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Tuesday, April 19, 2011

Crown Brush Review.

Crown Brush is  company that sells various types of individual brushes, brush sets, displays, etc..
I placed an order with them a few months ago, this post will be reviewing my experience with them and their products.
They have different "collections" of brushes. I ordered from 4 different collections.

Shipping: I don't have the exact dates of when I ordered and when I received my order but I do remember that it seemed to take a while to process and ship out my order. I think the total shipping time was about 1.5-2 weeks, which isn't terrible at all. The company did send emails whenever they received, processed, & then shipped my order.

Pricing: The prices of the products range from around $20 to under $2, depending on which brush & which collection you choose from.

Product: I was skeptical at first that since their brushes were so inexpensive, the quality couldn't be but so high. I was wrong. After using these brushes for a while, I adore the majority of the brushes I ordered. On the other hand, there were some I wasn't very fond of. Overall, I am extremely happy with my purchases though.
Here's a list of what I ordered and a quick review on each of them.
(*the collection they are from)

C201 - Oval Foundation (*Studio)
Sadly, this is one of the brushes I did not like. It made my foundation streaky and it was super stiff. 
C250-1 Taklon Pointed Liner (*Studio)
This was the other brush I was not happy with. As soon as I used it, it completely lost it's pointed shape.
C219 - Deluxe Buffer (*Studio)
This is one of my new favorite face brushes. It's super dense and I use it to apply my foundation.
C406 - Large Duo Fiber Face (*Duo Fiber)
I  originally bought this for a foundation brush but it didn't work so well because it wasn't as dense as I'd hoped. However, it works fantastically as a blush brush.
C212 - Detailed Mini Chisel (*Studio)
This brush is amazing for under eye work with eyeshadows.  It's super small & soft.
S250-0 - Taklon Detail (*Backstage
I love this brush. It's tiny! It kept it shape perfectly after I used it and it's great for eyeliner & tight lining.
S217 - Round Crease (*Backstage)
This brush is really nice & dense. I love it for crease work.
S225 - Deluxe Shadow Crease (*Backstage)
I love love love this as a concealer brush, but didn't so much as an actual crease/blending brush. 
PP10 - Oval Concealer (*Perfectly Pink)
I don't particularly like this type of brush for concealer but I loved it for blending out cream products.
PP19 - Oval Lip (*Perfectly Pink)
 I loved this brush, my lips are really small so this worked really well to apply lipstick.




Pros:
These brushes are super affordable and really good quality.
They have a huge variety on the website. (Including both synthetic and animal hair brushes)
You can have your own label put on them.
They didn't really shed much on the first use.

Cons:
Some of the brushes don't have the name of the brush on the handle but some do.


Overall:
I am thoroughly impressed with both this company and their brushes. They have become a part of my every day makeup routine. I give them a 5/5 and I would definitely buy from them again.

If you'd like to give them a try, you can place an order at http://crownbrush.us/

Thanks for reading!
Lauren.