Askmewhats Reviews: Fan Brush

Happy Wednesday everyone!!! Where's that smile baby? *winks*

When I did the Reader's Corner episode on "How I Contour my Cheeks". The sweet Yumeko chan saw the fan brush that I included for brushes you can use to contour and she wanted to know more about the fan brush! :)

Here's the inexpensive brush I bought, this is China made brush.

How does it fair for the price?
Is it worth to have this type of brush
in your Brush Collection?
Read on and be enlightened LOL

Fan Brush says ---

NOTHING

But for the sake of argument, I researched about the usage of Fan Brushes.

A fan brush is a brush with layers of bristles spread out by the ferrule. A fan brush is commonly used to blend colors.

Specs

Handle - wooden
Length of the brush from end to end - 7.5 inches
Height of the fan - 2 inches
Expansion of fan - 4 inches


Askmewhats says ---

Pros

• great to take off fallen pigments
• great for blending colors
• great for contouring as you don't grab a lot of colors in one swipe
• multi-purpose: For blush, contour powders, finishing powders, to remove excess pigment fall outs
• inexpensive
  

Cons

• has a bit of hair fall (but for the price, it's not that bad)
• cannot be taken along on your daily makeup kit due to its size
• has a bit of flyaways but nothing bad
• if your skin is very sensitive, the brush hairs are a bit rough (just a bit)
  
• not all stores carry these
  

Overall

If you don't have problems contouring your cheeks, and you have enough blush brush and slanting brush... You do not need to purchase this brush anymore.

In my opinion, this is a great brush to have as part of your collection but not a requirement.

I originally have a smaller fan brush just to highlight the cheekbones and to remove fall outs from my eyeshadow application, I never thought a large fan brush would even be available. I guess they are available for a purpose, and it really depends on the user on how they would use this brush to its maximum level.

I find that contouring is a breeze using this brush, I don't use this as a blusher brush but I use this mainly to contour the hollow of my cheeks and the jawline area. I use lesser product and the effect is very natural.

Tips

• always wash them well before usage, I can literally see the dirt washed out and the dye
• swipe the brush gently twice, no tapping needed, and spread it gently on areas you would want to contour.
• this brush can also be used to apply your finishing powder, for a more natural look
• always store them well, do not smash them with other stuffs as it may "ruin" the "fan" effect (this is what you're paying for, the fan effect)
• since this brush is huge, the hairs of the brush attracts more dust, so always clean them well
  

Will I repurchase?

One is enough for me :)

Where did I purchase and how much?

At Landmark for less than Php200.00 (approx $4-5)
Coastal Scents call them the Jumbo Italian Badger Fan Brush sold for $11.95 (approx Php576.22)

Fan Brush Moment

See how thick the hairs are?
Has a bit of flyaways that doesn't bother me

See how huge it is ?

Ferrule close up

Handle with no. 801
and the brand name Mai Shani
(FYI: they have a smaller version available too)

Another view
I like the fan shape
and it doesn't look cheap!

Right beside
my Nokia phone

And you thought photos are done!
Of course not!

Here's to show how I use my fan brush

See how natural and
non-streaky it looks?

Let's not forget that chin!



And cover that
double chin?

So many ways you can find
Try to maximize everything you have!
I'm a pro-maximizer (LOL never sounds right!)
It's always great to have multi-tasking stuffs!

Keep smilin'!
Stay Happy!