Please recommend good makeup brushes

I have a few expensive face & eye brushes but would like to get a few more pieces. I know MAC are supposed to be awesome but I really don't want to spend so much. 2 brushes in particular that I want are $36 each!!!

I would like a rec for an alternative!

TY!!

ETA: humor me for a minute here... I was searching on eBay and found this set now I know this looks too good to be true, but they have 100% positive feedback with 1000's of impressed customers. So I wonder...

Message edited 4/6/2007 12:01:55 PM.

Re: Please recommend good makeup brushes

I know you don't want to spend money on the MAC brushes but they really are the best. See if you can find them for a discount on Ebay.

Re: Please recommend good makeup brushes

i have those essence of beauty brushes you can buy in CVS - i think they are good quality. none of the hairs come out - and i have had them for over a year.

i never liked spending a lot on makeup brushes either.

my wedding day makeup artist said she had a few of them in her collection as well.

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I read on the instyle list that sonia kashnuck brushes are good and affordable.

I like bm ones.

Re: Please recommend good makeup brushes

Beauty Strokes Brushes from Harmon Cosmetics. They are inexpensive and they are the only ones that don't itch me when I use them. Also, the shapes they come in make sense for makeup application. I find that some brushes only come in awkward shapes.

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Re: Please recommend good makeup brushes

I like Japonesque. They are at ulta.

I have several of these brushes and often mistake them for my mac brushes. no hairs have come out and they are fantastic.

Message edited 4/6/2007 9:00:15 PM.