by affi — Thursday, October 14th, 2010 at 3:32 pm
in Beauty School, Tools and tagged with BB Cream, Brush, Everyday Minerals, Flat Top Brush
After my first foray into the BB cream world, I started to experiment with the best way to apply the product onto my face. First I used my hands, because I was in a hurry and my brush wasn’t with me at that time. The result was okay, though I would like it to blend more smoothly and I hated having my fingers dirty afterward.
The second time around, I used my MAC #190 foundation brush. Because the texture of the BB Cream was rather thick, blending with this brush proved to be a little hard and time-consuming. Yes, I used the “little stroke” movements, as suggested by makeup artists, but after a while I got a little impatient and ended up finishing the job with MAC #187 duo fibre brush.
The third time I used BB Cream, I used #187 brush from start to finish. The result, as always the case with this brush, is flawless. But if you want more coverage, this might not be a good brush for you because skunk brush tends to “thin out” foundations (due to its sparse hair) However, today I also found a brush that’s also perfect for BB cream.
Yes, Everyday Minerals Flat Top Brush! If you’re a long time member of our forum, I’m sure you’re familiar with this brush. But I never really paid attention to it until I tried putting on BB Cream on Hanzky’s face using this brush, which belongs to Amal. I love how fast I can apply the product onto the face with it and the result is beautiful too! I think this brush has the right amount and density of hair. Not too dense that the cream becomes hard to blend, but not too sparse either so it can pick up just the amount of product I need. It also gives a more opaque finish compared to MAC #187. I love that the hair is so soft on the skin and that the handle is made with renewable bamboo. In case you’re wondering, yes, even though this brush is intended for powder products, it can also be used for cream products because it’s got synthetic hair.
I think I just convinced myself. I’m going to get one. If you want one too, you can head to -Brooklyn-’s lapak on our forum or go to www.indomakeup.com where they sell it for Rp. 130.000 (plus shipping).
Happy blending! 
Everyday Minerals Flat Top Brush http://fdly.me/cYJLyn
Everyday Minerals Flat Top Brush http://t.co/FxJWn69 via @fashionesedaily
That is indeed a great brush. Too bad they don’t ship to Indonesia anymore. But thanks to Brooklyn, we can still get it
Another great brush for BB Cream would be H03 from Juleha’s Lapak.
Love the H03 too! But it’s really dense. So I used it for MORE opaque finish
Works for all type of foundation too.
gue cintaaaa brush ini, enak bener makenya! i also love the long handled kabuki (yang suka gue pake jadi blush brush).
Iyah, gw juga suka make ini buat foundie or l/p. Belum pernah buat bbc sih. Kalo bbc, gw suka pake elf powder brush. Itu juga enak makenya..
nowadays i use the ecotools huge, fat bronzer brush for EVERYTHING! cepet banget, 2 detik selesai satu mukadimah. krim, liquid, powder, semuanya bisa deh dia.
love this much… gw pake utk bedak edm gw, brush ini halus bgt n make up jadi lebih halus, gw jg pake yg dome utk blush …. <3
oh no! EM flat top brush ku rontok!! dulu2 pakai utk mineral foundie ok2. setelah cuci juga ok, ga tau knapa, tau2 rontok parah aja, sampai spt bisa ditarik2 bulunya…huhuhu
Sering terjadi kok. Kadang ada satu atau dua produk yang tidak sebagus lainnya. Waktunya beli lagi Li! Ayo langsung menuju ke lapaknya Brooklyn.
Brush Flat Top EM udah bertahun-tahun g pake dan sudah berkali-kali dicuci tetap kondisi bagus dan enak dipakai ternyata bisa untuk BB Cream juga ….
i love this brush too..and elf studio powder brush..tp kalo foundie gw lbh demen ini..
My favorite brush!! Tapi gue ga pernah pake sama bb cream sampe affi make-up in gue kemaren, biasanya cuma untuk pake mineral foundation/powder…
i loveeee this brush too….
untung kemaren gw jd beli ni brush dr lapaknya brooklyn, tdnya gw mo beli another flat top brush..ga nyesel dwehh