Cosmetic vs Watercolor Brushes

[@LironYan]

Haha I've been thinking about doing that for a while now, any time I see a cosmetic brush thrown around the house. All I can think of is - "Man, it looks like it will have crazy water capacity" XD

[@akudumb3021]

Liron Yanconsky Yup! Makeup brushes have a very big watah (water lol) capacity, lol.

[@2003mandiman]

Same! Now I look forward to trying it out!

[@jeongbalsancat]

I'm not a professional artist but I use makeup brushes quite a bit because I was in makeup before and when I started drawing i found makeup and painting very similar. Daiso's makeup brushes are cheap and surprisingly good quality now. Here's what I use: ** Powder brush, blush brush and shading brush : Like your big fluffy brush, in descending size order. I use these to 1. take eraser dust off, 2. mop brush for blending large acrylic or oil areas (in that case must be washed immediately), 3. soaking water off watercolor mistakes (large) ** nose shading brush, bullet brush, bullet point brush - blending small areas in oil or acrylic or picking up small watercolor mistakes. I don't use an actual makeup blending brush because they are too sparse and soft. Makeup blending brushes will be good for blending pan pastels though. ** nail art brushes - great liner and very fine point brushes. A whole set costs under $10 US and is of similar quality to good quality artist liners. WN 0000 liner brush isn't any more durable than nail art brushes so I buy the nail brushes and throw them away regularly. ** sponge tip brush : blends charcoal and graphite like a dream. Also can be used for solvent application to colored pencils ** eyeshadow brushes : not much of a practical use in art so i don't use these. I did try them to blend charcoal and it made a really soft blend. ** Nail cleaner brush (or the eyebrow brush in your video) : I use it to clean my painting brushes after acrylic or oil. ** foundation sponge : use to absorb excess water in watercolor after dipping brush in cleaning water, absorb paint mistake or pick up areas of paint, or float on water to wet acrylic brushes adequately between applications. Recently for the watercolor part I also like to use magic block sponges. For traveling I put one or two cushion puffs (flat sponges) in a mint tin for the same use. in that case I recommend fibercell puffs, like those made by banilaco, mamonde, or laneige. Pony makes really good puffs and sponges that can be used for art use but are expensive ** face washing glove or cloth : I put this on the bottom of my water jar and it cleans brushes faster and better. So cheap and all the paint gathers in that so after about 10 acrylic paintings I just throw it away and buy a new one. usually one glove will yield 2-4uses depending on the size of your water jar.

[@teohyc]

Thanks for the extensive writeup 😁

[@jennw6809]

A bunch of great tips here. I tried a synthetic eyeshadow brush for watercolor and it didn't hold water well, so I kind of wrote off the idea. But I bet it will blend charcoal so nicely!

[@forjazznjava]

wow my brush collection just doubled

[@teohyc]

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[@mitzara25]

hahaha

[@pjlewisful]

I am a former make up artist for many years. I have always tried make up brushes along with my regular brushes and discovered so many new effects that I wouldn't have had if I stuck only to my art brushes. Everyone should try as cosmetic brushes are so available at cheep prices. I have some very expensive cosmetic brushes, however, that I would never think of using in my art. You did a great job.

[@teohyc]

+Pj Lewis Thanks 😁

[@paulage1art]

Too funny! I bought paintbrushes when they were all 50% off at Michaels to substitute for the very expensive MAC cosmetic brushes! I also use inexpensive cosmetic brushes for acrylics and glues and gesso for my mixed media projects.

[@asa-pi]

Very interesting! I've actually wondered the same thing of how well cosmetic brushes would work with watercolor. Thank you for taking the time to experiment with these brushes!

[@teohyc]

It was fun. ヾ(⌐■_■)ノ♪

[@NadaMajdy]

I used a makeup brush the first time I tried water colours cause I had no big brush to make a wash

[@cutiepiedaina]

a lot of higher end makeup brushes are also made with real hairs, like squirrel, sable, etc. so you can get some effect that's very similar to high quality watercolor brushes.

