Beauty blending tools are a necessity since they assist you in creating the beautiful appearance of an airbrushed skin. It is available in different sizes, shapes, and materials to serve different functions and needs.
Essential Guide
Makeup Sponges:
- Shape: Oval, teardrop, or wedge-type shapes of cross sections are to be used.
- Material: Natural, latex, silicone, or polyurethane.
- Purpose: Covers makeup techniques in how to apply and mix liquid and cream foundations, concealers, and primers.
- Benefits: Founded to give an even and non-porous surface and can be applied and sanded wet.
Beauty Blenders:
- Shape: Egg-shaped
- Material: Non-latex foam
- Purpose: More like makeup sponges, but they are uniquely shaped to fit the face so well for blending and contouring.
- Benefits: Leaves a perfect veneer, mannered skin, and does not irritate the skin at all.
Buffing Brushes:
- Shape: Big spherical head with a great deal of no body hair.
- Material: cotton, polyester, or any other type of fiber.
- Purpose: Applying the powder foundations, blush, and bronzer evenly; this is through mixing the products.
- Benefits: Likely to be used for spot blending as well as all over the body application.
Foundation Brushes:
- Shape: Flat and oval or angled.
- Material: Man-made fibers or virgin fibers
- Purpose: Using and mixing foundations in liquids or creams to give an accurate and even finish on the skin.
- Benefits: Can be employed to treat localized areas for the face or can be employed for the full face treatment.
Concealer Brushes:
- Shape: Small brushing head that is angled to form a point at the end.
- Material: Glass or any other type of fiber
- Purpose: Smearing and mixing the concealer stick to cover the skin spots, the eye circles, and any form of imperfections on the skin.
- Benefits: The most appropriate application of the implementation and focused area of coverage.
Fan Brushes:
- Shape: Big and flat shape with soft and soft hairs at the tips.
- Material: The fibers can be synthetic or natural.
- Purpose: Using and mixing & blending the highlighter, setting powder, and bronzer for sheer wash of color.
- Benefits: Gives skin a smooth, velvety finish and may be used to mix a number of lotions without leaving an ashy color.
Stippling Brushes:
- Shape: Heads dome-shaped with short stiff close-lying setae.
- Material: Natural and artificial fibers
- Purpose: For instance, spreading and mixing foundations in the form of liquids or creams for light coverage.
- Benefits: It gives a sheer buildable finish and is gentle for the skin, so it would be good for sensitive skin.
Silicone Sponges:
- Shape: Oval or teardrop
- Material: Silicone
- Purpose: Working the liquid and cream foundation well and/or whipping curls on the face to achieve an equal matte finish.
- Benefits: Hypoallergenic, water-resistant, and nonabsorbent in that the fabric can easily be washed.
Blending Tool to Use
Selecting the perfect blending tool depends on several factors, including:
Your Skin Type:
- Oily skin: Avoid natural hair brushes since they can easily absorb oil and make the skin look greasy; instead, use silicone sponges or synthetic brushes.
- Dry skin: It is recommended to dampen a beauty blender or apply makeup with a soft natural Bristle brush to reduce the chances of skin irritation as well as losing the skin’s moisture.
- Combination skin: An applicator such as the makeup sponge or a synthetic foundation can also be used on the oily areas without causing more oiliness on the dry parts.
Desired Finish:
- Sheer coverage: The stippling brushes or silicone sponges should be used since they are not bulky and they give the skin a natural finish.
- Medium coverage: A base may be applied with foundation brushes or even with slightly wet beauty blenders for a more long-wear blurring effect with buildable and smooth coverage.
- Full coverage: For a more heavier coverage, a buffing brush or dense foundation brush is recommended.
Product Type:
- Liquid or cream products: Applying sponges, beauty blenders, or foundation brushes is ideal as they will not affect the colors of the makeup.
- Powder products: While the buffing brushes or the fan brushes are useful for softening the edges of powder foundations, blushes, and bronzers.
- Personal Preference: Use as many tools as possible for you to discover and settle for the comfortable tools with the intended outcome.
Consider things such as the length of the handles, the thickness or density of bristles, or even the overall feel of the tool.
