Your goal

Choose a useful tool without buying a large set.

Try it step by step

  1. A face brush handles larger areas; a smaller brush helps control targeted concealer or color. Use the tool recommended for your formula.
  2. A fluffy brush gives you room to distribute powder. A smaller blending brush controls the edge of eyeshadow.
  3. A lip brush can help define a precise edge. Fingers can be an option for formulas intended for fingertip application; start with clean hands.

Practise this

Apply a small amount of one product with the tool you already own. Check the result close up, then at conversational distance.

Check your result

The edge is blended and you can control where the product ends.

A common mistake

Using one loaded brush for several colors without cleaning it between tasks.