[@debstevens7194]

In the UK you can buy a makeup brush set of about 7 brushes for £1 for the lot from the pound shop. These are great for painting watercolour postcards! .There are round brushes in the sets I bought as well as flat brushes. At this price, its also easy to cut bristles to make chisel brushes. I use the mascara brush to paint pine trees (as one would use a fan brush). I also use it to wash out streaks on dried paint and by rotating the brush, I can get perspective in ploughed ridges disappearing into the distance. The plastic side makes great scrafito marks and works quite well as a rough alternative to sharpened reverse end brushes for creating thin lines - an alternative to a rigger. On miniature paintings on postcards and smaller, these are great. I have visited brush manufacturers exhibiting at art and cosmetic events (the same manufacturers create identical products for both in some cases). I find it helpful to reduce the length of cheap wash brushes - especially those costing a little more than £1 - they can then fit into sketchers boxes. I also use an eyelash glue bottle washed and cleaned out to hold a small amount of masking fluid. It comes with a flexible plastic wand - ideal for applying to small paintings to preserve white paper. A 1.5 cm x 0.5 cm x 0.5 cm piece of kneeded rubber goes next to it then a shaved down pencil. In an old Daler Rowney sketchers box with two brush holder spaces, I can use a short brush and these other essential tools. A £1 makeup kit a postcard block and my favourite professional paints replacing Daler Rowney paints, a waterbottle, and I'm good to go!

[@OneTrueWord1988]

Deb Stevens: Thanks so much for your excellent comment! I was particularly excited to read about using a mascara brush for painting pine trees! What a great idea!! I have a tube of mascara that is about finished, and I will definitely be putting that brush to good use. I live in Northern Lower Michigan, so Pine trees figure prominently in most of my landscape paintings! Thanks again, and have a great day! 😄👍🌸

[@cynthiacarpenter8606]

This was very interesting! fyi - some cosmetic brushes have longer handles and there are loads of different brushes with all kinds of lengths of bristles depending on its use. What you were using would be considered travel cosmetic brushes which is why the handles are short. If you can find the right brush for you at the right price that's all that matters. Thanks so much for the demo.

[@teohyc]

+Cynthia Carpenter Thanks. No wonder the handles are so short.

[@sprucehouse9]

those make up brushes are designed to be used with powders and other dry products, and that's why they are so soft. amazing that they held so much water. if you are on a budget you could sure make them work!

[@sdovas]

Of course, make up brushes are design for an entirely different medium so they will act differently as you so accurately describe. My wife as a lot of make up brushes and when she is ready get rid of them I will often grab them and use them the way you do here, and one thing that you'll find especially with that larger brush, is that as they age you will see that you're leaving a lot of bristles in your washes as the brush goes by. Of course since these brushes are so much cheaper it's a lot less painful to just throw them away when they start shedding hair in your painting, but it is something to be aware of and to watch out for.

[@thesameritan9844]

Ok I now have a store in my house for watercolor brushes, Ill just go get some from my sister's bedroom lol great vid!!

[@bella7904]

Ah, I've though about doing this before but I'm a bit scared I'll accidentally use one on my face, lol. By the way, the wash brush is intended for foundation, the filbert is for eyeshadow, and the rigger is for eyeliner :-) The sketch came out very nice!

[@teohyc]

Thanks for sharing the info. I did not know what the brushes are for. :-D

[@AafkeVultink]

just buy an additional toilet bag with paintbrush sticker on it so you wont switch, you don't have makeup stacked in your art supplies I think * Unless you're like me crashing up mica,rofl*

[@erikamarcelo4073]

The rigger brush can be a lip brush too.

[@calyco2381]

Considering lipbrush build for applying lipstick. And lipstick mainly oil base. I think that brush is gonna do better in acrylic or oil paint.

[@SanityChan]

Wow what a great video! I always love how in-depth your reviews are. I'm just starting out and on a fairly tight budget, so this helps me a lot for finding affordable painting products. I was actually looking for a cheap, but effective wash brush and that foundation brush ought to do the trick!

[@teohyc]

That big brush is good. The smaller ones not so good.

