I breathed a sigh of relief when my crown c433 arrived, so much i relied on my mac 217. Below are the 5 ways i like to use my mac 217 brush. Everybody who is into makeup has either owned a mac 217 at some point in their life or are lemming for it. I like to use this brush for blending everything after application and i. The brush is assembled using the finest quality materials, which includes a nickelplated brass ferule and a wooden handle with signature mac branding. Selection of mini mac lipsticks will appear automatically upon qualifying and proceeding to checkout, no code necessary.
I have the short handle one, which very travelsfriendly and does not make much of a difference during application. My first brush was a 217 and i love and still love it, even though i have more mac brushes now. Reviewed in the united kingdom on november 30, 2014. There are now some great dupes out there that will save you lots of cash. The quality is amazing, the density is very similar to 217 and it does the exact same job. Free shipping and returns on mac 217s synthetic blending brush at. Alternative brushes that compare to mac for a lower price. Mac mineralize skinfinish gold deposit vs makeup revolution vivid rock on world. Im looking for a cheaper brush thats just like the mac 217 brush.
Mac brushes set for sale in uk 61 used mac brushes sets. Face brushes for foundation, contour and blending mac. Mac brushes come packed in a regular transparent bopp sheath, without much fanfare. Hakuhodo, chikuhodo, wayne goss, and suqqu all have high quality brushes. There are cheaper versions also known as skunk brushes, stippling brushes, or duo fibre brushes but so far i havent come across one that rivals the mac version. In fact, the only mac brush i own is the 217, and that was after an intense and failed search for a suitable alternative.
Reporting double digit growth for the past 3 years they continue to thrive and take market share every day. Best to use seperate brushes for different colors anyways. If you want to find out more about them, on the channel enkoremakeup on youtube, the makeup artist compares coastalscents and mac and says which brush is. Though i constantly use my crown c433, i first grab my mac 217. Can function as a short shader brush to pack on color by using belly of the brush, but a hassle when using multiple colors and trying to avoid muddying the colors together when blending. I found a great alternative to a mac 187 duo fiber brush, and more. Buy from the worlds leading professional makeup authority at m. It is available in 2 sizes a long handle and a short handle. I reommend the blending brushes on coastal scents instead, theyre about 35 dollars each and you can pick synthetic or natural bristles. As i mentioned above, it can be used in a number of ways. Ideal for the shading or blending of powdery or creamy products, the 217 blending brush is made with luxuriously soft, densely packed fibers that are arranged in an oval shape.
The other cheaper alternative to the mac brushes are the brushes by crownbrush. I do not have a single negative thing to say about this brush except the fact that it is not permanent. After hearing many good things about the mac 217 brush, i finally ordered it with a 10% discount from debenhams. For shading or blending of colour or creamy products. Buy mac cosmetics 188 small duo fibre face brush makeup at amazon uk. A brush for the shading or blending of powdery or creamy products. This is a longer, narrower version of a 217, so a good brush to help create a crease without spreading shadow all over. The advanced brush set is all about indulging in a more elaborate affair. As much as i love mac, i just couldnt bring myself to shell out the money for a brush i could find somewhere else that was also a good quality and friendlier on my wallet.
The bag doubles as the ideal clutch for nights both in and. Spend requirement excludes viva glam, gift cards and egift cards. The bristles are slightly more fluffy and the shape is a bit wider, but overall it is a fantastic dupe with a lower price tag. Just pull up the mac site and compare them to cheaper brands. Their brushes have lasted me years though no exaggeration. The crown brush c433 is a good alternative too, but it is a bit.
For example, the bristles are a tiny bit less soft than mac 217, sigma e25 or bobbi brown. There are many good alternatives and this post is mainly to show what other brushes are available to achieve similar results read. I thought that a video would better illustrate size and how they stack up both in size and shape to existing brushes. I kept hearing ravings about the cheaper alternative to the mac 239 flat shader.
What a big price difference considering the color and finish are identical. This brush has luxuriously soft, densely packed fibers that are arranged in an oval shape. The hakuhodo j5523 and mac 217 are compared the most and i always see that the j5523 is of superior quality. Mac cosmetics 188 small duo fibre face brush makeup. The mac 217 has very soft densely packed bristles which blend the undereye concealer especially the creamy ones seamlessly and gives an almost airbrushed kinda finish 2. A mac brush set containing all the musthave essentials is perfect for beauty beginners to makeup mavens. Mac 217 brush dupesalternatives the truth is i dont think there is an absolute dupe for the mac 217 brush especially after using it consistently for a few weeks. Mac 217 better if you have smaller eyes, like more dense color application. Free shipping and returns on mac 217 blending brush at. For liquids, triangular shape, reaches small areas. Similar to the sigma tapered highlighter f35 just more dense and a little rounder. Drop me down the mac 217 is really my fave brush for eyes, and has so many great uses. Mac professional brushes are handsculpted and assembled using the finest quality materials.
I also stumbled across some mac dupes while surfing through the crownbrush website. The thing about this brush is that its shaped like a tube, which makes it quite interesting, but then you could really use it like a windshield wiper. For the shading or blending of powdery or creamy products. Some of them are incredible and very similar to the amazing 217, some are simply ok and one is a bit. Mac 217 versus coastal scents pro blending fluff brush theyre dupes. I realised i was lacking a blending brush and grabbed a couple to compare and. This makes the brush a slightly flattened version of the mac 217. Shop our selection of brushes, tools and applicators for everything you need for the eyes, face and lips. This brush has luxuriously soft, densely packed fibres that are arranged in an oval shape.
Plus i feel like we need more than the one blending brush that come in sets i do at least lol. Brand new mac 5pcs brush set made from high brand new mac makeup brush set five famesecuring mini brushes for foundation, cheeks, eyes, brows and beyond. I have the travel sized e25 and i think i may actually like it better than my original 217. For precision shading on lid, in eye crease or along lash line. The ultrasmooth, goat fibres gather into a pencilshaped tip, which is the perfect size for. The best dupe of the 217 i had a chance to try is definitely the sigma e25. This brush has fine, densely packed fibers that are arranged in an oval shape. This brush like many other mac ones sheds, it isnt soft or fluffy after a few washes and it just isnt worth thr price.
For creamliquid concealers, slanted mini dome shape, helps to cover imperfections. Its brush head is almost the same as mac 217, but a little more fuller, and hence less fluffy, which, in turn, it works well with cream shadows that need a little more of push. The main difference really lies in the makeup brush handles, crownbrush uk have a matte black finish and feel lighter in weight, whereas m. A brush ideal for the shading or blending of powdery or creamy shadows. Our 100% synthetic brushes incorporate the latest innovations in fibre technology for superior performance and improved. Above are pictures of the mac 188 and crownbrush c404, other than the shape of the ferrule and the cut of the brush hair, there is very little difference between the two.
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