By Sheila Arkee
When it comes to foundation brushes, there are a few different options available besides the traditional flat brush. One of my all time favorites is the duo fiber brush, also known as a skunk brush. Made with a mix of synthetic materials and goat hair, this round brush produces an airbrushed-like finish.
FYI, no animals are hurt in the making of brushes! A few years ago I was concerned for the welfare of the goats and badgers who were giving up the goods for the benefit of my face until I leanred that their hair is simply shaved from their bodies.
To apply foundation, place your product on your forehead, cheeks, nose, and chin and blend away with the duo fiber brush.
You can also use the back of your hand as a palette and blend the foundation on your face.
As you can see, the base of the brush pushes the foundation in, while the top layer of the brush helps blend the product into the skin. Win-win siuation all around here!
Besides foundation, the duo fiber brush is also geat for applying powders and for blushes, especially cream blushes!
The brush used in this example is the #187 by MAC. You can find lower priced alternatives at Ulta and Sephora.
You can now buy skunk brushes at elf. They aren’t too bad for the price. I have a few photos with a review, and a video of me using it on my blog with comparisons to the 187. I won’t post the link here (I think that’s a little rude, but if your interested in using my pics on your site please email me)
Feel free to share, Roxy! I’ld love to see!
I have a duo fibre brush from Sedona Lace and I use it for my blush everyday
I used to use a regular blush brush but then it went to brush heaven (*sobs* that brush has been in my family for as long as I can remember) and I actually prefer the duo-fibre one now.
It just because they don’t skin the creature to get the hair doesn’t mean they don’t get hurt/abused. For one, it is VERY difficult to shave any animal- and to do it rapidly enough to produce the amount needed for the fur brush market means they have to really hold them down and work fast- plenty of potential for injuries and cuts. This is a common problem inthe wool industry also. Beyond that, to breed and cage thousands and thousands of creatures for makeup brushes, kill them when they get old and their fur isn’t soft, prevent them from forming families, climbing, playing etc. It’s abuse even if they don’t kill the poor thing right when they take the fur. They only reason they don’t kill it right away is that fur regrows- prolonging the emotional and physical torture they gave to endure. Synthetic brushes are very good these days, so there’s really no excuse to fund abuse and advocate it by misleading people into thinking fur brushes are cruelty free.
Aubrey – thank you so much for this information! I’m glad to learn about this.