While using a brush for your liquid makeup is optional (you can opt for a sponge or your clean fingers instead), you absolutely do need to use some sort of application brush for your mineral makeup or powder foundation. Then think gently blending the makeup, not bending the bristles. If you have a heavy hand or the tendency to jab your brushes into your skin (why do we do this?!), hold the brush by the very end, giving you virtually no control over the brush.
How to use a stippling brush:ĭip the bristles into the liquid makeup, or swipe the bristles into a cream stick or powder, then lightly swirl them into your skin. Because of its lighter finish, these brushes are also ideal for applying tinted moisturizer or sheering out cream blushes and liquid highlighters without messing up the product underneath (you ever blended those on with your fingers, only to be left with patchiness? Exactly). When you want a softer foundation application or a more airbrushed effect, stick with the stipple. This type of makeup brush is known for its duo fibers, which means the brush is packed with two different kinds and lengths of bristles to make the brush more compact at the base and finer toward the top. In a lot of ways, the stippling brush is the opposite of the kabuki brush.
