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Sat Feb 02, 2008 11:57 am  |
I ordered about half of the brush collection that Lumiere was doing on a pre-buy deal last fall. Most of them were a holiday gift for my daughter, but I kept a couple for myself, including the duo fiberoptic skunk brush labelled as a powder brush. That brush is a good bit smaller than the MAC 187, but I kept it thinking it would be good for highlighter. It's fine for that purpose, though I actually prefer the Lumiere baby buki for that purpose, especially on the browbone.
What the powder brush does superbly, though, is apply cream blush. I use it with Kevyn Aucoin and Julie Hewett cream blushes by swirling the white brush tips over the blush and then applying it in circular motions over my face. You can get any effect from unimaginably subtle to dramatic, and it makes it particularly easy to blend two colors of blush. The price on pre-buy was 10 dollars; now it's 20. Still a deal.
The larger of the Lumiere skunk brushes is a true competitor to the MAC 187. How do they compare? The MAC brush handle is about an inch longer and the head is very slightly denser. Both work extremely well for stippling on liquid foundation, but the MAC brush sheds. A lot--big ugly black hairs, tiny little pieces of black hair. At least you can see them and pick them off, but still... (I returned my original one, but the replacement sheds, too.)
Neither Lumiere brush has shed at all. The larger one, however, did have two of the black hairs that extended too far up the head--I trimmed them myself.
Bottom line--both large head brushes work well as foundation brushes, MAC wins on the density front, but only slightly, Lumiere wins on the shedding front by a landslide, and Lumiere wins on price--$22 versus $45. |
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Wed Feb 06, 2008 4:45 am |
Got a MAC 187 (short-handled) and Lumiere Skunk Brush and Lumiere wins for me too.
Price: Definitely lumiere
Quality: Lumiere since it doesn't shed and it doesn't bleed when washed. My MAC still does, even after a year+ of use.
Shape: MAC is wider and denser then the Lumiere. The latter is maybe a cross between the 187 and 188. It works just as well as the 187.
Also, I love the angle skunk brush by Lumiere. A must if you tend to be heavy handed in applying contour powder. |
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Mid-20s Asian female (since I am not mature enough to be called a woman  ). Skin is combination with tendency to dryness around the cheeks and prone to blemishes. Naturally coarse black hair  . Lastly but most importantly, you need something purchased in Australia I will be happy to CP  :. |
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