#224 Tapered Blending Brush

Name: MAC Cosmetics #224 Tapered Blending Brush
Brand: MAC Cosmetics
Rating: 4.4 (390 reviews)

MAC Cosmetics

4.4

390 reviews

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5.0

from

Asti1234

11 years ago

I own two of these. One I use to blend out my eyeshadow when doing a dark or smokey eye. I have to be careful not to over blend though because sometimes it can make it look too smudgey. The other I...

About reviewer (128 reviews)

Age30-35

SkinNormal, Medium, Warm

HairBrunette, Straight, Medium

EyesBrown

4.0

from

Fieeeh

11 years ago

Great blending brush :)

About reviewer (117 reviews)

Age19-24

SkinVery Oily, Fair-Medium, Warm

HairBrunette, Wavy, Medium

EyesGray

1.0

from

amascovs

11 years ago

I hate this brush. The Sigma E25 wayyyy outperformsit. I have large eyes with deep sockets and this brush still manages to sweep eyeshadow everywhere and overblend everything. I bought this brush...

About reviewer (2 reviews)

Age30-35

SkinDry, Fair, Not Sure

HairRed, Other, Other

EyesGray

5.0

from

almond_leaves

11 years ago

Again, another excellent brush by MAC. I use this to blend as well as for light applications. I do find that it's a bit big for my small eyes, still I manage to use it. The smaller one would've...

About reviewer (210 reviews)

Age25-29

SkinCombination, Fair-Medium, Warm

HairBrown, Other, Fine

EyesBlack

4.0

from

jinglingjambo

11 years ago

This brush is great and versatile. You could use it for blending concealer, setting concealer with powder or for blending eyeshadows. Personally, I use it to set my concealer as it is small enough...

About reviewer (94 reviews)

Age19-24

SkinOily, Fair-Medium, Cool

HairBlond, Straight, Fine

EyesHazel

5.0

from

lnielsen22

11 years ago

This is the brush that my eye make-up look depends on and is not the same without. And I've used so many brushes from different brands, never achieving the soft, perfectly blended and quickly...

About reviewer (31 reviews)

Age44-55

SkinCombination, Medium

HairBrown

EyesGreen

5.0

from

Parisa909

11 years ago

Harsh eye shadow edges are effortlessly blended away with the 224! This is the secret to my smokey eyes looks, it just blends crease colours seamlessly with just a few ‘swish-swish’ motions. Every...

About reviewer (230 reviews)

Age19-24

SkinOther, Olive

HairBrunette

EyesBrown

3.0

from

sweetascocoa

11 years ago

I bought this brush for eye makeup blending purposes, but I find that this brush is a little too big for my eyelid. I tend to overblend my eyeshadow with this brush. My 226 and 222 allow me to...

About reviewer (99 reviews)

Age25-29

SkinVery Oily, Dark, Warm

HairBlack, Relaxed, Coarse

EyesBrown

5.0

from

swtlilqtk

11 years ago

Whereas I personally do not "love" this brush as a blender for shadow I DO love it for my concealer! I use Select Cover Up and Prolongwear under my eyes, depending on the day, and I use this brush...

About reviewer (278 reviews)

Age25-29

SkinCombination, Olive, Cool

HairBlack, Wavy, Medium

EyesGreen

5.0

from

Menolikepolos

11 years ago

I love this brush! I can't do my eye shadow without now : ) Just makes blending out a dream, making my eye shadow application a no-stress job. LOVE and highly recommend!

About reviewer (870 reviews)

Age25-29

SkinCombination, Fair, Neutral

HairBrunette, Other, Medium

EyesBlue

5.0

from

Dlrainer

11 years ago

Part of my makeup kit! Love this brush!

About reviewer (35 reviews)

Age25-29

SkinCombination, Fair-Medium, Not Sure

HairBlond, Wavy, Medium

EyesBlue

5.0

from

macbrushsets

11 years ago

I need this type of brush model maybe MAC 168. For expert application of cheek contour. This brush is a large angled contour - the fibres form a buffed edge and are soft and firmly bundled. MAC...

About reviewer (1 reviews)

Age19-24

SkinNormal, Fair

HairBlond

EyesBrown

4.0

from

BrigitteBardot

11 years ago

I use it for blending eye shadow. Works well for me! (I use the 239 for application.)

About reviewer (366 reviews)

Age25-29

SkinNormal, Fair-Medium

HairBrunette

EyesBrown

2.0

from

sarahmarie86

12 years ago

I own pretty much all the MAC brushes and I must say that this brush gets the least use out of all of them. Wish I would have spent the $30 on something else. The brush sheds and it is incredibly...

About reviewer (74 reviews)

Age25-29

SkinCombination, Fair, Warm

HairBlond, Wavy, Medium

EyesGreen

4.0

from

xtinahb

12 years ago

A 5 for face product blending, a 3 for eye makeup blending. I have monolid creaseless Asian eyes and prefer smaller brushes like the 239 or the MUFE 17S on my lids. The 224 was too soft and splayed...

About reviewer (241 reviews)

Age30-35

SkinCombination, Medium, Warm

HairBlack, Straight, Fine

EyesBrown

5.0

from

jacrodriguez

12 years ago

This is a versatile brush. I used it first as a Blending Brush for eyeshadows, which it was originally meant to do, but then I discovered Nars blending brush 13 which is way better in shape, size,...

About reviewer (21 reviews)

Age25-29

SkinCombination, Fair-Medium, Warm

HairBlack, Relaxed, Medium

EyesBrown

3.0

from

Redbone21

12 years ago

I hated this brush at first because the first day I used this brush it shedded. Over time it did stop. I like this for blending my concealer. This is my first and last MAC brush because I feel like...

About reviewer (47 reviews)

Age19-24

SkinAcne-prone, Olive, Warm

HairBrown, Curly, Fine

EyesBrown

4.0

from

sheridingdong

12 years ago

This is another winning brush from MAC. I was recommended this brush over the 217 for blending by one of their SAs..so glad I listened to her and didn't just get the 217 like I planned. This blends...

About reviewer (45 reviews)

Age19-24

SkinCombination, Medium

HairBrunette

EyesGreen

5.0

from

solidcake

12 years ago

My favourite blending brush. I love my 217, yes, but this brush is the one I would choose if I could only have one. You can use it with nothing on it to fix up an eyeshadow mishap, or use it to...

About reviewer (14 reviews)

Age25-29

SkinCombination, Fair, Warm

HairBlond, Wavy, Fine

EyesBlue

5.0

from

mariannepilgaard

12 years ago

This is my absolute favourite blending brush. Reading the reviews on MUA many seem to favour 217, but I find it much easier to get a subtle blend with 224, mainly due to the shape and because the...

About reviewer (126 reviews)

Age36-43

SkinDry, Fair-Medium, Neutral

HairBrunette, Straight, Fine

EyesBlue