I love, love, love these brushes! They were my first set of real brushes, I have an amazing sister who gave me them to me for my birthday. A year later and I still use them regularly, they are in my eyes the best brushes to apply liquid foundation with, especially if you are a beginner. I started off as a novice, but with these brushes I was on my way..
I was a bit worried at first as I had no clue really what all these brushes even did, but sigma the lovely company they are, provided me with a sheet of all there brushes and a run down of the brush and there function. While I do love this set, I basically see them as four different brushes that apply foundation and one brush perfect for bronzer and then the F86 - Tapered Kabuki brush I really don't use as much as the others as I find it to be a bit to big. Regardless of that though, they are ideal for buffing foundation into the skin and making a flawless canvas! Which is really the best you can hope for with make up brushes.
I have had these brushes for a year now and I wash them regularly and they are still in place! Not one stray, no fall out and they still hold the same shape and texture since the very first day I got them!
Alot of people compare these brushes to the Jessup range off of ebay, to me there is no comparison. These brushes are FAR better in every single way.
I can guarantee with this brush set you are definitely getting your moneys worth, they do what they say and if you care for them properly they will last the distance as well. Really do recommend!
First off I do think this kit is a bit of a overkill for your average make up brush needs but I was actually accidently sent these and was lucky enough to be able to keep them for free! (Excellent customer service!)
They are all super soft and the quality is amazing! They wash really well and hold their shape amazingly.
All brushes are pretty much the same size just different angles.
Firstly the flat top F80, I think this brush is a brush that anyone who has tried it loves it. It buffs in liquid foundation so easily and leaves your skin looking flawless. I put off buying this brush for so long (had brought this separately in the same order so ended up with 2) I was loyal to the Real Techniques expert brush and thought it couldn't be beaten.... I was wrong!
Flat angled F88 is great at blending your foundation around the nose etc if your after a angled kabuki it's great!
Angled kabuki F84, this one is probably the most like my loved RT expert brush but is a tiny bit larger. It is a great multi tasker, contour, foundation, cream blush.
Round kabuki F82, this is like the RT buffing brush but is larger. It blends in my bare minerals powder foundation in easily and looks flawless.
Tapered F86, this is quite a big tapered brush but is good at getting hard spots, is also good at blending in concealer under the eyes (but is rather big in my opinion) nice to have but isn't the most used for me (bare in mind I am just your average make up wearer!)
They haven't malted at all and I've been washing them with baby shampoo. I love the quality of Sigma, the slightly holographic looking 'sigma' name looks beautiful on the gloss black handle.
These can be brought individually on the Sigma site.
Tips: Always have them facing down when washing, don't let the water go above the steel as the water will get into the handle and destroy the glue that keeps the bristles in.