Blame it on beauty bloggers when it comes to beauty addiction.I wasn't a fan of any make up brushes since I mostly don't use any product in powder form due to my nose allergies. But then one day I read on my fellow Indonesian beauty blogger,Naomi.She reviewed sigma brushes which could be used for liquid foundation application. I was like.."what?brushes for liquid foundation?I thought only sponge can do that..".She also explained there that certain brushes have different result. So I was intrigued to have some brushes and searched for those kind of brushes,mainly for liquid foundation application.
And here it is,introducing you to this Australian brand"Furless".I first time deeply fell in love with their so unboring design.I mean, let's face it..today brushes mostly come with that boring either full black/brown,or black/brown with white color on top of it. So I was looking for:synthetic brushes,in attractive color/design,and it should be..pink.Lucky me,I found Furless with the exactly same criteria as I wanted.Look at their collections on their web here,so you'll know what I mean.And here are what I bought:
Right,they have pink and black bristles.Not that girly,more to punk/gothic style I know.But certainly not boring unlike other brands that provided the same color.Like I said before,I really wanted these brushes much so that I didn't need any consideration to buy it untill I saw these on their web:
"Discount 50% for beauty bloggers".Woah..I couldn't believe it!Without the discount I'd deffy buy it,and they even give discount now??Oh,God must have answered my beauty prayers last night.Do you think it's enough?No.They even gave free shipping for countries arround the world too!!I couldn't believe it!I must be dreaming or something,I mean.. finding brushes that I want is one thing,and getting discount+free shipping,it sounds like an April Mop to me.But here,it's not a joke.It's for real.
So here are brushes that I bought:
Punk Pink Flat Top Buffer Makeup Brush
Use this brush to apply powders, creams and mousses, or to highlight cheekbones and decolletage.
Size: 20cm length / 7.87 inch length.
Material: Wood Aluminium Nylon.
This one is deffy brush that I was looking for as my main purpose was to get a brush for liquid foundation application.As it's said on the web.I've tried this brush for liquid foundation application,it didn't work.So I tried to use it with powder one,it worked.I haven't tried it with cream/mouse but I think either liquid or cream foundation are almost the same in texture,so this brush won't work that well since it isn't that dense,or at least shorter in bristless length.
Punk Pink Angled Contour Makeup Brush
Contouring with a conscience is made easy with this fabulous professional funky contour brush!
Size: 21cm length / 8.26 inch length.
Material: Wood Aluminium Nylon.
I actually thought that I didn't need this kind of brush that much since I use mostly non powdery blushes on.But then I decided to buy it when I think that..at least I have to have one(in case I need it). I've tried this brush for bronzer,it worked great since this brush shape(curved)is good for contouring.
Punk Pink Angled Eye Buffer/Concealer Makeup Brush
Need to blend in those hard to reach areas? Use this gorgeous brush to apply and blend your eyeshadows, or blend your creams and concealers.
Size: 17.5cm length / 6.88 inch length.
Material: Wood Aluminium Nylon.
I actually ordered this one,I needed for under eye concealer application.But then Furless returned the money and said that this brush was out of stock.I was a bit dissapointed since what I wanted was a brush for concealer.Yeah,but what I could do.So,Not only returned my money,Furless also said that they sent another brush in return.And that I would LOVE the brush that they sent me.Wow..can you believe it?How lucky I was back then and..how so friendly and nice they were!!*dancing dancing* Of course I love it,thank you Furless! So I was curious about what they sent me..and..this is what they sent me:
Black Furless Flat Top Buffer Makeup Brush
Use this brush to buff in your mineral makeup or apply your liquid foundation - try it with your favourite mousse foundation!
Size: 20cm length / 7.87 inch length.
Material: Wood Aluminium Nylon.
The brush is soo huge.It's said that it can be used for liquid foundation application.I've tried this with liquid foundation,it didn't work though the brush is dense.Because the bristle is long,so I think it'll be best for powder foundation application.I use this brush for face powder,it's the best!It can cover the whole face area quickly and evenly,due to the size of the brush.The coverage results by this brush is medium-high.By far,this is my fave brush for powder application.They were right when they said that I'd love this brush because I really love it and reccomend this brush for everyone who wants a brush for face powder application.FYI,I don't fancy powder make up products since I have allergy.So back then I usually use puff instead of brush for face powder application.Sure,now I still don't fancy powdery make up,but seeing the great result that this brush gives,now I always use this brush instead of puff. And my nose?I pinch it everytime I use powdery make up,hehehe :D
Pink Retractable Kabuki Brush - Limited Edition!
Take your pink retractable kabuki brush with you everywhere - just throw it in your makeup bag, or purse, or keep it in your desk drawer at work. Touch-ups are made easy - just slip the lid back on when you are done to keep your brush clean and free from germs or dirt.
Size: 10cm tall 3cm diameter / 3.93 inch tall 1.18 inch diameter.
Material: Aluminium and Synthetic Taklon.
I fell in love with the pink bristles,and retractable,and the packaging.The price was quite high,I almost canceled buying it.But then I thought,oh well..I shouldn't waste my 50% discount,so I decided to buy it. It's limited edition also.The bristles is sooooo soft,just like rabit/cats fur!Good thing is that it doesn't scratch your skin,bad thing is that if you use this brush after you applied anything liquid on your face,the brush(plus your face powder)will get clumped easily so that it'll be harder for you to apply your powder.You have to wait'till your face completely dry,then you can use this brush to apply your powder.This brush gives you light-medium coverage.
