10 Must Have Mac Makeup Brushes

MAC Cosmetics Brush Review 

MAC 130 Short Duo Fiber Brush 

This is probably one of my favorite brushes and a must have for all!!! The 130 mac duo brush will change the way your foundation looks and feels. This tiny little gem will allow you to blend and spread your product onto your skin working in a circular motion. The reason I really like this is because you can easily build in areas where you need more coverage by using a stamping motion. Its small enough that you can work around the eye and nose without leaving any streaky areas! MUST HAVE BRUSH! 

MAC 193 Angled Foundation / Concealer Brush

I personally love this brush for concealer. Its large enough that you can quickly press in your product and is the closet brush to using your finger. The benefit of using this instead of your finger is that its angled edge allows you to have a clean and quick application with maximum coverage. Its also a great brush for highlighting the cheekbone.. it really allows you to work with the natural shape of the bone adding just the right amount of product in a clean straight line. The Mac 193 Angled brush is for sure the number two must have. 

MAC 239 Eye Shading Brush 

I love love love this brush for packing bold pigments onto the eye. What alot of people do not think about is that when packing a color on to your lid you will have much more control if you are using a stiffer brush. Not only will you have less or no fall out but the colors will be significantly bolder when using the MAC 239 Brush. So save your fully brushes for your crease area ladies because this brush is a must have for LID area!! 

MAC 217 Blending Brush 

For any makeup beginner this is a must have!!!!! Although I strongly encourage everyone to have at least two brushes for your eyes when first starting out but technically you can complete a whole shadow look with just the one MAC 217 Blending Brush. I personally love the fact that this brush is stuff enough to deposit a decent amount of color but soft enough to blend out any harsh lines. I highly recommend everyone having several 217 brushes because you will instantly realize how useful this is not only for the crease and brow bone but also even lightly feather a color on the lid when in a rush or not wanting to fuss!! 

MAC 224 Tapered Blending Brush

As you begin to explore the darker side of shadow you will truly love this brush!!! This is a must have brush for that effortlessly soft smoky eye.. The large fluffy fibers allow you easily blend out any harsh lines that may make your shadow appear to bold.. blending out the colors and transitioning from light to dark is the most common issue I see in everyones makeup.. This brush will solve that problem no problem.. It applies minimal pigment and when swirled in a circular motion through the crease your shadow colors will mary together better than ever!

MAC 275 Medium Angled Shading Brush 

This is a great crease brush for beginners. The fact that the brush is slanted allows you to easily guide your product into the crease without overdoing it! I think that beginners often blend their crease colors up far to high so this will eliminate you from doing so. I also love using this brush under the brow to apply a soft brow highlight. The Mac 275 brush is surly to give every user a more uniform look! 

MAC 219 Pencil Brush 

This tiny little guy is the perfect brush for fine detailing it applies a heavy amount of pigment in the smallest of areas. I often use this brush to highlight the inner corners of an eye or to sweep some darker shadow under the lash line for a more dramatic, effortless smokey eye. The Mac 219 Brush is a must have for anyone looking for bold drama!

MAC 266 Small Angled Brush

This is your must have brush for gel liner!!! Anyone and everyone who has never used gel liner should instantly get out there and get some. I love using this with Mac Fluid line liner Blacktrack. Its also a great brush to have to define the brows with any powder or deposit any shadow you might want to use as a liner underneath the lower lash line!! The Mac 226 is Brush is ultra precise and will allow for a clean sharp definition of your eye!

MAC 168 Large Angled Contour Brush 

I live!!! for this brush and so will you. Don't you hate when you see someone walking down the street with two red apples right on their cheeks. Blush is meant to be sculpted back to across your cheek to improve your face shape and the Mac 168 Brush is just the brush to do it for you!! The super soft fibers allow for you to effortlessly blend out your blush and contour colors.  

Mac 116 Blush Brush 

The perfect brush for a quick and easy application of blush or bronzer. Personally I love to use this brush for bronzer because it gives you a natural and subdue deposite of color. This is also a great brush for any mineralize blush products.... The Mac 116 Blush brush will make all BLUSH with envy. 

MAC 129 Blush / Powder Brush

This is your go to powder brush... It is the perfect size to quickly sweep your powder across your face. I hate using a large brush for powder because you often find the that too much product is dispersed throughout your face. This will allow you to work around your brows and over your nose. The Mac 129 brush also comes in travel size for on the go touch ups!