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Posted Saturday 14th April 2018

 

Real Hair Brushes vs Synthetic Hair Brushes

 

What is the difference 

There is definitely a difference between how a real hair brush and a synthetic hair brush is made. Is there a difference in how they perform? I guess that is up to personal preference. I have broken down the difference between these 2 types of brushes. 

 

Natural hair makeup brushes

  • Made from various animal fur and hair (sable, squirrel, mink, goat and fox)

  • Durable

  • Work well with powder products because they are loaded with texture; improves application

  • Move freely

  • Picks up product well

  • Blends product well

 

Synthetic makeup brushes

  • Man-made bristles (melted and spun - nylon)

  • Don’t have a cuticle -great with liquid or cream products; because they don’t hold product

  • Synthetic bristles tend to gravitate towards one another - perfect for precision application

  • Can be sanitized with alcohol without damaging the hair

 

What Brands Sell Natural Hair Brushes

  • Too Faced

  • Shu Uemura’s

  • Kylie Cosmetics
     

What Brands Sell Synthetic Hair Brushes

  • MAC

  • Nars

  • Huda Beauty

  • Fenty Beauty

  • Kat Von D

  • Too Faced

  • Hourglass

  • Zoeva

  • Ecotools 

  • Nude By Nature  

  • NYX

  • Real Techniques

  • Glam by Manicare
     

What Brands Sell Natural Hair Brushes and Synthetic Hair Brushes

There are a few brands that sell a range of Natural hair brushes and synthetic hair brushes, purply from a makeup perspective it is quite clever, as natural hair brushes work best with powder and synthetic hair brushes work best with liquid and creams. 

These brands include:

  • Anastasia Beverly Hills

  • Bobbi Brown

  • Mecca Cosmetica

  • Mecca Max

  • Nars

  • Smashbox

  • Stila

  • Urban Decay

  • It Cosmetics

  • Sephora Collection

  • Marc Jacobs Beauty

  • Natasha Denona

  • Sigma

  • Tarte

  • Models Prefer 

  • Manicare                     

 

Can real hair brushes be classified as cruelty-free?

The term cruelty-free states that a brand does not test products on an animal. A brand can be labelled cruelty-free if they sell real hair brushes as the brushes are not tested on animals. Some may see the method of obtaining animal hairs, equally as cruel as testing beauty products on animals. It is a personal decision to choose whether or not to purchases a brush made from animal hairs.  

 


 

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