Before we dive into brush types, let’s first start with the brush anatomy. A makeup brush has three parts: the bristles, handle, and ferrule:
The bristle and the handle are pretty self-explanatory, and the ferrule is the middle part that connects them. The ferrule can be either round or squeezed at the end of the bristle. A pinched ferrule will give your brush a flat appearance, where around one will provide a more rounded shape to your brush.
The shape, length, and thickness of the ferrule and the bristles’ cut give each brush its distinctive properties. When in doubt, dense brushes are best for smudging, buffing, and spreading. Fluffy brushes are great for dusting, blending, and diffusing. Longer bristles tend to have more comprehensive contact and be more flexible, and shorter bristles are firm and more accurate. Understanding each of these features and how they affect applications can help you choose whether a particular brush is worth buying. Another significant consideration is how manufacturers make the bristles.
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