They really speed up your application. No woman should be spending more than five to ten minutes on her face. And if you have your brushes in a little cup on your vanity, believe me, you won't be wasting time with the blending or erasing and starting all over again. That's a common mistake. I've even seen women who use one brush for everything, and then they wonder why their eyeshadow is pink and their cheeks are brown.
Brushes can pick up and hang on to pigment.
One brush for one purpose, therefore, and everything will go where intended. After rinsing them in hot water, she re-shapes them and lets them air dry standing up in a cup or glass. Thanks to this vigilance, Shawn has not had to buy new brushes in over a decade. My brushes are in great shape. Whether synthetic or natural-fibre brushes are preferable is a matter of opinion, says Shawn, though her brushes are all natural.