Thursday 23 July 2015

The Best Eye Shadow Brush Ever?


Price: ♥♥♥♥♥
Functionality: ♥♥♥♥♥
Aesthetic: ♥♥♥♥
Overall: ♥♥♥♥♥

This has to be my favourite eye shadow brush of all time. So much so, I now own at least 8 of the same one and it is the Elf Professional Blending Eye Brush.

These brushes are so fluffy and soft with the bristles packed together enough to not be floppy and just enough to not be overly dense. The brushes pick up and hold the shadow very well making it so easy to build up colour and blend out. 

When I originally bought my first one, I was worried that the bristles would become loose quickly especially when washing but I notice no more falling out than any other brush I own which did surprise me. To compare against the brush most eye shadow lovers use, I prefer these ones so much more than the MAC 217. In fact my MAC 217 bristles have turned green after just two washes with baby shampoo!

The only reason this wouldn't get a full five star review is as they are white and silver, they do get dirty pretty quickly so they would be preferred in a darker colour but as I already said, they clean really well so not too big of a deal.

This brush is part of their essentials range and in the US sells for just $1 which is the equivalent to just 64p at the time of posting.

Unfortunately eyeslipsface.co.uk is currently down so I can't give you an update of how much it now retails for over here in the UK. However when I bought my last ones back last March, they were having a site wide 50% off sale making these 75p each. If you log on to the UK site you can enter your email to find out exactly when it relaunches.

Let me know if you own this brush and what you think of it or if you have another favourite eye shadow brush.

30 comments:

  1. I didn't know ELF did a blending brush as I've never seen it! I will have to check it out when I see them in the store next!

    Heba xx || The Heba

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    1. Literally so good! And this isn't the only one I have :)

      Which stores do you purchase from? I've only ever found them online!

      Lucy | lucylovehart.co.uk
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    2. Well in the US we can go to any store that sells makeup and they have mostly all the elf products there. For instance Target! Great product for the money spent for sure!

      Heba xx || The Heba

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  2. Great review! I have some brushes from ELF, they are pretty good. I used to love the Real Techniques eye shadow brush, but I recently got one from Seventeen and I actually like it better. And it`s a lot cheaper as well, only 2£.

    http://www.beautynerd.co.uk

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    1. The RT eye brushes are great! However I only tend to use the two fluffy ones out of the four set so can't stock up on them :-(

      I had no idea Seventeen now did eye brushes! I had a blush brush from them years ago and it was soooo scratchy. I'll take a look next time i'm in Boots.

      Lucy | lucylovehart.co.uk
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  3. I've never tried elf makeup brushes before but this sounds amazing! I'm a big fan of their eyelid primer but that's about all I've used from them. I'm just eagerly awaiting for the website to be back up again so I can order this! x

    http://whiteshirtchic.blogspot.co.uk/

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    1. I've never tried their eye shadow primer and just stuck with the Urban Decay one but will definitely try their primer out when their site is back up!

      Lucy | lucylovehart.co.uk
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  4. I have never tried any brushes from ELF but I love that they are cruelty free and so well priced!

    Www.Eyelash-wishes.com

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    1. I would definitely recommend picking some up Natalie!! I know, I love this article on PETA.

      Lucy | lucylovehart.co.uk
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  5. brushes really make the look i got a few from zoeva and love them

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    jasmin
    http://www.my-berlin-fashion.com/

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    1. I love my Zoeva set too :-) Their brushes are super fluffy but much pricier than elf understandably!

      Lucy | lucylovehart.co.uk
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    2. right!? and they also have vegan brushes . so good :)

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  6. Omg that is amazing! I am definitely going to give these ones a go! I am a user for the MAC 217 and I do love it but I am always open to suggestions of which ones are better - and cheaper (of course)! :) thanks for the recommendation and great writing. Love your blog :) xx

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    1. Thanks so much Lauren! I do like the MAC 217 but sometimes it's a little big so these do work beautifully for intricate blending :)

      Lucy | lucylovehart.co.uk
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  7. I've never tried any of these brushes before.. I'm really fussy with my brushes, so I'll have to give this one a go!

    Thanks for the reccomendation!!

    sophiejc.blogspot.com

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    1. Hi Soph! You definitely won't regret it :)

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  8. I've heard a ton of good things about this brand..it looks great! :)
    http://trend-mixblog.com/

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    1. I literally love their brushes but haven't tried too many things from their make up range so when the site is back up I definitely will be!

      Lucy | lucylovehart.co.uk
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  9. I have tried one or two of their brushes & really liked them!

    Annabel ♥
    Mascara & Maltesers

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  10. Will have to have a look at this when ELF relaunches! I used to have angled brush from them I really loved!

    Danielle's Beauty Blog

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  11. Never tried any of the Elf Brushes but they are amazingly priced.Surely will buy them.Thanks for helpful post.
    xx

    sparklingdivadiaries.blogspot.in

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  12. Never thought of going to elf for brushes, definitely gonna have to try these out! Great post x
    Claire | www.claire-frances.blogspot.co.uk

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  13. I've never tried it but it actually looks really soft and perfect for blending!

    http://www.notesofglam95.blogspot.it/

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  14. These look fabulous, it's nice to know they would have got full five stars if it wasn't for their whiter-than-white appearance. Rose-gold brushes always steal my heart, personally - thanks for the reminder to update my brushes soon! :)

    Gabrielle | A Glass Of Ice
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  15. We've heard great things about Elf's brushes but we don't own any yet! We may have to try a few out

    M + K
    Bloglovin

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  16. Great review! I've been meaning to pop by the Elf website, and this brush just gives me all the more reason to :)

    anasofiachic.blogspot.co.uk
    @anasofiachic

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  17. This actually looks really lovely, I haven't tried anything from Elf but heard their brushes are great!!! Have you tried Nanshy? They're a really wonderful brand! :)

    Layla xx

    www.sprinklesofstyle.co.uk

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  18. Great review, it looks so nice! X Minale
    http://minaleme.blogspot.be/

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  19. I can never find good brushes and when I do, it's always expansive! thanks so much for sharing this, it sounds great and affordable :) xx

    ☕SleepyHeaven ☕
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