I was chatting with makeup artist extraordinaire Pati Dubroff (she most recently did Julianne Moore's makeup for the Golden Globes) about one of my favorite topics -- super bright blush -- when she blew the lid off something I've been wondering for years, but never thought to ask.
And that is, the purpose of those darn fan brushes.
When working with bright powder blush, Pati says, "My new way of doing blush is to use fan brushes, because they pick up very little color. I used to use those dense blush brushes and it would deposit a whole lot of color. Now using a fan brush, I use very little blush so I can give lighter veils of color. For years I had those fan brushes and I never knew what to do with them -- I just figured it out."
So now I don't feel so lame for not having any clue what those brushes were for since Pati just figured it out herself. And there you have it!
They are also good for using highlight powder, you sweep it down the cheeks and the highlight powder will hit the highest part of your cheek with a subtle shine.
ReplyDeletegreat tip - thanks!
ReplyDeleteI love fan brushes for this purpose...and for highlighing and contouring.;0
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