Brush series #2 - Eye brushes

September 18, 2016

The part two of the brush series is here. This one is about eye brushes, which are also divided in several categories.

I repeat, the brush choice is a personal preference and most of the brushes can be used in many purposes. Depending on what you want to achieve and which type of the brush you prefer, your list can be different than mine. So, I would like you to write in the comments your preference and suggestions, so the rest of you can read as many opinions and make their choice on which type of brush to use.

In this post I won't mention any brands of brushes, I will talk about general types and shapes of makeup brushes so you can get the idea of what to use. Also, I won't talk about what the brushes are made of.

Also, I have to say, the makeup brushes don't necessary be expensive to do the job, it is more important to find brushes that you actually like.

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Drugi dio serije o kistovima je tu. Ovaj dio odnosi se na kistove za oči, koji su također podijeljeni u nekoliko kategorija.

Ponavljam, odabir kistova stvar je osobne preferencije, te se većina kistova može imati i po nekoliko namjena. Ovisno o tome što želiš postići i koju vrstu preferiraš, tvoj popis može biti drugačiji od mog. Zato bih voljela da u komentare napišete svoje mišljenje, prijedloge i komentare, kako bi ostali mogi pročitati što više mišljenja i preporuka, te u konačnici odlučiti kako koristiti koju vrstu kistova.

U ovom postu neću spominjati marke kistova, nego ću općenito govoriti o vrstama i oblicima kistova tako da otprilike znaš što koristiti uz koji proizvod. Isto tako, neću govoriti o materijalima od kojih su kistovi napravljeni.

Također, kistovi ne moraju biti skupi da bi dobro obavili svoj posao, bitno je pronaći ono što tebi odgovara.

Base brushes / Kistovi za bazu

When I don't use my fingers for applying eyeshadow primers and base, I use paddle shaped flat brushes.

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Kada baze i primere za sjenila ne nanosim prstima, koristim plosnate ravne kistove, odnosno umanjene verzije kistova koje koristim za nanošenje primera na lice.

Application brushes / Kistovi za nanošenje sjenila

For more precise application of the eyeshadows I use the same type of brushes as for applying the base. I also use this type of brushes for pigments or when I want to intensify the eyeshadow - first I spray the brush with setting spray, dip it in a shadow and then pat on the lid to get most of the pigment.

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Za preciznije nanošenje sjenila na kapak koristim kistove istog oblika kao i za bazu.Ovu vrstu kistova koristim i za pigmente ili kada želim da sjenilo bude intenzivnije - prvo kist pošpricam setting sprejem, uzmem sjenila i tapkam po kapku, kako bi izvukla ono najbolje iz njega.

Blending brushes / Kistovi za blendanje sjenila

You can't do your makeup without blending brushes. These brushes are softer, bigger fluffy brushes that you can use for so many things: to blend the eyeshadow you just applied with the brush from previous category, to apply the transition shade in the crease, to blend the edges...

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Bez ovih kistova ne možeš dobiti dobar i lijep makeup na očima. Kistovi za blendanje sjenila su mekaniji, veći fluffy kistovi s kojima možeš blendati sjenila koje si nanije prethodnom vrstom kista, blendati prijelaznu nijansu u pregib kapka, blendati rubove sjenila...

Detail brushes / Kistovi za detalje

This category is the brushes for precise application of the eyeshadow only on some parts of the lid. I use several types of brushes for that (all similar, but very different).

First, there are dense pointy pencil brushes that I like to use for applying the lightest shade in the inner corner or to blend out the crease shade while doing the cut crease look.

The next are smaller dome shaped or tapered brushes for application and blending the shadow on some particular parts of the lid, for example on the outer corner. Also, I use these brushes for precise application of the transition shade of to blend the crease shade when doing softer cut crease.

The last ones in this category are the smudger brushes. They vary in sizes, length of the bristles and the density. I choose the brush depending on how smokey and intense I want my lower lash line to be.

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Ovo je kategorija kistova za precizno nanošenje sjenila na određene dijelove kapka. Koristim nekoliko vrsta (svi slični, a toliko različiti).

Prvi od njih su tvrđi kistovi koji idu u špic tzv. pencil brushes. Njih koristim za nanošenje svijetlije nijanse u unutarnji kut oka i za blendanje nijanse u pregibu kada radim cut crease.

Slijedeći su mali više ili manje zaobljeni kistovi za nanošenje i blendanje sjenila na određeni manji dio kapka, npr. na vanjski kut oka. Ove kistove također koristim i za nanošenje preciznije tranzicijske boje na pegib ili za blendanje te iste nijanse za blaži cut crease.

Poslijednji u kategoriji su kistovi za nanošenje sjenila uz sam rub trepavica, na kapku i ispod očiji. Razlikuju se po veličini, dužini i tome koliko su zbijeni. Ovisno o tome koliko smokey i intenzivno želim da sjenilo bude, tako odabirem i kist.

Eyebrow brushes / Kistovi za obrve

The brushes I use to fill in the eyebrows are small angled brushes. The thick bigger ones for the first part of eyebrow, and the smaller, thinner ones for the tail of the eyebrow.

Also in this category I have to mention the spoolie brush. I use it to brush my eyebrows before and after I fill in the eyebrows.

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Kistovi koje koristim za popunjavanje obrva su koso rezani kistovi. Deblji i veći za popunjavanje prvog dijela obrva, a manji i tanji za "rep" obrve.

U ovu kategoriju spada i tzv. spoolie brush, s kojim češljam obrve prije i poslije popunjavanja.

Eyeliner brushes / Kistovi za tuš

Before I used small thin brushes but they were too flimsy and I couldn't get the straight line. So now, for applying the eyeliner I also use small thin angled brushes that make the application and drawing the wing so much easier.

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Prije sam koristila male tanke kistove s kojima nikad nisam mogla dobiti savršeno ravnu liniju, a sada već neko vrijeme za nanošenje tuša koristim iste tanke koso rezane kistove koji uvelike olakšavaju nanošenje i izvlačenje tog tankog preciznog vrha.