What a large, fluffy brush! This is the Guilia Beauty Powder
Brush 101!
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The Guilia Beauty (or InCase of Beauty, it’s hard to know
exactly because there’s little information available online) brand was in
Müller for but a fleeting moment in time, with a few brushes. Since they were
quite affordable, I wanted to try them out, to see how good the quality is if
the price is so low. A powder brush is something I always need, since I use a
lot of setting powder, so I went and bought this brush. It was one of the last
remaining ones, so I quickly grabbed it before anybody else could take it from
me... there, now that I have it, let’s see how good it actually is! You never
know, it might just be awesome!
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Packaging: the brush came attached to a piece of cardboard
that had a nice palm leaf print. I like the monochrome and gold colours, they
are very modern! There’s information about the brush in the back. The brush was
attached using a plastic tie, so it was really secure, and the brush head was
protected with a plastic shield. So no tampering with it! Nice! Pretty simple
overall, but it’s hygienic.
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The brush itself has a very simple, if rustic, design. The
handle is wooden, it feels robust and dense. I have no idea what kind of wood
this is, maybe beech? In any case, it feels nice to hold. The ferrule is pale
rose gold and has a frosted metal finish; it also feels grainy to touch. The
brush head is massive, as powder brushes should be. The shape is classic, just
a fluffy, slightly flared shape that should ensure even application of pigment.
If could be larger and fluffier, but this is okay. The hairs look almost like
natural hair; they are light beige with rich brown tips. This is a great combo
with the slightly yellowish handle, and it’s all very rustic! I like the design
very much, it doesn’t look like it cost so little, that’s for sure.
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The hairs are synthetic. However, they don’t look cheap or
poorly made. They are not shiny and are cut perfectly evenly; also, there’s no
fraying or fall-out, although the hairs do seem to be slightly crimped. But
they still look quite luxe, and they feel luxe, too! They are super soft! But
they also feel kinda dense, maybe a bit too dense, actually. Still, they feel
soft and wonderful when I use a swirling or swiping motion, only feeling a bit
more prickly when I tap. Wow... I never expected them to be this soft!
This brush applies compact powders pretty decently, but it
has some issues. It picks up enough pigment, at least, enough for me, and it
does apply it evenly, but it just doesn’t apply it like I would want. See, it
applies it thickly, instead of making it diffused across the entire face. This
means that I have to go back to the pan to apply it to each part of my face
individually. This isn’t a huge problem, but it is slightly annoying. However,
it does apply a really rich layer, which is awesome. And it blends very nicely
– too nicely, even! It definitely can blend powders easily, but it can also
overblend quite easily. I have to be careful how I blend with this brush to
avoid having uneven patches where the foundation and concealer have been
blended out too much. Still, I have to applaud how well it applies powders!
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I fully expected this brush to be hard to wash and that it
would absorb shampoo but it doesn’t. It’s actually super easy to wash, which
was a nice surprise! It’s really easy to rinse out product residue from the
brush. It also retains its shape after a wash, although there’s some fall-out. No
fraying, though. Nice!
All in all, a more than decent powder brush, and for a very
affordable price! There’s plenty of good to be found here: the hairs are super
soft and look quite high quality, the brush head is fluffy and it applies a
thick layer of powder. Now, it is a bit too dense; it applies powders thickly,
but it doesn’t disperse it across the face like it should. It is good at
blending, but it also overblends too easily, leading to uneven patches in the
foundation underneath. It’s still pretty easy to use and gives me more than
decent results – just don’t try to use it to apply any kind of undereye powder,
it is way too large and fluffy for that! One thing to note is that while it is pretty easy to wash, it has some fall-out after a wash. This is
really not good. But, look, did I ever expect this random cheap brush from an
unknown (to me) company to be this good? No, not ever, but that’s the beauty of
cosmetics, sometimes you find affordable products that are still very, very
good. Not exactly excellent given the problems I described, but still very good.
However, these issues add up and it’s why I won’t give this brush a
recommendation in the end. It was very close, though!
Rating: 7/10
Would buy again? Maybe NO
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