Petrichor Beauty - reviews, style and overthinking

My collection contains quite a few makeup brushes, but I mostly use just a few of them. My eyes are often on a hunt for new ones and not because I would actually need them, but because they look nice. Sounds familiar? By the way, are you familiar with that giant face polish brush from Shiseido? See how my mind works? Here is my top 5 most used makeup brushes: Zoeva bamboo 234 Smoky shader  – this is a very versatile smaller eye brush with medium density. Probably I reach for it the most because it stands out with its design – a combination of golden steel and bamboo wood and I grab it first. It has quality, synthetic bristles and has been in use for at least three years now without any complaint. Sigma E39 Buff and blend  – this is a bit bigger, soft, and fluffy brush. It is great for blending or applying highly pigmented or overly glittery shadows when you don’t want to use too much. It has a classical Sigma design and synthetic hair. Claudia Schiffer Blusher brush for Artdec...

Not that long ago I thought that makeup brushes were reserved only for makeup artists or people who are just trying too much with their look, but today I can’t imagine to apply my eye shadow or powder otherwise than with a brush. I got rid of all my retro sponge tip applicators and nasty powder puffs.  And one brush doesn’t mean a thing today, you need to own whole collection, for all kinds of product types and face parts. I decided to write about my top 5 brushes. In total I think I have in regular use about 10 brushes, which is not a big collection but quite for average makeup user like me. Zoeva 114 Luxe face focus – Zoeva is German brand famous for their high quality but affordable eye palettes and really nice brushes. This brush has half of natural and half synthetic brushes. My favorite is because of its practical, slightly triangular shape, ideal for setting you under eye area or applying highlighter. It is dense enough to be precise, but still soft for sensitive s...