Maychiri's Thoughts: Misslyn

Misslyn My Favorite Beauty Brush Review

November 01, 2024

One more brush, but a very interesting one! This is the Misslyn My Favorite Beauty Brush!

So, once upon a time, Müller had Misslyn products for sale. But, as something seems to have happened over at Misslyn, and no new products were launched in over two years, Müller decided to remove all Misslyn products (and eventually replace them with MUA Makeup Academy). But even before this, a portion of the products were separated off in a sort of clearance bin, with marked down prices. This brush (and its partner, the Lovely Beauty Brush) were there. Available in two colours, teal blue and salmon pink, I honestly didn’t care which one I’d get, I just wanted one of them because they looked so cute! See, they were selling out very quickly, so the next time I happened to be at Müller I had to act fast and buy one, no matter the colour! So I bought the teal fishie... now let’s see how good this cute brush is, actually!

No protection aside from the plastic shell case around the brush head. This should be tamper-proof, however, anyone can come and open it since it is not sealed with tape. The shell is semi-transparent so that you can see the brush head inside. It has two little tabs that close super securely, with a loud click, but they can be tricky to fit properly; they bend easily, and can break way too easily. Indeed, one of the tabs doesn’t click properly for me. Maybe someone already tampered with it before I bought it... actually yeah, that is probably what happened.

The brush itself is hella cute! It literally looks like a little fishie! I love the detailing: the embossed scales and the tail fin being ribbed. It doesn’t look like cheap embossing. This adds a very fun 3D tactile element to the brush! I love how reflective it is! It’s literally like a mirror as you can see your reflection on the brush; this makes it a fingerprint magnet, so you’ll need to clean it regularly if you don’t want it to be all smudged with fingerprints. Unlike the Lovely Beauty Brush, this one doesn’t have a thumb rest, so it is a bit more uncomfortable to hold in the hand. Thank god for the tail fin! It acts as a natural stopper for the hand to rest on. You could also hold it by the tail, it’s robust enough not to break easily. There are no details on the brush – not even the Misslyn logo. The brush head is tucked into the base, there is no visible ferrule. The hairs are the same as with the Lovely Beauty Brush: yellowish at the base, with a brown band between the base and the lightish brown tips. Not my favourite colour for brush hairs, but eh.

The hairs are synthetic. The entire brush head is actually pretty flat, but it’s extremely dense. I cannot even begin to imagine how many thousands of hairs there are here! The hairs aren’t as soft as with the Lovely Beauty Brush; they feel at least a bit prickly no matter how you use the brush. They are the most prickly when you tap with the brush, but they still feel somewhat prickly when you are swiping or swirling with the brush.

This is the price to pay for such a dense, thick brush head. The hairs are quite flexible, but not quite as much as the Lovely Beauty Brush. This all makes this brush feel stiffer and less comfortable to use. As for the quality, the hairs are shiny, but they don’t look overly cheap. They are cut perfectly evenly and there is no fall-out at all, so obviously the quality level is good.

Both variants of the brush

So, you’d expect such a dense brush to be good for when you need to apply intense, thick layers of pigment, like for example, contouring. Well, it isn’t the worst, is how I’ll put it. Misslyn does advertise this brush as being a multipurpose one, able to be used with blushes, contouring and powders. Not in my experience. Only thing it is even remotely good at is contouring, everything else, it is just far too dense for. But even with contouring it has problems. See, it applies pigments unevenly so they end up at least slightly patchy. It should be better than this, honestly. Like, it picks up a huge amount of pigment but it’s like most of it ends up in the centre of the brush, so you’ll quickly run out of it. So you’ll have to go back to the pan, but what it does apply is already pretty thick and intensely pigmented, so you’ll have to somehow make it even without making it too thick. Easier said than done. This makes it kinda difficult to apply good contouring along your cheeks or jawline; the cheeks are especially tricky to contour with this brush. But if there’s one thing it is, it’s being precise! Because, due to the flattened shape and extra dense brush head, this brush ends up being super precise. Well, it is, as long as you are not using the sides to apply pigment, because they are very much not precise. I love how intense the pigments look with this brush, but it’s just not easy to use and needlessly complicates the contouring process. Also, don’t even think about blending with this brush, you’ll just make a right mess. Or you’ll make everything even patchier. Just save yourself the trouble and grab a fluffy powder brush to blend everything out.

This brush, despite being so extremely dense, is actually really easy to wash! It doesn’t absorb shampoo, so you don’t have to spend ages rinsing it. It stays in excellent shape post-wash; no fraying or fall-out.

Overall, this is an alright brush, but it’s not exceptional by any metric. The brush head is extremely dense and very thick, which actually causes problems with how it applies pigments. See, due to the shape of the brush head, it applies pigments slightly unevenly. It’s like it runs out of pigment way too soon. This makes contouring a not so simple task, because you cannot properly shade along the jawline or the cheeks. It’s always at least a little bit patchy, which is a shame, because it applies pigments so intensely! And it’s extremely precise, so it should be great for contouring... were it not for the issues with how patchy and uneven it is. And it cannot blend because it is way too dense. Honestly, it’s kind of disappointing... I can get decent contouring with it but I need to spend way too long to get it look that way. It’s just kind of annoying to use, sadly. But it sure is cute! It literally looks like a little fish! With the scales and everything! Certainly one of the more adorable brushes in my collection. But that doesn’t change how tricky it is to use. So, sadly, I will not be giving this cute brush a recommendation. It’s alright, but definitely not my favourite beauty brush.

Rating: 6/10

Would buy again? NO

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Reviews From the Past - Part 54

August 29, 2024

Well, hello!

A bit of an eclectic couple of products, all found in good ol' Müller! And all that are not available anymore because they decided to retire them at one point.

So, the Guilia Beauty brand is one that I have no idea whether they are called Guilia Beauty or InCase of Beauty. There's little information online to clear up this confusion... anyways, this brand was stocked in Müller for only like a week or two. Why so short?? Wish I knew, but I managed to snag them while they were still available - and at a discount! Even though I have no idea what to expect but it's always exciting to try out super affordable stuff, just to see how good it really is. Because cheap doesn't always have to equate bad!

As for Misslyn? Well, that's quite an interesting story, so take a seat somewhere comfy... ahem. Misslyn was part of the regular stock in Müller since before the Pandemic, but I never paid much attention to it because it was a biiit pricey for me. But I always marveled at the designs of the products; they are all so retro and cute and perfectly up my alley! But then, one day, in 2021, I noticed that some products were marked down 50%, I thought this was to make room for new stuff, but I was mistaken. Then, through 2022 and 2023, suddenly, the whole display was marked down 50%. Ahh... so it's not at a discount to make room for a new season of stuff, it is simply being removed completely. This made me a bit sad, because I wanted to buy more stuff, but since they never restocked, all the products were like 4-5 years old. I didn't want to take any risks buying such old products, so I just made peace with what I managed to get. Oh well...

Oh, and what was Misslyn replaced with? MUA Makeup Academy! Now, this has got me real excited! Cannot wait to try out some of their products because a few that I already used were really good!

Now, the items for today are as follows: