Charm Essentials Pretty in Pink Vegan Makeup Brush Set
Thursday, January 5, 2012 at 9:01AM The Charm Essentials Pretty in Pink Vegan Brush Set (P2,500) is not your normal brush set. What sets it apart from the multitudes of other sets out there is the carefully designed brushes that are also multi-purpose. A slanted mini-flat top brush, a fluffy highlighter brush, and a fine smudge brush are just some of its more distinctive charms. Pun intended!
What makes it more interesting is the fact that the brushes perform really well even with what should be a handicap - they're made of synthetic fiber, not animal hair. The former is amazing at picking up cream and liquid makeup but normally not so good at working with powder. In these Charm brushes though, the vegan hair does the job of picking up and applying makeup wonderfully, no matter if it's a powder or liquid.
The set contains 14 brushes, but you can actually buy most of them separately. If you find that you already have something similar to the brushes in the collection, you can just update whatever you have with these Charm ones! They're quite affordable at less than P400.
So let's get cracking, shall we? I'll be explaining what each brush can do so you can decide for yourself if you need any.
Powder brush. This is more like a kabuki brush to me, and so can be used that way. It's very dense and can be used with powder and liquid/cream makeup, the way a kabuki brush woudl. It can apply foundation, blush, and finishing powder seamlessly - definitely a must-have brush.
Blush and countour brush. This doesn't pick up much pigment as a blush brush, so I suggest you use this with crazy pigmented blushes to get a natural effect. It's great as a contour blush - no harsh lines! It can also triple as a liquid foundation brush actually; it's dense and shapred quite right for that purpose.
Foundation brush. This is Charm's best foundation brush yet, IMHO. It's packed tightly and stiff, so it spreads foundation evenly. Great stuff!
Big eyeshadow and concealer brush. Now this is an interesting specimen. It's LARGE and fluffy. I wouldn't suggest this for eyeshadows since it's too big (unless you want to wear one wash of eyeshadow all over your lids), but it's the perfect brush for applying highlighter and touching up spots with powder.
Mini angled flat-top brush. Love this one! I like using it with cream concealer. It applies the concealer opaquely but the edges are feathered out, saving me blending time. It also works as a contour brush around the nose.
Angled eyeshadow brush. Standard brush for applying eyeshadows on the lid.
Smudge/ pencil brush. This is probably one of the sleekest pencil brushes out there! This is great for smudging eyeliners for that smoky distressed look. I also use it to apply eyeshadow on the lower lid since it gives a precise but not too sharp line.
Concealer/ pack brushes. It comes in two sizes. The smaller one is best for using with concealer while the bigger one can do concealers and eyeshadows (foiling or wet application). I used the big one to pack the red eyeshadow in this look.
Blending brush. Standard blending brush, just the right size for asian eyes. You can use this for applying eyeshadow on the brow bone and to blend your crease color.
Angled eyebrow/ eyeliner brush. This is best for shading eyebrows with powder or wax!
Lip brush!
Spoolie for blending eyebrow makeup and separating mascara.
And that's it! Let me know your thoughs on this set and which brushes you plan to get for yourself. ;)
You can purchase this brush set from Beauty and Minerals or Digital Traincase.
Reader Comments (11)
I want to own one... i'll add this as one of my "To-Buy" list :)
hi liz, through internet lang ba tlga mapupurchase yung mga charm brushes? wla bang mall na ngbebenta ng brushes na to? :)
Eyeshadow brushes never fail to confuse me. Hahahaha.
grace, you can buy charm brushes at crossings shangrila, trinoma and at purebeauty serendra =)
I love Charm brushes, too! Been using them for a whole year. I ought to review nga. ^^;
Parang nakakalito gamitin kasi ang dami. :) Before, I thought that you can use 1-2 kinds of brush for your make up. Hahaha.
I just recently bought the Charm Travel Pro V3 set because I was convinced by your review. Now, I'm having thoughts of getting this one again. This will definitely be added to my wishlist. :)
may i ask where in trinoma i can by the charm brushes?thanks
Where can i buy these brushes please? Thank you!
Ohhh the big eyeshadow brush and the mini angled kabuki flat top interest me. I used to use my retractable kabuki like one of those. Then Bubbi Brushes had a similar HD cocnealer brush and Sigma had their Precision Mini Kabuki brushes(is that it?). This is much much more affordable and easier to get than any of those. Thank you very much Ms. Liz for the review of these brushes.
i just bought 6pcs from this collection. :) the blush brush, powder, foundation, crease blending, pencil point and lip brush. I have the rest of the brushes already. i love all of them! they're made up of awesome synthetic hair.. which I love. Picks the right amount of the product.
I bought mine at THE RAMP CROSSINGS TRINOMA, there's a small booth of CHARM MAKEUP BRUSHES inside. It's actually better to buy in the mall coz you get to feel the bristles first and actually choose from the brushes and check if you really get the good ones.
After reading this post, I guess I need to buy the small pack brush or the angled eyeshadow brush. :)
thank you Ms. Liz :)