Heya!
Here’s another quick little review, this time the Guilia
Beauty Lidschattenpinsel.
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This brand (Guilia Beauty is actually part of InCase of
Beauty) was new in Müller at the time this brush was bought, and it was gone as
quickly as it appeared. Probably because of how insanely low priced these
brushes are! This is the last one I wanted from this brand, as I already have a
couple others and they were quite nice. I wasn’t even aware that it was 50%
off, costing only 1€, which was awesome. This is a classic eyeshadow brush, or
as described on the website, a Softener Brush 203.
Packaging: it came tied to a piece of cardboard with a clear
plastic cover keeping the hairs safe. It’s a cheap type of packaging, but it
works.
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As for the brush, it is a wooden brush with a metallic
ferrule and synthetic hairs that are ombre dark brown/beige coloured. The
handle is made of real wood that seems like beechwood perhaps? The ferrule is
quite pretty, being rose gold coloured.
As mentioned, the hairs are synthetic and feel quite a bit
better than what the price might lead you to assume. I like the ombre colour of the
hairs. They feel soft enough and don’t look nor feel cheaply made. The hairs
don’t fray at all and they are cut evenly, aside from perhaps a couple of hairs
at both sides. I am satisfied with them, given the price.
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Now, even though it is a ‘Softener Brush’, their name for a
blending brush I guess, it actually applies pigment very evenly and it picks up
a lot of it. It is not the most precise brush but as it’s meant to be a general
use eyeshadow brush I am not surprised. The hairs just aren’t closely packed
enough for the brush to be precise. And you’d be surprised that it isn’t
actually very good at blending; it struggles a bit and takes some time to
actually blend eyeshadows. Pity!
This brush is super easy to wash, be it with hand soap,
special brush shampoo, or brush foam. I use a brush cleansing foam and cleaning
is done within a minute. Shampoo is quite easy to wash out.
To sum up, for the extremely low price of 1 euro this is a
fantastic brush! It is way better than I thought it would be: it’s super easy
to use, it applies pigment evenly and picks up plenty of eyeshadow, and is
extremely easy to wash. The hairs feel good on my eyelids, they aren’t sharp
and don’t seem cheap. The only downside is that it doesn’t really blend
eyeshadows well. But, everything said, this is a very good brush that I somehow
happened to come across! I would recommend it if by any chance you do happen
upon it.
Rating: 8/10
Would buy again? Probably YES (if I ever find it again)
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