[@NindyAkvalentin]

good to know that a real artist using makeup brush to paint something too. i thought that only a noob like me have tried to use it for some art piece 😅

[@OneTrueWord1988]

Nindy Akvalentin Lol I use them too Nindy! :) I have a couple of retractable makeup brushes I use for travel watercolor brushes, and they work very well for me. I think they are by elf.

[@gocapturecreate3320]

Real artists break the so called rules of art and they use everyday items as well as artist quality media in their art making.

[@gorway7]

I have two I use regularly - A big synthetic oval mop with stubby handle (bit like synthetic squirrel) - I use it as a handy dusting brush to remove eraser debris, and a very short and narrow filbert brush (only about 3mm long) - I appropriated from my Ex - it appears to be a soft natural hair and works brilliantly for lifting fine detail in watercolour and softening or blending out hard edges. It also works great as a blending tool with graphite pencil and especially using solvent blending mediums with colour pencil.

[@tulips7094]

This was so interesting! It would be awesome to see more painting using uncommon art supplies!

[@teohyc]

+Holly Klein Thanks. I'll explore more alternative tools. 😂

[@recoveringsoul755]

@@teohyc have you tried using cheap makeup, maybe eyeshadow, to see if you can paint with it? Like dollar store stuff?

[@ashleywang8665]

As someone who used small watercolour mop brush blending eyeshadow/blush. I think the big difference for the brushes are because the makeup consistency are much thicker and powder-ish, so the light texture paint are much difficult to control when using those. Btw I have to say the low-end makeup brushes are cheaper in comparison of the same entry level watercolour brushes, but the natural hair watercolour brushes are waaay cheaper than the makeup brush which costs over 100 dollars easily.

[@2lmdi]

Very nice. I was surprised there was no shedding. There are many other types and sizes of cosmetic brushes at dollar store prices. I'll be trying them. Thanks.

[@teohyc]

I didn't know what to expect. At least they are made properly to prevent shedding. \ (•◡•) /

[@amyx231]

Wet n wild brand brushes are synthetic hair but feel nice on the skin. From washing them, I can confirm they hold a decent amount of water. Might be worth a try at $1-2 each.

[@Kittys_Creations]

I think this would be such a challenge! I haven't seen any other artists attempt this and I think your skills really show through more when you can make impressive art with minimal supplies

[@micabusby6980]

The small brush one is a liner for either the lips or eyes. You can get longer liners as I seen in some places for nails which probably be more like a rigger. As well as you can get bent liners similar to detailed brushes which can probably get super fine details. The nail ones probably would hold more water and paint since they are usually used for nail art. I do not use makeup all that much, but get way to many ads for make-up from KZbin that makes me wonder if they think all women users want make-up ads. That and the only place that sells good hair care products for thick, curly hair is Ultra which if full of make-up, beauty supplies, and even an instore saloon. I really dont see much use for make-up since my skin is really sensative to it and just causes me problems and I hate the feeling of it on my face. Agh... Just thinking about it makes my skin crawl. However... Ku ku. Guess I will be going to the cheap stores and try out cosmetic brushes for my outdoor gouche and watercolor. I actually like the effects you got in this painting and can see how some of the negatives of the cosmatics brushes you mentioned could be really useful effects for getting enviroment and plant studies. That and it will be easy to replace them if something happen to them and save my good brushes for times I want more refined pieces.

[@jenniferalvarez4041]

Auto Nin - ELF brand at Wal-Mart & maybe other stores, too, carries good makeup brushes that are very inexpensive. I would recommend those!

[@amyx231]

Omg! I didn’t even think about using makeup brushes for watercolors! I have all those powder brushes and foundation brushes, and I’m in need of a good wash or mop brush - perfect solution!

[@vickierayhill4637]

I've taught classes in gilding with gold leaf, and to save money on the kits, I used blusher or foundation brushes from the Dollar store to brush off the flakes of excess gold leaf without scratching the gilded spot.

[@mikel4510]

I use cosmetic brushes for feathering acrylic and oil painting. Work super great for large areas. But it looks like they don't carry as much water/pigment as a brush designed for watercolor painting.

