e.l.f. Studio Line Brushes

http://www.eyeslipsface.com/studio/brushes

11 Piece Collection (shown in picture): $30

or $3/piece

E.L.F.....for those of you who have heard of it, I'm very glad, and for those of you who haven't, prepare to be enlightened. This is a fabulous makeup line where close to everything is only $1. Yes you read it right, and no it isn't a type-o...uno dolare, one dollar, a single buckaroo! Sounds sketchy, right? Last summer, when I first discovered the line, I decided to do some investigating. I tried out several of their products; just like you are most likely thinking now, I too was skeptical and thinking "I bet the quality is equivalent to cheap dollar store makeup for kids." After some researching, I ordered a few products and was actually very impressed. Mind you, the quality of some of the products (in specific the eye shadows) aren't the greatest, but still, for a dollar I was impressed!

After ordering from the site, I became subscribed to their newsletter and began receiving email notifications about special deals and such. I received an email telling me that all brushes were 50% off, and had free shipping for some sort of special sale and I couldn't resist. I ordered a few different brushes, including a blush brush, C-brush, powder brush, smudge brush, angled brush, and well, you get the idea! Based off of the reviews on the site, I decided to spend .50 extra per brush and get the Studio line rather than the E.L.F. (dollar) line, just because the reviews were so much more positive for the Studio versus ELF.

I was very excited when they arrived - I don't buy brushes too often because I usually don't use brushes, but I was convinced that I would begin once these highly anticipated brushes arrived.

My first impression: Wow, these are soft! Then again, I had been using cheap-o brushes from Walmart that, even if you aren't a brush expert, you could obviously tell they were a bit on the scratchy side. The bristles aren't too stiff (to the point where they are painful to use) and they aren't too soft either (to the point where you can't really use them because they kinda just do their own thing). They are easy to clean and not very bulky for easy storage and travelling. Since I've had the brushes, I haven't noticed any shedding, which is fantastic - shedding brushes are the worst as the fallen out bristles can get caked to your face and cause all sorts of inconveniences.

If you are looking in to getting some brushes, or are just curious about using brushes, I would really encourage you to check out ELF's site. Do some research - read around in the reviews and product descriptions on the site to help you determine which brushes you would get the most use out of. Brushes make make-up application much neater and precise. Although they take some adjusting to, they are definitely worth the sloppy brush applied make-up training days :) 5 of 5 stars for ELF Studio Line Brushes...cheap, good quality, and aesthetically appealing as well.

Gonna try them out? Check out my review on e.l.f.'s Studio 11 Piece Brush Collections. Let me know what you're thinking!

Other e.l.f. products reviews:
e.l.f. Essential Waterproof Eyeliner Pen, e.l.f. Studio High Definition Powder