Essential Makeup Tools: A Function-First Guide to Building Your Kit

A useful makeup kit is built around functions, not the number of tools in the bag. Start with the jobs you perform most often and avoid buying several brushes that solve the same problem.

Foundation

For liquid or cream base, the FLAWLESSCORE™ FOUNDATION BRUSH provides a dense rounded flat-top head.

Powder

The AURA DOME POWDER BRUSH has an oversized round dome for setting and finishing powder. For portable touch-ups, the ÉCLIPSE RETRACTABLE POWDER BRUSH places synthetic bristles inside a protective retractable case.

Sculpting

The slanted SCULPT VEIL CONTOUR BRUSH is intended for cream or powder contour, bronzer and highlighter.

Eye blending and detail

Use the CRYSTAL WASH BLENDING BRUSH for broad diffusion and the EDGE FADE DETAIL SHADER BRUSH for smaller placement areas.

See our minimal brush-kit guide.