[@harukuroma376]

I use the eyebrow one for splatter effects, i found it laying around in the house. As long as it doesn't get lost I won't replace it

[@paulage1art]

Also, cosmetics can be used in art as well - the dollar store mica eyeshadows can be used just like the micas you get from art supply stores. Don't know about longevity, but can always use for cards, art journaling, home decorating, etc.

[@OneTrueWord1988]

paulage1art: What a great idea! I paint a lot of greeting cards for family and friends, and I am definitely going to try this! I already use a lot of various items from the dollar store for art supplies, and this just adds to the fun possibilities! 👍😄🎉

[@essietangle9931]

What a fun comparison with pretty good results. I'm going to add the eyebrow brush/comb to my set. I really like the small splatter. Thanks for the video.

[@aviaja2008]

My experience is most inexpensive makeup brushes shed their hair if used with water. More expensive makeup brushes are very good with acrylic and gouache paints, thicker paints. Just like art brushes makeup brushes can be very expensive. This was a fun video and I believe it is worth the try. I also believe I read somewhere that some brush manufacture makes brushes both for artistic use and makeup use, so the difference between the two is the same consider the quality and control.

[@azocarmaca]

Hello Teoh 😊 I think you have done an excellent job with the cosmetic brushes! Thank you very much for all your videos, they are really interesting!

[@patti3d]

I save my old cosmetic brushes for this ! So far they work great for painting!

[@TerrieJohnson731]

I have so many cosmetic brushes I use I am only buying 2 good rounds and 2 flats for a serious upgrade. I was im makeup artistry in the recent past. Unless they fall apart, I am going to use them. They are very similar to paint brushes. Makeup artists have been using Artist brushes forever. It's whatever works well and affordable and quality-artists usually dont have a ton of money....( an eyeliner brush is no comparison to a rigger)

[@milowiloziggywiggy]

Very interesting video! I liked that it was different from all the typical watercolor content on KZbin. Keep it up.

[@maryalgar8779]

I really liked the splatter from the eyebrow brush. Good for you to try these out.

[@emilyshmelimy]

This is interesting. I don't know anything about watercolor but I do wear makeup and I have actually bought paint brushes to use as makeup brushes. In the US you can get some really cheap paint brushes. Cheaper than even the cheapest makeup brushes.

[@chantelmcskimming6633]

Fun!! I really like to hear the background sounds of the birds 😊

[@isa218oo]

Yeah I found some natural hair travel makeup brushes and I tested them to see if they hold a decent amount of water and they do. They're very short so they fit well in my travel watercolour box( Normal black metal ones that hold 12 half pans) along with a large waterbrush, eraser, and a small pencil.

[@BarbrajoanOriginals]

Teoh. , I might give it a try. I'm impressed with the eyelash brush for splatter.

[@chammikaiser7740]

What fun Teoh. I am off to buy a big brush and the splatter brush at my local cosmetic store- nice and small that splatter brush. They are so reasonably priced, it is worth a try. Thanks so much for this demo.

[@teohyc]

+Chammi Kaiser Have fun 😁

[@odi-michelle]

Chammi Kaiser

[@thedoodlebox45]

I love watching you paint! Great video as always Teoh! ^^

[@nookmori]

Now I know what to do with my extra makeup brushes :-)

[@HomeAbroad68]

hi teoh, the finished watercolour turned out really nice, especially the vibrant red and deep shadows. :)

[@teohyc]

Thank you (~˘▾˘)~

[@barbhayes5613]

The short handles on these brushes would make them perfect for an outdoor/travel set. (I'm always a bit fearful of taking my really good brushes on location.) I especially like the speckling effect from the eyebrow brush - better than my cut-down toothbrush. I'll be heading out to the dollar-store for sure. Thank you again for such a throrough demo!

[@priceduncan9]

The small brush is an eye liner brush. For detail, it was the brush of choice for collector and painter of toy soldiers Roy Dilley. But this was in the sixties and seventies and I expect the quality was much better then.

