Makeup Brushes: Perfect for Holiday Gifts

Good brush kits make great gifts because even those who own huge numbers of them often feel that they do not have enough. A kit can provide extra or replacement brushes, and for the person who lacks a nice set of brushes, it is the perfect holiday gift.

Here are a few particularly nice kits that are great as gifts or just plain great to buy at any time of the year!

The Bare Escentuals Buffing Brushes The Essential Collection (below) contains a Buki Brush, Tapered Blush Brush, Soft Focus Eyeshadow Brush, Wet/Dry Eyeshadow Brush, Precision Eyeliner Brush, and Escentual Brush Roll. Bare Escentuals' buki brush is my favorite for applying mineral makeup and I love their eye shadow brushes as well. This is a great quality kit.

Bare Escentuals Makeup Brush Set, The Essential Collection

Looking for brushes on the cheap? At $30, this well rated Make-up Brush Kit (below) is an excellent value.

For another great value, take a look at the Avon mark Go With The Pro mark Brush Mini Kit (below). This kit, containing five useful brushes, has been well rated and comes with a cute travel case.

Avon Meet Mark Go with the Pro Brush Kit

Also highly rated is the Sephora Brand Face & Eye Travel Tool Kit (below). It contains five brushes in a travel case. The couple of times that I have use Sephora brushes, I was pretty impressed with the quality. They are good value brushes.

The M.A.C. Heirlooms Holiday Collection (below) has a variety of brush kits with pretty bags, such as the basic brushes kit pictured below. There is also a basic kit with a gold canister. The holiday collection brushes have festive silver and gold handles and are shorter, making them perfect for travel or for a handbag. M.A.C. Cosmetics have wonderful brushes and I highly recommend them.

M.a.C. Cosmetics Heirlooms Makeup Brushes Holiday

Don't want to shop online? Run out to CVS for some Essence of Beauty Makeup Brushes, or take a look at the Sonia Kashuk cosmetic brushes and kits at Target.

Also, see my previous report on the Smashbox Holiday Collection, which includes a nice brush set.

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Comments

nilla cookie says:

November 23, 2007 at 6:18 pm

I tried the MAC Heirloom brushes and I was disappointed in the quality – even they are suggested for travel or an in-a-pinch brushes, I think I can find better brushes for the same prices, or cheaper. I want to try Sephora’s brushes next
Carleenp says:

November 24, 2007 at 9:26 am

The Heirloom brushes are definitely more travel sized with the short handles. I was generally happy with them though. I have only used Sephora brushes a couple of times and don’t own any, but my limited experience with them left me thinking that they were quite good quality for the price. A good value there I think. Let us know what you think if you try some!I’m tempted to get a set myself!
Jazmin says:

December 3, 2007 at 6:46 pm

Hi Carleen!

Great post…definitely love the Bare Escentuals brushes. I have a tapered blush brush and baby buki brush that have endured years of my mineral-buffing abuse