Great quality, lovely sets and nice colours etc

TheCowWentMoo · 05/11/2017 23:01

I really like bobby brown or morphe brushes, I'm not a massive fan of real techniques. They do the job but I always think they could be better

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BasiliskStare · 06/11/2017 22:50

Cat - thank you but £150 is a little beyond my budget - do you think fewer but better is the way to go ? I was thinking more like £50 tops.

Thanks to all - and to cakes and cow - I will let you all know what I do ( and then you can tell me in how many ways I am wrong Grin )

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thiskittenbarks · 06/11/2017 22:55

I have lots of brands and zoeva are my favourites. Morphe are good too but can be a little hit and miss and the range might be a bit daunting if you don’t know exactly what you’re looking for. Real techniques are also fine - good for face makeup brushes but not so good for eye makeup brushes in my opinion.

Fabellini · 06/11/2017 22:59

The new Real Techniques Powderbleu brushes are lovely - I have a couple after my dsis (who is a high end make up user with plenty of dosh) recommended them as being better than the more expensive ones she was using previously.

HighburyHattie · 07/11/2017 00:33

Please buy her a Zoeva, Morphe or Spectrum Brushes set. Don’t bother with anything else for £50 as the quality will be shit and she won’t end up using them. Take it from a seasoned make up wearer and someone who used to work in makeup retail, there’s nothing worse than trash brushes.

Zoeva eye brushes are iconic and would be very useful for her (pro muas love them, dupes for high end brushes). However their face brushes aren’t great.

Morphe has some hit & miss brushes too, but if you research you can probably find a good set for her.

Spectrum Brushes are colourful/pretty/unique which you might like as you wanted something personal. They might be style over substance though

HighburyHattie · 07/11/2017 00:36

Also, you can try a MAC Christmas brush set collection? They typically have a shorter handle and might differ slightly from the full size as they’re man made but the quality should still be there

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BasiliskStare · 07/11/2017 01:20

Is £50 too little ? Ie would I be better thinking of a different idea

Really appreciate the comments - it's just that I can imagine it would be something she would like , but if I am going to end up getting something not worth having I might rethink and get something else.

Hugely appreciative of everyone's help. Thank you Kitten Fab and Hattie

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thiskittenbarks · 07/11/2017 01:31

No £50 is fine. Lovely idea for a present! If she’s into makeup she sill be happy with fewer, better quality ones. Zoeva has quite a few sets around this price - they are really really good!

ZacharyQuack · 07/11/2017 01:38

If your budget is 50 and she's into makeup, perhaps you could get her one or two gorgeous luxurious brushes instead of a set. If she's into makeup, she's probably already got some brushes that she likes.

How about : Rodial Foundation Brush - recently raved about by Ruth Crilly.

Or something from Wayne Goss or By Terry.

Chanel have recently upgraded their makeup brushes and they're lovely.

I love make up and have a huge selection of brushes. If my SIL gave me one fantastically gorgeous luxury brush from Xmas I'd squeal like a little girl and love her forever.

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BasiliskStare · 07/11/2017 01:49

Kitten and Zachary - thank you - I think I will go for fewer but better & thank goodness I asked ! She is so much more polished than me ( not hard) & she has had something this year ( hospital thing) which was a bit rubbish so I am keen to buy her something which is a nice for her sort of thing ( IYSWIM) I am sure she has make up things in spades but she has other things to think about too so I think a luxury type thing may be a nice present.

& I mean it - thank goodness I asked ! Everyone has been great. Me going to buy make up brushes otherwise could have been a bit like a dog looking for a calligraphy pen Grin

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BasiliskStare · 07/11/2017 02:11

Oh you naughty people - you see having googled what I want is the 4 brush Chanel set @ £126 I know I know there will be better value things which those in the know will tell me about but it's just rather lovely and would make her feel special ( yes yes I know that is how these companies work ! )

Back on Planet Earth am off to google Rodial and Wayne Goss and Zoeva and the rest Grin

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thiskittenbarks · 07/11/2017 08:54

I have some chanel brushes and I much prefer my Zoeva ones. They really are better than most of the very high end brands 😍. Cannot recommend them highly enough