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I caught the Prosilk lady demo-ing their new range of Eco brushes with synthetic hair the other day, had me laughing my ass off and rolling my eyes in equal measure. She was stuttering and falling over her words, basically trying to say that natural brushes are fabulous but now that 'people have gone all eco and with animals and stuff', there's more of a market for synthetic brushes as they're cruelty free etc (this was the general gist, she took a long time getting there...). She actually said that synthetic brushes were historically nasty and made a face as if synthetic brushes were made of toxic waste and said that 'as a makeup artist' (who does THAT remind you of...) she'd NEVER normally use a synthetic brush!! Until now of course coz theirs are fabulous...
As a makeup artist I would have thought she'd be aware that cream or gel products are far better applied with synthetic brushes as they don't pick up or hold as much product and deliver better on to the skin. Also it's more hygenic as it's easier to clean cream products out of synthetic hairs as they don't have pores and so the product doesn't get trapped. Basic makeup artistry people and folk have been using a mixture of synthetic and natural brushes quite happily for years, just coz they've decided to hop on the eco bandwagon doesn't make what they're doing new or revolutionary.
*slaps self on head at stupidity on QVC sometimes...*
Tx
As a makeup artist I would have thought she'd be aware that cream or gel products are far better applied with synthetic brushes as they don't pick up or hold as much product and deliver better on to the skin. Also it's more hygenic as it's easier to clean cream products out of synthetic hairs as they don't have pores and so the product doesn't get trapped. Basic makeup artistry people and folk have been using a mixture of synthetic and natural brushes quite happily for years, just coz they've decided to hop on the eco bandwagon doesn't make what they're doing new or revolutionary.
*slaps self on head at stupidity on QVC sometimes...*
Tx