C149 small round contour i like this one for detailing work on the lash lines or in the crease. This brush has fine, densely packed fibers that are arranged in an oval shape. Not all brushes have exact dupes and some mac brushes are limited edition. The mac 217 blending brush comes in a smart black wooden and nickel plated packaging with snowy white and silky soft fibres which makes me want to tuck it away instead of making it all gooey and dirty with colored products.
I had the mac 217, and this brush is a total dupe for it. Mac eye brushes are perfectly shaped and sized to apply every type of eye makeup you could dream of i rarely use anything other than 217, 219 and 239 for eyeshadow. The crown brush c433 is a good alternative too, but it is a bit scratchy, so is the 99p ebay option. The mac equivalent for this brush would be the 217, but mine is missing. The zoeva 227 is a lot softer and can only be used to really blend out the edges, i like that about it but i would be fine using the 217 only. Nov 06, 2015 crown infinity c460 blending fluff brush. Jul 27, 20 c431 precision detail a dupe to the mac 210 brush. Oct 30, 2009 ive wanted a 217 brush for a while, but i cant bring myself to spend so much money on it, let alone several of them. That is until i finally got my hands on the morphe m433 at imats a couple of weeks back. The crown brush is a bit more thicker but i dont mind the thickness. Free shipping and returns on mac 217s synthetic blending brush at nordstrom. No doubt they are really great brushes and some of them are excellent dupes for the mac ones for half the price. Mac professional brushes are handsculpted and assembled using the finest quality materials.
These brushes are on par with budget brands like morphe and crown, which are. I love using the nanshy crease brush to apply colour to my crease and do some blending. As much as i love mac, i just couldnt bring myself to shell out the money for a brush i could find somewhere else that was also a good quality and friendlier on my wallet. May 22, 20 as we all know that mac brushes are considered to be the best.
It also has a tapered dome tip and it is soft and fluffy. Always evolving with an everchanging market, crown continuously manufactures quality products beloved by the professional beauty industry, including their new cosmetic line available now. If i had to build a basic brush collection on a budget id go. Apr 15, 2015 this isnt an exact dupe like the sigma one but its close enough and a good overall brush for less than 6 overall in terms of the closest dupe to the mac 217 i would have to go with the sigma e25 it is almost an exact match it performs almost the same, has the same brush head and shape, blends nicely the only major difference in my eyes is. The bristles come to a taper at the top, which makes it useful for working along the lower lash line as. Yet, at the time i had a hard time finding a crueltyfree dupe. Free shipping and returns on mac 217 blending brush at. The two dupes that i am interested in purchasing are the zoeva 227 luxe soft definer brush 7. It comes wrapped in a flimsy plastic wrap duhh mean mac. In fact, the only mac brush i own is the 217, and that was after an intense and failed search for a suitable alternative. This crown brush is so good i actually have 3 of them. Dont get me wrong there are great makeup brushes that arent that expensive e. More than a humble blending brush, the 217 has the perfect tapered edges for crease work, while still being flat enough to lay down colour, and its soft enough to blend. Mac 217 brush dupesalternatives the truth is i dont think there is an absolute dupe for the mac 217 brush especially after using it consistently for a few weeks.
Our 100% synthetic brushes incorporate the latest innovations in fibre technology for superior performance and improved longevity. Beauty basics is a series covering basic products and tools that help to make applying your makeup easier. It was almost like it was blending my eye shadow just like the mac 217. Sigma e25, mac 217, coastal scents pro blending fluff brush. It is also my first brush from sigma makeup, how coincidental. Mac brushes come packed in a regular transparent bopp sheath, without much fanfare. Sep 04, 2009 except for one particular day, my 217 was extremely dirty and i had to reach for another blending brush. Ideal for the shading or blending of powdery or creamy products, the 217 blending brush is made with luxuriously soft, densely packed fibers that are arranged in an oval shape. With over 35 years of brush making experience, crown is recognized in the beauty industry as a global leader in cosmetic brushes. For the shading or blending of powdery or creamy products.
C 217, this is probably my most used blending brush. Ive had this brush for two years, and its kept its color, shape, and works just as well as the day i bought it. C cosmetics makeup brush dupes from crownbrush uk zoe. And, if youre like me, you own multiple mac 217s just in case. It also has ultra soft bristles that wont hurt your eyelids at all. There is pretty much an exact dupe for the mac 217 for only. Dupes for 24 of mac brushes sigma makeup brushes and crown brush. Apr 11, 20 hear my thoughts on the mac 217 vs crown c433. Free shipping and returns on mac 217 blending brush at nordstrom. I actually prefer this one over mac 217 as this is slightly different shape. Size wise, its a little wider than the 217, but the shape is very similar.