All of those brushes above don't shed,you can wash them easily in running water,and the color of the bristles don't go off. Along with those brushes,Furless also gave me this(a freebie?):
Mineral eyeshadow powder in Passionate!I love the color,and the name!I don't know why they gave me that eyeshadow,but I did once telling them that I like their company's name"Furless".I told them that I'm against natural bristles and that I will always encourage people to choose synthetic brushes instead of natural ones. No more any of our furry friends that are sacrificed just for being...our cosmetic brushes???@#$% We take their lives just for our cosmetic brushes?I mean..how shallow is that??? Guess,that passion of mine brought them to give the freebie under the name"passionate".. ;)
Sure,I know that synthetic brushes are not easily available in their city area for some people.Take an example,me.I didn't know that brushes that we use were from animal's fur back then.This is my first brush,a lip brush that my mum gave me when I started wearing lipstick:
Me and mum didn't know what buddy that has been sacrificed for this brush,back then.It also will seem"normal"or"conditional"or whatever for some people to buy THIS kind of brush.Just grab some brushes from stores near your house,at shoppping malls,or reputable boutiques with the high end brand label on it,use it'till get bored,then dump it!! Just THAT easy.It should be that easy,IF you're uneducated about brushes,like me back then.
But it's NOT that easy,if you're once educated and knows the fact behind cosmetic industry.Apparently,what it's called as"NATURAL BRISTLES/BRUSHES",it comes from animal,worse is..dead animal! Worst..animals that have been killed in the name of fur industry.Sure,goats can be shaped for its fur since they're breeded.But certainly not about the rest(see my prev.post here).There are various animals are killed,not breeded,and most of them are wild animals for this fur industry.
So,this is what I see now about my 1st brush above:
a wounded mink in cage before it turns into...
Yep,dead animal's fur!On my lips for quite many years.And the animal sure had pee,poop,rolled on the ground,fleas,wounded,fuss,blood,errghh..all yuckies things during its lifetime.So the bristles had been through all those yuckies things.Do you think that's enough?No,before making it into our cosmetic brushes,that dead animals fur has been washed with desinfectan many times-->questionable chemicals but sure that I don't wish to swallow it.See..is there any of you saying that natural bristles/brushes are THAT WORTH IT???
If you say that natural bristles/brushes have good result,pls think about it!Now there're alot of synthetic brushes producers who produce great brushes with good result.If you check on my dear blogger friend,Dasha from green make up,she has many collection of good synthetic brushes(of course,she's a make up artist.And,she has also helped me about this brushes thingy).I've mentioned some of the brands on my prev.post here.Adding this Furless to the list,there're just many.If you're in Indonesia and have no idea where to buy synthetic brushes,you can always go to The Body Shop store near you,they have collection of synthetic brushes.Just check it out!;)
Out of topic,have any of you heard about some brands that are no longer animals free cruelty?
Spotted it on beauty bunny,here is the list that I copied from there(you can ask the web owner for more info):
- American Beauty (EL)
- Aramis (EL)
- Aveda (EL) – according to Aveda, they are not in China, but maintain that they do follow laws that require animal testing
- Avon
- Bobbi Brown (EL)
- Bumble and Bumble (EL)
- Caudalie
- Clinique (EL)
- Coach (EL)
- Darphin (EL)
- Donna Karan (EL)
- Ermenegildo Zegna (EL)
- Estee Lauder (EL)
- Flirt (EL)
- GoodSkin Labs (EL)
- Grassroots Research Labs (EL)
- Jo Malone (EL)
- Kiton (EL)
- La Mer (EL)
- Lab Series for Men (EL)
- L’Occitane
- MAC (EL)
- Mary Kay
- Michael Kors (EL)
- Missoni (EL)
- Ojon (EL)
- Origins (EL)
- Pangea Organics
- Prescriptives (EL)
- Sean John (EL)
- Smashbox (EL)
- Tom Ford (EL)
- Tommy Hilfiger (EL)
- Urban Decay
- Yves Rocher
EL = owned by Estee Lauder
Basically,some of them stated as"cruelty free" but because they enter China market,so they're no longer cruelty free.Why?because China requires every brand that will enter to do"animal testing" unlike other countries who are against it.Weird eh?I personally thinking,if it is tested on animal,so it means it can't be used by human. Wondering why???? And,this is another reading about Animal Testing in China that you can read on logicalharmony.net.
All in all,I trully wish that we can be a smart consumer with our purchases.And please,let those animal stay away out of our business. We can still have many fancy things without making anyone/anything suffers from our purchases.And natural bristles are just out of our way.Anyway,Furless isn't affiliated with any bloggers since they give such big discount.However I think I have to put their banner on my left side bar there.If any of you want to buy their products,you can click that link(again,no affiliation-you don't see any ID there like what most refferal affiliation programs do)or click this http://furless.com.au. If you're a beauty blogger,click this link to get 50% discount:
http://furless.com.au/index.php/info/youtube-gurus-a-beauty-bloggers
http://furless.com.au/index.php/info/youtube-gurus-a-beauty-bloggers
Thank You for reading,and Have a Lovely Day!:)

















