Trish McEvoy

This brush is pricey at almost $100, but it's a HG staple for me. I thought long and hard about buying this because of the price, but I wanted something soft and fluffy to apply face powders and have had great experiences with other TM brushes.

This is, hands-down, the best for applying power foundations and blending transleucent powder. It's soft, yet picks up plenty of product, and gives an even layer of powder. I've tried lesser brushes and either didn't get any powder on my face (because it wouldn't come off of the brush) or I've had to spend extra time blending product so my m/u didn't look blotchy and uneven. This gives me quick and even coverage (usually I wear MAC Skinfinish Natural or Laura Mercier Transleucent powder).

I've had this for about 5 years now and despite regular washings, it doesn't shed and hasn't lost any of its softness. This gets daily use and has held up beautifully. Yes, it's expensive, and there are so many other brushes out there, but nothing I've found has come close to the softness and durability of this one.

I did not love or hate these exfoliating pads. I purchased with the intent to use daily to help with exfoliation. Unfortunately I did not see any results. They seemed nice and did not cause irritation, but that is it. I was looking for something to add into my routine to help keep up my cell turnover and remove dead skin cells. I used the entire jar but will not purchase again.

I am huge fan of facial masks, both soaked sheet masks, as well as cream masks in tubes. Rather than getting a facial somewhere at a spa I enjoy pampering my skin at home, and I have tried a good number of masks over the years. In terms of masks that specifically target the eye area I am looking for products that have a noticeable hydrating effect, which leave my eye area feeling comfortable and looking pampered, at least temporarily plumped, with fine lines less noticeable. I have less of an issue with a dark undereye area. The Trish McEvoy Triangle of Light masks are literally triangles - see the stock I uploaded - and while this may seem like a neat idea in theory, in practice I find that the shape is not ideal to cover the whole eye area that I am most interested in treating when applying an eye mask. The pads are made of thin gauzy fabric, slightly soaked with the treatment liquid. Not too wet, they are not messy to handle and pleasant enough to apply. I left them on for 15 minutes and upon removal I was unable to see any noticeable effect in terms of smoothing, let alone brightening of my eye area which are advertised on the product packaging. Of all the similar eye masks I have tried I found the Trish McEvoy product the least impressive. I was a bit surprised by this, given the somewhat promising list of ingredients.
My favorite eye masks to date are the Eye Mask from SKII and Advanced Night Repair Concentrated Recovery Eye Mask from Estee Lauder and I will stick with these two for the time being and not repurchase the Trish McEvoy triangles.
Retails for $68 and contains 8 pieces.
Ingredients:
Purified Water (aqua), Acetyl Hexapeptide-8, Sodium Hyaluronate, Glycerin, Centella Asiatica Extract, Echinacea Purpurea Extract, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice Extract, Plankton Extract, Aphanizomenon Flos-Aquae Powder, Palmitoyl Pentapeptide-4, Steareth-20, Chrysin, N-Hydroxysuccinimide, Palmitoyl Tripeptide-1, Polysorbate-20, Palmitoyl Tetrapeptide-7, Dipeptide-2, Hesperidin Methyl Chalcone, Lecithin, Maltodextrin, Panthenol, Hydrolyzed Wheat Protein, Butylene Glycol, Carbomer, Sodium Benzoate, Potassium Sorbate, Phenoxyethanol, Disodium ETDA.

Disappointing. Difficult to sharpen & difficult to apply. The wood casing splinters when sharpening. Applying the correct amount of product is also difficult, it’s always too much. I prefer my Nars, Chanel and Clinique eyeliners. Actually Rimmel and Wet and Wild eyeliners are better.
I expected more from this brand.

Well-worth the extra money, especially for hooded eyes or anybody that isn’t naturally gifted with cat eyes or getting thin, precise lines.

I know women that have had Trish’s brushes since the seventies and they’re still going strong. They’re very high quality and this one especially is an essential.

I recommend this 200%.