I believe in second chances. I do. And looking always on the bright side, I try to find a (good) purpose in everything, when it dissapoints me.
Well, this is about the brushes I showed you in my JUMBO Haul.
They cost almost nothing, so perhaps I should even bother writing a post about them. Let me elaborate on that:
The packaging included 2 double ended brushes.So, 4 brushes.
However, the eye brush had a sponge applicator on the one side. I never use such things. So -1.
Then the face bush. Oh, the face brush! It looked ideal and felt soft.
Almost a perfect purchase!
And then it broke.
The handle remained on the "highlighter" side and the "blush" side was just bristles and ferule. And one can see the glue. So, how careful must one be when cleaning them???
And, by saying that, I get to the bottom and the main "FAIL" element of the brushes: Cleaning was an adventure. Yes, I've experienced shedding before, even with a MAC brush, but this was too much!
And, since I am that second-chance-kind-of-person, I was willing to look past that. But with the "highlighter" I just couldn't. Because along with the shedding came a black tide!!! Dye was coming off like nothing I have ever seen before! Even my hands soaked it in it and was difficult to rinse off afterwards!
I regret not taking a picture for you to witness, but it was BAD!
So, -2!
However the "blush" brush is not that awful. Even comparing it with my LE MAC 168 brush, it looks fuller and fluffier. And feels as soft, too.
Now I have bittersweet thoughts about this brush set, but I still file it under "Epic Fail" so you can be forwarned about its HUGE downsides.
But perhaps, you could look the other way, given how little they cost.
What do you think? Would you buy them?
Well, this is about the brushes I showed you in my JUMBO Haul.
They cost almost nothing, so perhaps I should even bother writing a post about them. Let me elaborate on that:
The packaging included 2 double ended brushes.So, 4 brushes.
However, the eye brush had a sponge applicator on the one side. I never use such things. So -1.
Then the face bush. Oh, the face brush! It looked ideal and felt soft.
Almost a perfect purchase!
And then it broke.
The handle remained on the "highlighter" side and the "blush" side was just bristles and ferule. And one can see the glue. So, how careful must one be when cleaning them???
And, by saying that, I get to the bottom and the main "FAIL" element of the brushes: Cleaning was an adventure. Yes, I've experienced shedding before, even with a MAC brush, but this was too much!
And, since I am that second-chance-kind-of-person, I was willing to look past that. But with the "highlighter" I just couldn't. Because along with the shedding came a black tide!!! Dye was coming off like nothing I have ever seen before! Even my hands soaked it in it and was difficult to rinse off afterwards!
I regret not taking a picture for you to witness, but it was BAD!
So, -2!
However the "blush" brush is not that awful. Even comparing it with my LE MAC 168 brush, it looks fuller and fluffier. And feels as soft, too.
Now I have bittersweet thoughts about this brush set, but I still file it under "Epic Fail" so you can be forwarned about its HUGE downsides.
But perhaps, you could look the other way, given how little they cost.
What do you think? Would you buy them?
Σαφώς δεν περιμένεις και πολλά από τέτοιες αγορές, έχω κι εγώ το blush brush από Jumbo και το χρησιμοποιώ για contouring. Αρκετά καλό, όμως δεν μου λειτουργεί πολύ καλά με την έννοια ότι δεν συγκρατεί ικανοποιητική ποσότητα προϊόντος, αλλά αυτό πες το παλεύω. Το χειρότερο είναι ότι γρήγορα μου άπλωσε, μπορεί να φταίω κι εγώ όμως. Όταν χαλάσει πάντως θα δοκιμάσω κάποιο άλλο!
ReplyDeleteΚαλά, δεν το συζητώ ότι δεν περιμένεις πολλά, απλά εκ πρώτης όψεως φαίνονταν τόοοσο καλά! Κι επίσης σκέφτομαι ότι "η φτήνια τρώει τον παρά", δηλαδή θα μπορούσα αντί να παίρνω απο δω κι από κει κάθε τοσο ψευτο-πινέλα αμφιβόλου ποιότητας για να τα δοκιμάσω επειδή είναι φθηνά, να κρατάω τα χρήματα μου για αγορές γνωστών οικονομικών αλλά σίγουρα ποιοτικών πινέλων..
DeleteΑυτο το πινελο απο τα jumbo μου αρεσει πολυ, μπορεις να το κολλησεις παντως!
ReplyDeleteΓια να είμαι απόλυτα ειλικιρινής στην αρχή ξενέρωσα, αλλά μια χαρά με βολεύει κι έτσι-ειδικά αφού το άλλο του μισό είναι άχρηστο και θα πάει στα σκουπίδια... το κακό είναι στο πλύσιμο, μην μπει νερό! :)
DeleteΈχω κι εγώ ένα τέτοιο πινέλο αλλά μονό...και μια χαρά με βολεύει για contouring!
ReplyDeleteΒέβαια τώρα τελευταία μαδάει ενώ στην αρχή δεν το έκανε άρα είμαι στην ανεύρεση νέου πινέλου!
Πολυ ωραίο το μπλογκ σου,σε ακολουθώ αν θέλεις τσεκαρε κι εσυ το δικό μου!
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