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Etude House Etoinette Brush Collection Review
Wednesday, 12 June 2013 | 0 comments
If you guys are familiar with Etude House, you'll already be familiar with their (limited edition?) Princess Etoinette line.  Everything is packaged in cute pink princess like packaging and it's just so adorable and girly.  Well, I got sucked in and managed to get my hands on the Etoinette brush collection.  Within the line, there are also a Rose Brush which is like a small kabuki brush, but I didn't get that one.  Since I just did a brush review, I thought I'd share this one as well to compare.


  

So there are two brushes and a lip gradient tool that comes in a lace pouch that ties at the side.  I love the packaging, although I don't see myself using it very often because constantly putting the brushes back in every time would be annoying and a waste of time as appose to sticking the brushes in a brush-holder cup.  They come with plastic protectors that keep the shape of the brushes but I don't use those as well.  (Maybe I should...)



Left to right: Lip gradient tool, powder brush, fan/finishing brush.

Lip Gradient:  I think this is made out of a rubbery sponge.  Or at least, that's how it feels like.  It's a bit firmer than a regular sponge tip and bends like rubber almost.  Apparently like the name suggests, it's used to create a gradient lip.  I've tried it once with a red lipstick and it allows you to apply a thin even coat of lipstick.  Since it's small and angled, it's easy to just focus on the center of the lips.  I didn't use this tool at all because I didn't know what it was at first, but now I'm starting to think twice.  Maybe I'll give it a try once in a while.

Powder Brush: When fanned out, this brush is pretty huge on the face.  It's a decent powder brush size and after two washes, the bristles are very soft.  I believe it's made out of goat's hair.  It does a good job applying powder all over the face and picks up product very well...  Maybe even too much, if you don't tap away the excess.  Since using this, I've hit pan on my powder...

 Fan/Finishing Brush:  This brush is labeled to be a finishing brush that you use to brush away the excess powder on your face or any fall outs.  However, I love using this brush for highlighting my nose and the tops of my cheek bones because it's just the perfect shape for it.  And it picks up powder highlighter really well so it doesn't look like you're swiping nothing on your face.

Note: Shedding and bleeding of colour.

I was so excited to get these brushes because they looked so promising online but I was very disappointed when I first used them.  As I do with all my brushes before using, I wash them to get them clean.  I noticed that it takes these brushes a very long time to dry and after laying them out on a paper towel over night, I noticed pink stains.  That's the pink dye from the hairs bleeding off.  I've washed these brushes twice and it happened both times.

Another thing that really disappointed me was the amount of shedding these brushes do.  After using, my face would look like I smothered my face in a cat's body or something.  There were sooo many hairs falling off of this brush and sticking to my face; both the powder and fan brush.  Even when I buff the brushes into my hand, more and more bristles come off.  It was the worst after the first wash.  I decided to give it another wash, and it got a tiny bit better.  I noticed less shedding after the second time, but there are still some.  I'm not sure if it's because of just extra hair that the manufacturers didn't clean off (good thing I washed them before using!) or if the glue holding these hairs are become loose.  Whatever it is, I'm disappointed in how much shedding is going on.  It's like having a cat without the cat and just hair everywhere.  Since I'm starting to see less hairs coming off, I'm assuming the shedding will stop soon.  I'm going to continue to use these brushes and see how it goes.

Rating: ★☆☆☆☆  1/5

Overall although cute, these brushes just aren't good.  Sure, they're soft and cute but they shed like crazy and if you don't live in an asian country that sells Etude House, it's difficult to get your hands on these.  I would say they're not worth it.  Invest in good quality brushes from brands like Mac, Sigma, and Real Techniques.

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