Brushes from the e.l.f. Essential line

When thinking whether to get face brushes from Essential or Studio line - Studio is the way to go. Essential line face brushes are harsh on the skin (scratchy) and cannot be compared to the divine softness of a brush from either Studio or Mineral line. 

From left to right: Studio foundation brush, Essential foundation brush,
Studio blush brush, Essential blush brush,
Studio Complexion brush, Essential Total Face brush

e.l.f.'s quality control issues are well known but they most often occur in the Essential line. Eyeshadow brushes are badly formed, same type of brushes bought at the same time vary in size and shape, they shed or are broken the moment one takes them out of their packaging. There's a chance you'll get crap but there's also the chance of getting a decent eyeshadow brush for $1/£1,5. When brushes are this cheap one is tempted to play the lottery :)

e.l.f. Essentials total face brush:
please note the protruding hairs - this brush is out of shape

My suggestion - Essential line's foundation, concealer and eyeshadow brushes are worth a try but Total Face brush, Blushing, Bronzing and Blending brush and especially the ordinary (red) kabuki should be left at the store! Even 1 $/£ is too much for that horror, do not buy.

Essentiali pintslitest lähemalt. Essential on see, millega e.l.f. alustas - odav kraam odava hinnaga, kvaliteet muidugi vastav. Viimasel ajal on nad püüdnud sarja upitada kuid on kõrvale loonud ka kvaliteetsemad Studio ning Mineral sarjad. Essentiali sarja näopintslid on kriipivad, tüüpilised odavad naturaalkarvast pintslid mida tõesti kellelegi ei soovita. Arvamused on olnud kaunis kehvapoolsed: annavad pestes värvi, teinekord haisevad, poetavad karvu jne. Kaunis levinud on ka see, et ostes korraga 3 sama tüüpi pintslit on lõpuks peos 3 kaunis erineva suurusega ja kujuga asja.

Kui e.l.f'i e-poes pintsleid vaadata, siis tasub tähelepanu pöörata eelkõige Studio ja Mineral sarjade näopintslitele ja võibolla panna korvi ka mõni Essentiali lauvärvipintsel (naturaalne karv haarab  pulberpigmenti suurepäraselt, paremini kui Studio sünteetilised lauvärvipintslid, mis omakorda sobivad pigem vedelatele ja kreemjatele toodetele). Kindlasti tasub Total Face brush'i asemel võtta Studio Complexion brush ning Blushing-Bronzing-Blending õuduse asemele enam vähem sama kujuga Mineral seeria Blush brush. Iga hinna eest tuleb vältida punast tavasarja kabukit ja selle asemel võtta Studio Face Kabuki.