Budget makeup brush set

mel123

Hi,
Besides penneys, can anyone recommend a good budget friendly, makeup brush set, specifically eyes is what im looking for, but if they come as a whole set (foundation, blush etc), thats fine.

ace_irl

Hi Mel!

Can you expand on what kind of budget? I've recently been loving Zoeva brushes. Really nice quality, comparable to Mac and IMO budget friendly.

I think the complete eye sets are about €70-80.

https://www.zoevacosmetics.com/europe3/brush-sets/professional/196/rose-golden-complete-eye-set-vol.-1?c=163

If you wanted to keep things more simple, I recommend maybe picking up some individual brushes and trying them out. I really love the Real Techniques bold metal collection brush #203.

http://www.boots.ie/real-techniques/all-real-techniques-products/bold-metals-collection-203-tapered-shadow-10213223

DwightKSchrute

Whenever I'm low on funds and need a few pieces I go straight to Hairspray. I have every brush in their standard range and have no complaints yet. They're very reasonably priced anyway but I just checked and they are very much reduced right now.
https://buyonline.hairspray.ie/make-up-cosmetics/matte-candy-make-up-brushes

They have a new MUA Pro range of brushes that I haven't bought from yet. They have a 'buy one get one half price' offer at the moment.
https://buyonline.hairspray.ie/mua-professional-make-up-brushes


Also, I have every shade in their Matte Candy liquid lipstick range too. They're a fiver a pop but I always wait until they have 2-for-1 anyway, I love to bargain hunt. They're not quite as good as something like NYX Liquid Suede, but they are well worth the price.
https://buyonline.hairspray.ie/make-up-cosmetics/matte-candy-liquid-lipstick

mel123

ace_irl wrote: »

Hi Mel!

Can you expand on what kind of budget? I've recently been loving Zoeva brushes. Really nice quality, comparable to Mac and IMO budget friendly.

I think the complete eye sets are about €70-80.

https://www.zoevacosmetics.com/europe3/brush-sets/professional/196/rose-golden-complete-eye-set-vol.-1?c=163

If you wanted to keep things more simple, I recommend maybe picking up some individual brushes and trying them out. I really love the Real Techniques bold metal collection brush #203.

http://www.boots.ie/real-techniques/all-real-techniques-products/bold-metals-collection-203-tapered-shadow-10213223

I was thinking 50ish for a set, but you know, one or two from boots like the one you showed me might do the job, im pretty basic/brutal at makeup, trying to improve tho!!!

GingerLily

https://www.beautybay.com/makeupbrushes/zoeva/entaupebrushset/

This set is a bargain Zoeva like the other poster recommended and on sale - Black Friday has started early

ace_irl

I've bought a few of that brush I showed you. I love it, so easy to use and it cleans really easily as well.

You're on the right step to improving, brushes are half the battle!

I'm gonna have a look at some of those hairspray brushes myself now!

mel123

ace_irl wrote: »

I've bought a few of that brush I showed you. I love it, so easy to use and it cleans really easily as well.

You're on the right step to improving, brushes are half the battle!

I'm gonna have a look at some of those hairspray brushes myself now!

Yeah the hairspray ones are great prices, very hard not to buy a few if they dont charge a fortune for shipping

idunno78

Blank canvas are really good they’ve do good few sets and then all the singles! If u wait til Friday they should have sale for Black Friday! That with one of the bloggers codes you might get 30/40% of!!

Or with any of those other links the others gave I’m sure they will have something of on Friday to!

ace_irl

Ladies, went on to beuatybay to see if that Zoeva brush set was still on sale and there's an hour wait just to get onto the website!

GingerLily

ace_irl wrote: »

Ladies, went on to beuatybay to see if that Zoeva brush set was still on sale and there's an hour wait just to get onto the website!

Yes, I saw that. Happy I bought my stuff on Monday when I posted the link - you have to be quick with online sales!

I've actually already received it too

ace_irl

I know, I'm not even purchasing, just trying to get a list of things so my sister can pick something to get me and have a look at what to get her.

Did you pick up that brush set? I have it in the rose gold version, they are brilliant!

GingerLily

ace_irl wrote: »

I know, I'm not even purchasing, just trying to get a list of things so my sister can pick something to get me and have a look at what to get her.

Did you pick up that brush set? I have it in the rose gold version, they are brilliant!

No I already own 3 Zoeva brush sets!

I stocked up on Cleanser (Oskia Renaissance Cleansing Gel) and hair colour (Revlon colour bomb) @ 20% off

ace_irl

I'm the same, but I'm still going to have to buy the new oppulence set because they look fab! I can never have enough brushes.

I will have a look at that cleanser, always on the hunt for a new one to try.

ciaradx

Other brands I'd recommend are Real Techniques, Morphe or Spectrum for good quality brushes that aren't too expensive. If you manage to get onto beauty bay, they sell these!

LaVidaEsAsi

Hi Mel,

I'm no expert with make up, in fact I only recently enough started to make a bit of an effort to learn a bit more. With that, and a budget in mind, I went to BH Cosmetic's website on the advice of a friend and got myself a brush set, and another eye specific set. I don't think I can link to that as I'm only recently registered on boards. They're very affordable, and you often see make up artists in the reviews recommending them for students for example. Anyway as I said, I'm no pro but I can't really fault these - very soft, easy to use, no shedding in my experience (but they have a lot of sets so that may vary by set - my larger brush set is called 'Pop Art', and I can't remember the name of the eye set now).

I may at some point move on to more expensive brushes, but to be honest between these and a smaller Bare Minerals set I got as a git, I'm not even sure I need to right now. I can recommend having a look at the site anyway and seeing what you think. I also just noticed there are black Friday deals going on too

mel123

ciaradx wrote: »

Other brands I'd recommend are Real Techniques, Morphe or Spectrum for good quality brushes that aren't too expensive. If you manage to get onto beauty bay, they sell these!

Had a look in boots last night (didnt buy), and the real techniques are quite affordable. Im in the q now for beauty bay, so ill see if i get one or not and have a nosey.