[@jenniferalvarez4041]

Henry Price - Fun fact! Thanks for sharing it.

[@mathie2037]

Hello. New to your channel. I thought it was so timely for me to have seen your video because I just bought some cosmetic brushes. I thought you did a great job presenting this video. Two thumbs up!!!

[@teohyc]

Thanks :-) Did you buy the cosmetic brushes for art or...?

[@mathie2037]

Yes, for art. With the intention of using them specifically for watercolour. Looking forward to learning more from your videos. 😃

[@sasi_meow]

So creative idea for the experiment!

[@LeaGalTan]

Really nice painting! That car is spectacular. Looks like a trip to the cosmetics store is in my future:-)

[@polinamar]

I think this is a great idea. You can try more unusual shapes, maybe round powder brush. Or you can try and cut them a bit to get a better shape. You can also definitely find bigger and longer eye shadow brushes, that will hold more water. I will certainly try eyebrow brush for splatter - I really liked it))

[@batwilliams8886]

thanks for the video I wasn't use to painting my pictures cuase a hard time mixing colors and i thwt my picture wouldn't look right think water color the way to go with me love your paintings by the way thanks again

[@dragonflyrose]

You are great!! Just wanted to tell you that! I really enjoy your videos and the way you explain things :)

[@teohyc]

Thanks :-)

[@z-8139]

Wow, this was definitely very interesting to see! (I've watched this video before but since my old KZbin channel is gone, I'm re commenting on all my favourite videos). I have heard of people using cosmetic brushes for watercolour paintings but this was definitely eye opening.

[@z-8139]

Might need to get my hands on some more cosmetic brushes!

[@SerenityReceiver]

Well done, I wondererd about extremely cheap make up brushes as well. They are obviously not as good, but at a 20th of the price they are worth experimenting with.

[@BarbrajoanOriginals]

thanks Teoh, I often wondered if we could use these brushes. For me, I would have to be quite desparate to use these. After seeing your review I'll stick to my watercolor brushes.. Watercolor is challenging enough. I need all the help I can get. !

[@BornAgainFarmGirl]

This is a great reason to subscribe to the monthly subscription Ipsy ! I get lots of brushes from them every month , fab !

[@teohyc]

May I ask how many brushes do you have now? ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

[@BarbrajoanOriginals]

Thanks Teoh, I'll stay with my watercolor brushes. watercolor is challenging enough, and I need all the help I can get. I think trying to use these brushes , for me, would make it much harder.

[@teohyc]

+Barbra Joan The big brush is worth the money. It doesn't have to be used to create details.

[@auntieayla]

Brilliant video! Will definitely be picking up one of those eyebrow brushes for splatter effects

[@azzuparis]

Hi Teoh, very interesting video. It would be fun to try some make-up brushes to paint 😉 Great idea, thanks 😊

[@calamityjitt667]

Very good idea, Teoh :) budget options are always welcomed! Recently, I've noticed a lot of "nail art kolinsky sable brushes" on Amazon. They are suspiciously cheap, but it still making me wonder if of any real use for watercolor? Couldn't find any comparison with real sable or even mimic synthetic sable (hardly they will be real match given the price, but worth it at least?).... I dare to suggest if you would consider reviewing those? As a followup of this video. Thank you very much for your inspirational videos, love your limited palettes and your reviews!

[@neeyasworld]

Ah.. I also use my unused face brush for painting. I thought I'm the only one.. Cuz I was lack of brush back then. But I found the brush not quite hold water as the watercolor brush do. Still.. I use for creating different texture and shape. 😀

[@fayeredmon5227]

I've been using artist brushes for make up since I started college sixty years ago. I had a sponsor who provided all art supplies but no money for make up. Of course we didn't wear as much make up then and no one was using brushes on their face except in drama. I also used Alizarin crimson oil paint for lipstick!

[@OneTrueWord1988]

Faye Redmon: Nice comment, but I have to say that using any paint for lipstick is very dangerous, as many paints are quite toxic! I just felt I should say so, since others who read this might want to try what you did. Hope you have a lovely day!

