Eyeliner brushes

My only issue with the gel eyeliners is with the brushes.  The Bobbi Brown brush is quite expensive, although you can often get them on ebay for £5-£8ish.  Only problem with this is you need to know what a genuine one looks like so you can weed out the fakes. 

 When I went into Boots, I found a lot of the brushes advertised as ‘eyeliner brushes’ were actually way too thick or not tapered enough.

 So to prevent you searching around too much, my recommendations are....

1.       Bobbi Brown fine eyeliner brush.  The original and probably the best.  Thick but tapered, it gives you good control whilst producing a strong line. As I said, try ebay.

2.       Boots No.7 fine eyeliner brush.  The best of the high street.  Nice and tapered but does tend to splay quicker than others.  You’ll need to make sure you clean this one after use, as it won’t respond to bad treatment as well as the Bobbi Brown one.

3.       Mister Mascara eyeliner brush.  This one is slightly different in style (see photo).  It is slanted (like an italic pen) which sometimes makes it easier to get an even line.  It is thin enough that you can load the brush with gel and then use the long slanted edge to run the line along your eye.  Because the edge is long, you cover a lot more ground a lot quicker.  Then use the tip to neaten up any areas that need it.

4.       Maybelline gel eyeliner brush.  This is the brush that comes with the gel eyeliner.  For a ‘free’ brush it isn’t bad.  I did find it to split and splay quite quickly but it is a good starting point.  I don't have one of these any more so cannot post a photo, but the brush tip is very similar to the No.7 brush.