Brushes
The Only Makeup Brushes You Need as a Beginner
You don’t need a 20-piece kit. Five brushes—base, powder, cheek, flat shader, and blender—cover almost every everyday look. Here’s what each one does.
7 min read, updated 30 October 2026
The hand
Brushes
Brushes judged in the hand, before color is allowed to argue.
Brushes
A Brush with Weight
What a good face brush feels like in the hand, before it ever meets color.
7 min read, updated 20 January 2026