NARSIta Kabuki Brush No. 21

This brush works amazingly for contouring! The flat head gives you the perfect line to begin the contouring of your cheek. And when you're ready to blend, you just wiggle the brush a little, and you have the perfect contour. I'm a makeup artist, and I've used a few different brushes for contouring. Before I got this one I always liked to use a large angled brush, it worked well, but this NARS brush is now my 'go to' brush. A friend of mine has the MAC brush that's very similar to this one, and we tried them out together and got the same result. This brush is half the price of the MAC brush and works just as good! It's also a great brush for people that are just beginning to learn how to contour their face. It's so easy to use. FYI- if there are any beginners looking into purchasing this brush, Jaclyn Hill has a great video on YouTube using this brush for a contouring tutorial. So definitely check that out and you'll see just how easy it is. I highly recommend this brush as well as other NARS products!

I would recommend this product to anyone that is having problems contouring. The shape of the brush makes for easy and fast bronzing and contouring on your cheek bones! I was never able to see it in pictures before but now with this brush I can really see a difference. It can be used for day time and buildable for night time use as well! Tap it a few times in your bronzer or color, tap the excess and make a line from ear to the middle of your cheek. Then blend up and down. It took me a few times but now its so easy and quick. Love the brush,took a star away because of the price. Nars is the only makeup company that I have seen make a brush like this so I guess it was worth it.

Crazy expensive and way too stiff to apply/blend dark contour colors.

I love it!!! This brush works exceptionally well for applying bronzer to the contours of the face. The application is smooth and blends wells. The bristles pick up a lot of product, so be sure to tap off the excess powder before applying.This brush is quite expensive, but is totally worth purchasing if you like to contour often or are really seeking a professional finish.

I like this brush okay, however I wish it were a little more densely packed. The hairs aren't packed as tightly as I wish they were.

I was using Benefit's, Hoola bronzing powder brush. Now that I finally got this one there's really no contest. The longer handle makes it nice and easy where as the Benefit's brush handle is very small. Benefit's brush bristles are set wider (more flared out) Nars is not even a finger width making it easy to chisel out that contour, turn to the side and blend it out, using this for sculpting out the face is made simple. The bristles are incredibly soft and transfer of color from brush to face is flawless! If you want a visual demonstration there's quite a few reviews on this brush on YouTube. Btw, I've been waiting for this brush for months! All stores that carry this brush including Nars were on back order and wasn't sure if it was coming back. Whew, love it! I'm probably thinking I need another just to be on safe side. Which if push comes to shove, the Benefit's complimentary brush does just as well if you use the one side to sculpt and flat to blend.I also tried the Illemasqua's Blush Up Brush. I read reviews how dense the brush is but thought it'd be great for contouring, but my thoughts on it is if you were using creams to sculpt (flat and very dense) this brush would be good but you'd need to have your contouring skills down in order to make it happen, just saying. Not for a heavy handed application for sure when using illemasqua's. Hope this helps!

A high quality makeup brush -- worth the price ( not cheap ) for applying bronzer & highlighter. I would recommend it definitely .

I can say that i'm pretty good with makeup but contouring I just couldn't get right! I didn't know what it was until I read various reviews about the type of brush your'e supposed to use. This brush was highly rated for contouring. I was resistant on paying this much for one brush, but when I couldn't get my contouring down I gave in and bought it. And i'm SO glad that I did! The first time I used this brush for contouring, it came out perfect!!! VERY SATISFIED CUSTOMER!

Came on time, such a great brush and it's an original Nars brush. Half the price of the ones on the Nars website.

Bristles fall out...

This brush is absolutely useful. I love it!The product arrived before expected, which was great.

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