[@isabellecade277]

The women have thought of it, you have done it ! :) I also liked your previous video with your friends. I would like to do the same here in my village. Thank you for sharing this.

[@lorijones9579]

I moved several surplus makeup brushes to my watercolor brush collection. I noticed Dick Blick sells makeup brushes now. I don't know if it's a hint that you can use them for more than makeup or if they are supposed to be for face painting! Thanks Teoh.

[@teohyc]

+Lori Jones I didn't know that Dick Black actually sells makeup brushes.

[@lorijones9579]

I only noticed it recently. It caught my eye because I have a blush brush I use for watercolor washes sometimes. www.dickblick.com/products/blick-cosmetic-brush-set/

[@corikay]

Fun! And strangely enough I do use artist Fan brushes in my skincare salon!

[@elainemagliacane]

Very interesting... I only have one versatil brush, I like it a lot.

[@chainsawkitten3766]

Ha, I use some types of watercolor brushes to apply makeup, surprising at how well they work....and it’s a good deal financially, because good cosmetic brushes are ridiculously expensive. Haven’t tried to use cosmetic brushes tomorrow painting

[@mikemor6005]

dude i keep coming to your channel again and again in all my serches good SEO :)

[@irg719]

I believe there are other cosmetic brushes that have more comparable shapes and size that would be a more level/fair comparison. The nail brushes does a similar job for a good price. Not as inexpensive as yours but have comparable performance.

[@teohyc]

Perhaps I need to explore more of these cosmetic brushes. But I need to do that in $2 shops. LOL

[@jennw6809]

I tried one of my Sigma eyeshadow brushes that I don't use (the brushes are great, but I preferred another shape). It is designed for powder, and it works very well for that, but the brush I tried did not hold water -- it almost repelled it. Maybe I should try some of my natural hair brushes.

[@gurujad1533]

Very interesting video. I always asked myself why some brushes are too expensive in comparison to makeup brushes!! Your demonstration proves why. The Rigger Cosmetic Brush is used as an Eyeliner brush. It produces a thin line over the eyelids, and it is quite useful in the makeup set. I have a request - if you do not mind. I was trying to use some Cosmetic tools with pastel (especially pan pastel), can you do a demostration about that?

[@nebojsajovanov]

Very useful video. Thank you Teoh!

[@teohyc]

Welcome :-)

[@OneTrueWord1988]

Elf makes a great lipstick brush that is perfect for a small travel watercolor brush because it retracts, and has a cap. I buy them at $Tree, for yeah, a dollar! 😄

[@DoodleyDoodah]

the skinny paint brush i want most. i never been this desperate for a paint brush (im more so for pencil drawings than paints) before. my grandmother gave me a box of art supplies from hobby lobby as a birthday gift. i love the paint brushes but the last one doesn't have a excellent skinny and more precise tip than the one i have ;-;

[@scruffy281]

What a GREAT IDEA!! Thanks for sharing!!

[@koskey06]

You answered my question....... wanted to know if s big makeup brush would work for big washes since they cost Penny's on the dollar compared to watercolor brushes

[@D.S.Moon98]

you can also get really cheap Kolinsky Sable nail brushes (they are for applying acrylic to nails) and they work amazingly well.

[@teohyc]

Sable brushes for use with acrylic? Won't it destroy the brush? Those brushes must be washed so thoroughly because acrylic dries so fast.

[@D.S.Moon98]

Teoh Yi Chie yea they are washed very well. it's used w/ acrylic powder that is applied to nails to strengthen them. But yes they tend to be washed thoroughly after use. I've used them for watercolor and they work really well though.

[@FranciscaPires]

from the smaller brushes, the one that looks like a filbert's (i hope i wrote it right, otherwise please someone correct me ^^' ) and you didn't like that much is great to paint small images in gouache :)

[@Tom_-]

This would have made a great April 1st video :D

[@teohyc]

+karasawa21797 😂 Maybe time for me to plan something for next April 1st.

[@yuzhao2055]

Can you try some nail art brushes for watercolor details ?

[@majohnse]

While some of the watercolor brushes performed much better, it is important to note that there are different grades of makeup brushes. You might want to try out ones from several manufacturers.

