As beauty addicts, how many times have we done that huh? I’ll tell you how many… too bloody many.
Not only that, but let’s not forget that when in the UK, you’ve got more chance of finding genuine MAC on eBay than you have being able to return your purchases… these mistakes can really add up.
So, you can imagine my utter deflation when my NARS #12 Small Domed Eye brush turned up and wasn’t quite what I was hoping for. I mean, I know that it’s called ‘small’… but I didn’t expect the head to be quite SO small. My fault entirely.
But then I used it and I fell in love.
The NARS blurb on the website reads… Squirrel hair for definition and for creating depth in the crease of the eye.
I say… If you have hooded eyelids, get this brush.
(excuse the eyeshadow dust – it needs cleaning!)
The NARS #12 Small Domed Eye Brush is incredibly soft. I find some NARS brushes a little scratchy for their price… but this one is a winner. It’s densely packed and firm enough to do more than just place the colour. This little beauty is a master blender to apply defined but soft crease colours.
Hai! My name’s dopey.
Ignoring my moronic eye-expression (and need for a one-on-one with my tweezers) for a moment… can you see how perfectly the brush fits under that hood? I don’t have the most hooded eyelids in the world, but they are a pain for muddying colour when the upper part droops onto the lid itself. If I’m wearing a v. dark crease colour, I need to be precise and I need to focus it in the outer corner and just in the actual crease itself because of that reason. With this brush I can do this.
Why not just use a pencil brush or a small eye contour brush then? Because I’m crap at makeup in general and those kinda brushes always encourage me to be too heavy handed. With the NARS #12 brush, I can do gentle windshield wiper movements along the crease contour (whilst keeping my eyes half open) and achieve a soft, smoky but perfectly defined dark crease.
At £22.00 (for such a teeny little brush) my initial disappointment almost resulted in a mild strop but now? I’m considering a backup.
Which NARS brushes do you rate most highly?
