About makeup brush bristle

The bristles of professional makeup brushes are generally divided into animal hair and synthetic hair.

Natural animal wool has complete hair scales, so the hair is soft, the degree of powder consumption is saturated, the color is uniform and docile, and it does not irritate the skin.

In general, animal hair is the best material for makeup brush bristles. To get the most out of your makeup with ease, maybe you're just short of a set of tools.

Makeup brushes have gone from professional stylists to women who love beauty.

According to the makeup artist, mink hair is the best in the brush, with a soft and moderate texture.

Goat hair is the most common animal hair material, with a soft and durable texture.

The texture of pony hair is softer and more elastic than regular horse hair.

Artificial hair Artificial fibers are harder than animal hair and are suitable for creamy makeup with a thick texture.

Nylon has the hardest texture and is mostly used as an eyelash brush and eyebrow brush.

Natural hair

Kolinsky hair: It is the best among the bristles, the texture is soft and elastic, it is comfortable to use and can evenly blend eye shadow, which is recognized by the majority of makeup artists. 

Goat hair: The most common animal hair material, soft and durable. At the same time, there are 21 categories of goat hair, suitable for professional makeup brushes: No. 0, water fade, yellow peak, yellow and white peak, white peak, medium light peak, fine light peak.

Horse hair: It has good softness and slightly less elasticity. According to the color, it is divided into authentic color, dark color, and black. Among them, black is relatively small.

Synthetic hair

According to the hair peak, it is divided into sharpened fibers and non-sharpened fibers.

The sharpened fibers have slender and soft hair peaks, and the tops are more elastic than animal hair. They do not absorb powder and are easy to clean. They are suitable for creamy makeup with a thick texture.

In addition to the difference in bristle materials, the brush heads of professional brushes also use different sizes and shapes according to the different parts of the makeup, showing various curved, cusp, oblique or flat brush head shapes. Whether the line and curvature of the brush head are smooth will affect the effect of makeup, so the shape of the brush head is also an important factor affecting the effect of makeup.