They feature birch, linden and ramin wood handles, nickelplated brass ferrules. Mac brushes are not cheap to purchase but the 217 really is a musthave real workhorse of a brush and worth the somewhat hefty price. A brush ideal for the shading or blending of powdery or creamy shadows. See more ideas about makeup dupes, beauty dupes, brush. Jun 28, 2018 mac professional brushes are handsculpted and assembled using the finest quality materials. Many brush companies have claimed to make dupes of the mac 217 possibly most notable being sigma which has attempted many mac brush dupes over the years, but none of them cut the mustard for me when it came to softness and quality of bristles. I use this for detail work in the crease and to smudge shadows, liner, etc. The following is a list of dupes duplicates that ive compiled. Sep 18, 2011 no doubt they are really great brushes and some of them are excellent dupes for the mac ones for half the price.
Seriously, worth every penny if you ever want to use powder eye shadow. Bdellium, beauty posts, crown brush, mac 217 dupe, mac dupes, makeup brushes, real techniques, zoeva 1 comment. May 25, 2014 there is one more that i have completely forgotten to take a photograph of, and that is the m. Ecotools makes a great dupe for this brush that is much, much softer. Jul, 2011 sigma mac brush dupe guide updated for 2019. The first dupe of mac 217 that i have ever acquired. This brush has luxuriously soft, densely packed fibers that are arranged in an oval shape. This guide should be able to clear things up a little if you want to go from mac to sigma or sigma to mac. Jul 09, 20 personally i think the mac 217 is a better brush and not just out of these two but in general too. Jun 22, 2018 the brush that i became obsessed with was the m.
As you can see, the sigma brush is fluffier and fuller, while the coastal scents brush is a bit flatter. This brush has luxuriously soft, densely packed fibres that are arranged in an oval shape. They feature wood handles and nickelplated brass ferrules. They are an exact dupe for the mac 217 brush, only better. Dont worry, i have sifted through my collection, to find the best crueltyfree dupes. Apr 05, 2014 mac 217 brush and crown brush dupe the mac 217 brush was actually the first make up brush that i ever bought, and it is still by far my favourite brush of all time.
Jul 19, 2011 mac 239 and 217 are two musthave and much loved brushes of every makeup artist or junkie. Mar 31, 2009 this is the crown brush stand at vitality earls court. The pro blending fluff brush is designed to pack shadow onto the lid as well as blend out shadow for a natural and seamless. Unlike the mac 217, it is made from synthetic hairs only. I knew i had a brand new mac 217 waiting for me at home. Mac 217 brush and crown brush dupe the mac 217 brush was actually the first make up brush that i ever bought, and it is still by far my favourite brush of all time.
To view the entire series to date, be sure to visit the beauty basics, or you can view posts within the series about mac eye brushes. However, they are all so similar, the distinctions are truly minor. Overall, i am afraid that the one and only mac 217. You can use it for more purposes as it can apply colour as well as blending it. Morphe m433 vs mac 217 if there is one brush every makeup artist from here to edge of the earth has owned at one time or another, its the mac 217. Home unknown type c511 pro blending fluff eyeshadow brush crownbrush. For shading or blending of colour or creamy products. I bought five amazing new brushes which are all dupes for mac 217 for blending and 109 for contouring and a pencil brush. There are many brush dupes out there but people like me who bought a lot of dupes ultimately succumb to the softness and precision of these two incredible mac brushes. I got my first 217 brush when i was about 14 and i still have it and use it today. Sometimes makeup tutorials will refer to specific brushes by numbers, which can get confusing if you do not own that specific brand. The coastal scents pro blending fluff brush is a dupe for the mac 217.
However, my favourite for heavy duty blending is the nanshy blending brush which is larger than the crease brush. There are many good alternatives and this post is mainly to show what other brushes are available to achieve similar results read. This brush is so soft and the bristles are placed strategically so that it can be used to pack color on when turned horizontally, and when going in on its side, it blends out color perfectly. This photo was only one third of the entire selection there and there are more types on their website. The size, shape and density of the bristles make this the perfect blending brush. Here i have listed dupes for almost all the most used mac brushes and the best thing is that you dont need to find and buy. C511 pro blending fluff eyeshadow brush crownbrush. I asked other makeup artists i know to show me their 217 dupes.