Amazon Has Your Makeup Brush Needs Covered

With the world opening back up many of us are excited to revisit our favorite beauty rituals, try our hands at a new look, or simply show the bottom half of our faces (at least outdoors). From a light summery face to the ultimate birthday look, makeup is a fun and artful way to change things up a bit, and we’re more than happy to help you figure it all out.

The first step, of course, is finding the right product. However, the second and possibly more critical step includes application and tools. While some concealers like NARS were made to be blotted on using your fingertips, most products such as foundation, eyeshadow, contour, and bronzer, thrive when combined with the correct makeup brush and order of application. As much as makeup artists love beauty blenders, most use a combination of makeup brushes and beauty blending to add more detail to their look. Additionally, "The composition of certain foundations require the usage of makeup brushes over beauty blenders," says specialist Janessa Hubbell.

Below we compiled a list based on tips from professional makeup artists ranging from favorite makeup brushes, to ways to go about shopping for your first (or third) set of brushes. A consensus between runway model MUA Janessa Hubbell, everyday Makeup artist Kennedy Cooper, and Event MUA and Ulta Consultant Rekymdria Vaughan is their love for brushes with multiple uses.

Our Top Picks

• Best for Foundation: Flat Kabuki Brush
• Best for Concealer: Real Cosmetics Concealer Brush
• Best for Blending: ELF Complexion Duo
• Best for Contour: ELF Flawless Face Brush
• Best for Eyeshadow: Ecotools Eye Enhancing duo
• Best Brush Set: Koccido Makeup Brush Set
• Best Highlight Brush: Wet n Wild Fan Highlight Brush
• Best Powder Brush: Real Techniques Ultra Plush Powder Makeup Brush
• Best for Body makeup: Beauty by Earth Self Tanner Brush