[@higherground711]

Nice experiment. The sketch looked good. You should look on Amazon. They have 20 and 32 piece sets from $10 to $30. Lol you can even get them in pink. X-D

[@teohyc]

I'm looking at them now. I didn't know that they are so affordable. LOL. The big cosmetic brushes can definitely rival the big expensive watercolor brushes.

[@higherground711]

Oh I almost forgot. They come in natural hair and mixed hair as well. If an artist finds a cosmetic brush that they can make use of and gives unique effects then I'm all for it.

[@catherinelevison3310]

I have heard the biggest problem with cosmetic brushes is that they were not intended to be placed in water frequently. Therefore, the bristles fall out. Sure a foundation brush was intended for use with a wet foundation however watercolor brushes are constructed to be able to tolerate being dunked in water (for painting) and washed frequently in water (for cleaning). Thank you.

[@TheHydred]

You are awesome, Teoh!!

[@teohyc]

(~˘▾˘)~ Thanks

[@woolpuppy]

I've always wondered about this, thank you!

[@thepochade5992]

I have often thought about experimenting with make up brushes.... Thank you 😆

[@audreyp3444]

The eyebrow brush is a great tool for dry pastels.

[@Undankbar]

feel so stupid for not having thought of that before! you are a genius! thanks :)

[@vivianeb90]

Very clear difference, BUT I do think that as long as we don't have big areas to fill out the cosmetic brushes fulfill their purpose as watercolor brushes quite nicely. And the comparison was a bit unfair because the cosmetic brushes are not a real equivalent of the presented watercolor brushes. If you know your way around cosmetics then you'd be able to find more similar brushes, so I still believe in them. Also they are just sooo much cheaper.

[@liia9736]

Considering this is comparing very cheap makeup brushes to very expensive top of the line synthetic paint brushes, the makeup brushes do very very well. If you were to compare the makeup brushes with paint brushes that cost the same, the makeup brushes would probably win hands down.

[@geslinam9703]

I do it the other way around...watercolor brushes can work very well for applying makeup.

[@jemimacantanhede4467]

Eu adoro seu canal.

[@alexserra9605]

I was always told if a brush deposits different amounts of paint with different preause it's not a good brush. if the brush deposits paint consistently throughout all brush pressure it's a better brush...is that right?

[@angelarafael9875]

I use cosmetic brushes sometimes too...some of them are better than some cheap water color brushes.i think they might be more suited for acrylic painting...

[@xBlitzwingChibix]

I wonder how they'll handle gouache 🤔

[@akudumb3021]

1:55 - the cosmetic brush is an eyeliner or pencil brush!

[@Jesse8311074]

Great experiment, I have done it 😂 mostly with the very thin ones. But I would stick to the regular brushes.

[@teohyc]

The small brushes aren't very good. The big brush is great. ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

[@jasneskis]

A rigger is not the same as your small cosmetic brush. You should compare the small cosmetic brush to a # 1, 2, 3 or 4 watercolor brush. The comparison would be similar, the brush length would be the same.

[@sharonolsen6579]

HA ... great review... !!! I have used expensive watercolor brushes to do my make up for .. ( should I say how long ... LOL ) over 30 years .. I found them to be far superior to the brushes available for cosmetics... But that was a long time ago.. maybe things have changes since I tested the theory .. : D

[@bluechromemina]

How about using those sable brushes marketed toward nail artists? I'm curious since it's the only sable brush that is widely available (and relatively) affordable in our country.

[@teohyc]

+Camilla Mae Libunao Not sure about those

[@greyareaRK1]

That was fun. It's good to know that if I can't find my brushes I can use my wife's make-up kit. ;-) (Perhaps the comb could be used to clean clogged brushes?)

[@itzeelrock]

Hello, I'm Itzel again. I really like your job, i would like that you make a video answering questions that we make in the coments, gr8s from Mexico!

[@teohyc]

+itzeel Landeros Thanks. Maybe I will make a video about that in the future. I usually answer in the comments section whenever possible.