How To Use Silicone Makeup Brushes

Pixiwoo's makeup brush masterclass - Real Techniques beauty tips - Sam and Nic Champman beauty interview - Cosmopolitan.co.uk

The Pixiwoo sisters; makeup artists, bloggers, vloggers and columnists (phew!), want you to know there's zero wrong with applying makeup with your fingers, but you'll get a whole lot more for your coin if y'all use a tool. "Our easily are the tools we were blest with, but you're not going to get as long-lasting makeup and that'due south the practicality of it" Nic states bluntly.

Often the overlooked items in your makeup bag, brushes can actually exist the virtually important which is why they launched their ain range, Real Techniques, and demo how to use them to their 1,631,751 (and counting) YouTube subscribers in their makeup transformations.

"Everything we practise, we have them in mind" Sam told us as they tour the UK this month to come across their followers, some they recognise from Twitter. Every bit budding fans ourselves nosotros got their top tips for making the well-nigh of our makeup, from achieving better brows and blush, to covering up blemishes. Get set to shake up your makeup…

one. Choose the all-time brush

Sam: "If the bristles are long information technology will requite y'all a lighter application than one when the beard are short which will give y'all more of a dumbo coverage. It'south the aforementioned for foundation brushes, blusher brushes and eye shadow."

Nic: "Basically the more packed a brush is the more than pay-off information technology will give. A calorie-free brush is good for building product which makes makeup last and then much longer."

Sam: "A common mistake is not picking the right brush for the right task. That's why we try and practise brush education in our videos. Nosotros prove y'all different ways to utilize the brushes so yous tin can acquire how to properly employ it."

Nic: "Sam did 'Sam's Picks' now I've washed 'Nic's picks', these will be coming out beginning of October and information technology's the brushes I love." (Pictured below)

2. Where to clothing blusher

Nic: "I like to clothing it on the apples of my cheeks but as I'one thousand getting older my cheeks aren't as full any more so I'm wearing it higher."

Sam: "It depends on your face up, if you have a narrow face you lot'd put information technology more than on the apples of the cheek. Another rule is: don't put information technology further in then in line with pupils of the eyes – whatsoever your face shape."

iii. Go your All-time brows

For a natural expect, Sam says: "The Silicone Liner Castor is really good for besides drawing individual brows in. If you lot use an angled brush or something too flat yous pick up mode too much product. This trend for elevate queenie brows is everywhere at the moment and it'southward driving me mad! You get a much more of a natural await if you utilize the silicone liner castor; I've been using information technology with the Anastasia DipBrow Pomade. It's brilliant – I dear it."

For a bolder brow, Nic says: "Start from the lower line of the forehead, become for a product that hasn't got as well much crimson in or it can brand your brows look gingery. Follow the forehead along and then pull strokes upwards. Don't brand it too perfect – then it volition look overdone."

four. How to arroyo evening centre shadow

Nic: "Don't endeavor to get an eye shadow look similar a glory past using 1 layer of eye shadow. You need to build it and sandwich it. You need a few dissimilar brushes to build it on and past sandwiching information technology that's going to give a look that will last you throughout the nighttime."

5. The spot cover-upwardly method

Nic: "Layering. Pop your foundation on and exit your blotch until last. Cull your concealer that matches you lot and apply the Deluxe Crease Brush and to push button concealer on to the expanse, then go in on the tip of the spot with the Detailer Brush. And then softly button powder on top. If you lot wanted to put bronzer or blusher on the area over the spot choice a brush that won't have off the concealer, and then nothing too dense."

Pixiwoo interview - Sam Chapman Real Techniques - makeup brush tips - Cosmopolitan.co.uk

6. The easiest eyeliner trick

Sam: "The quickest, easiest flick play a joke on is to employ the new Angled Shadow Brush (from 'Nic'southward Picks') with a black eye shadow and follow the bottom lash line, imagining it connected to go up, and plot information technology in. Whatever your heart shape that'southward exactly where your flick should be. To do the line above your center you can use this castor to 'footstep' it along. Information technology will requite you a clean liner look.

"I like straight-out liner this flavor rather than a kitten picture. It's much more vesture on all middle shapes and much more modern. Our favourite is Laura Mercier Crème Heart Liner gel, it's fantastic."

seven. How to utilise liner subsequently mascara

"If yous want to add liner for evening and go on your mascaras on, hold a mirror in your hand and keep your head upwardly but look down into the mirror when applying."

viii. Faking tan on your face

Sam: "I use the Retractable Kabuki Castor to utilize imitation tan to my face up. I utilise the He-Shi liquid tan, I put it in a dish and use the castor then you lot don't become information technology on your easily and you get a much softer end. I concentrate on the higher points of the face where the lord's day would naturally hit."

9. Knowing when to clean brushes

Nic: "You tin can tell when your makeup doesn't move softly and it doesn't spread well – that's when your brushes need a clean."

Sam: "I'd say spot make clean your brushes once every couple of weeks."

x. The best fashion to cleanse your tools

Nic: "I use a little bit of brush cleaner – whatsoever volition do simply we use the MAC one – on a bit of tissue and softly vitrify it over. A lot of people make the mistake of dipping their whole brush into brush cleaner and so leaving them upright to dry out, but the liquid breaks downward the glue that'south in the ferrule. Our sets come with a kit and then you tin turn them upside downward to dry and that way they'll lash much longer."

Sam: "You can use an antibacterial soap, something similar washing upwardly liquid works well just don't do it likewise frequently."

Nic: "Sometimes to go oil out of lipstick brushes I use a waterproof centre makeup remover considering it actually gets oils out but I wouldn't normally suggest using a brush cleaner with oil in or booze."

Pixiwoo interview - Real Techniques Nic's Picks set - makeup brush tips - Cosmopolitan.co.uk

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