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5.0
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5 years ago

Wish I had gotten this when I started to use cream eye shadows. I thought that my fingers were good enough but I was wrong. Some cream stick shadows pose a blending problem so I stopped using...

About reviewer (541 reviews)

Age44-55

SkinNormal, Fair-Medium, Neutral

HairBlond, Wavy, Fine

EyesBlue



5.0
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5 years ago

This will be my review on the latest full synthetic version (286S) . I have never tried the older version so i can't make a comparison review, but what i can definitely say is that among all of my...

About reviewer (38 reviews)

Age30-35

SkinCombination, Medium Brown, Warm

HairBlack, Wavy, Coarse

EyesBrown


4.0
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8 years ago

This is a very nice eye brush with a whisper touch. The white tips of the bristles are synthetic (on top of black natural hair). I am able to use this with cream eyeshadows as well as powders. ...

About reviewer (835 reviews)

Age36-43

SkinSensitive, Fair, Neutral

HairBlond, Straight, Medium

EyesBlue


3.0
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9 years ago

The sales lady at Mac suggested I get this and I thought she was just looking to get more commission but this brush is actually good. The duo fibers and long bristles lightly and evenly blends out...

About reviewer (87 reviews)

Age30-35

SkinVery Oily, Medium

HairBrunette

EyesBrown


5.0
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9 years ago

Seriously not sure how I ever applied my eye shadow before this brush!!! I absolutely love the way my eye shadows apply and blend when I am using this brush. I use this to apply the color to my...

About reviewer (92 reviews)

Age30-35

SkinNormal, Medium, Neutral

HairBrunette, Wavy, Fine

EyesBrown


5.0
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10 years ago

this is one of the most versatile brushes out there. i own over 150 brushes and this is the one i use the most often. good for blending eye shadow, nose shadow, cream/liquid concealer, eye primer...

About reviewer (3 reviews)

Age25-29

SkinNormal, Fair, Cool

HairBlack, Straight, Medium

EyesBrown


5.0
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10 years ago

I think I initially bought this because I wanted a brush to specifically set my under eye concealer with... and umm this wasn't that great for it. However, for blending out colours in the...

About reviewer (170 reviews)

Age19-24

SkinCombination, Dark, Warm

HairBlack, Other, Coarse

EyesBrown


5.0
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10 years ago

I love this brush, its the perfect blending brush. It's my Hg

About reviewer (2 reviews)

Age25-29

SkinOther, Fair-Medium

HairRed

EyesOther


4.0
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10 years ago

In my opinion this brush is very comparable to the 226 brush (this is now a LE brush, real shame Mac done this as it's fab) but the 286 does go one better in that it's great for depositing product...

About reviewer (41 reviews)

Age44-55

SkinCombination, Medium, Warm

HairBlond, Straight, Medium

EyesBlue


4.0
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10 years ago

I use this brush for blending eyeshadow. It is good and bad. The 217 is an excellent blending brush, but I do use this one daily too. It blends shadows very quickly. This is my go-to blending...

About reviewer (128 reviews)

Age30-35

SkinVery Dry, Fair, Cool

HairBrown, Straight, Fine

EyesGreen


5.0
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10 years ago

I always been a fan of 224 for concealer but I guess it just wasn't made for cream product so mine shed after one year of use, however I got the 286 and it didn't work as well as 224 for concealer!...

About reviewer (35 reviews)

AgeUnder 18

SkinVery Dry, Fair

HairBrunette

EyesBrown


5.0
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11 years ago

I really love this brush and I always use it when I work with dark colors especially black. It doesn't pick up too much product but that's what I like about it. I use this for my dark crease colors...

About reviewer (296 reviews)

Age25-29

SkinVery Oily, Olive, Warm

HairBlack, Wavy, Fine

EyesBrown


5.0
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11 years ago

I've always had problems applying loose powder eyeshadow to my lids. I have a big Set fyrianne Pigments at home and can't use them :( Until the MAC 286 moved into my bathroom: The perfect Brush for...

About reviewer (29 reviews)

Age30-35

SkinCombination, Fair-Medium

HairBlond

EyesGreen


4.0
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11 years ago

I don't like this for anything else than concealer - it's great with both the mineralize and pro longwear concealers :)

About reviewer (117 reviews)

Age19-24

SkinVery Oily, Fair-Medium, Warm

HairBrunette, Wavy, Medium

EyesGray


4.0
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11 years ago

Another great brush for my duo fibre brush wardrobe. I am unabashedly a fan of the duo fibre range as they deliver just the right amount of product for the job. I use this brush to set my concealer...

About reviewer (9 reviews)

Age44-55

SkinCombination, Fair-Medium, Warm

HairBrunette, Wavy, Medium

EyesHazel


2.0
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11 years ago

About me: NW10-15 (neutral-cool toned, very fair), blue eyes, Color season is True Summer, Baumann Skin Type is OSPW. I bought this brush hoping it would be the perfect combination of the 217...

About reviewer (870 reviews)

Age25-29

SkinCombination, Fair, Neutral

HairBrunette, Other, Medium

EyesBlue


5.0
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11 years ago

I was an avid Sigma fan until I bought my first MAC brush (217) and then this one. I don't think they can really compare! It's very soft but firm at the same time, so it doesn't bend or splay too...

About reviewer (11 reviews)

Age30-35

SkinOily, Fair-Medium, Cool

HairBlond, Straight, Other

EyesGreen


5.0
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11 years ago

This is my favorite blending brush. I am definitely buying a few more.

About reviewer (1 reviews)

Age44-55

SkinDry, Fair

HairBlond

EyesBrown


5.0
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12 years ago

I'm really glad I splurged on this brush. I don't have a duo fiber crease brush, so this really fills a void in my collection. I really love the shape - it's as long as the 222, but pointy like...

About reviewer (625 reviews)

Age30-35

SkinNormal, Fair-Medium, Cool

HairBrown, Wavy, Medium

EyesBrown


4.0
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12 years ago

dome-shaped brush that made of goat and synthetic fibers, the bristles are very soft to the touch and it doesn’t shed or bleed. to me it looks like the perfect hybrid of 222 and 226 brush. it...

About reviewer (21 reviews)

Age30-35

SkinCombination, Tan, Not Sure

HairBrunette, Wavy, Medium

EyesBrown