A dupe for the E25 is from Bad Habit Beauty, their #5 brush is literally the exact same as Sigma's E25 and it's only $5. For the price you pay for one Sigma brush at $16, you can buy 3 of these from Bad Habit. I got my makeup brushes Saturday from Bad habit's site and saw the #5 brush and thought it looked like my Sigma E25 so I held them up side by side and they are literally the same as one another and they work exactly the same. The bristles are very soft and feel like good quality and after washing it 3 times the bristles have maintained their shape, unlike Morphe brushes. Bad Habit's brushes are super soft too and good quality.
Thank you Julie. I have many of the Elf brushes you talked about and some of the Wet N Wild. Have never tried the the Morphe. Have had Sigma brushes as well. Btw, I love love your makeup look today.
I don’t have a use for that large stipple brush either, but I do like a small stipple brush to apply cream blush. I have had trouble with the Elf small stipple brushes I bought because they don’t hold up well with regular washing. I wash brushes after every use, so they need to be sturdy. The Real Techniques brushes I have are great for that. I only wish they had the standard sizes and shapes of eye blending brushes I like.
Casey Holmes uses a duo fiber brush like those stippling brushes to blend bronzer, blush, highlighter, etc. I have a stippling brush and I don't really use it much either
Hi there, love your videos. I love that you do a lot of affordable makeup and dupes. The makeup brushes are great choices. I know that Sedona lace is a great brand, make great brushes. I bought a few brushes and set for them. Sedona lace is comparable to sigma brushes. They are always having sales of 65% on there website. Another great brand of brushes are coastal cents, BH cosmetic, shany, LA girls. You should give them a try.
Thanks for this video! You don't see alot of brushes dupes so this was very helpful. I really don't use a stippling brush anymore either. Sometimes i will use it for cream blushes.
Thanks for uploading this. Just saw at Walgreens, the Wet N Wild brush set for BOGO, I think it was either $15 or $30? That & they had some eyeshadow kits & a brow kit on BOGO too. I snatched up the last of all of the single shadows though all each 49cents! I may have to get that brush set on my Xmas wish list, I need good brushes, hehe brushes period. Thanks for sharing & have a great day today!
Wonderful in depth video. Just what we all needed to know about dupes and application. Can’t thank you enough. By the way, your eye make up is always amazing xx
If you get the chance you might like to check out the set of Eye of Horus eye brushes (and their goddess pencil eyeliners and liquid eyeliner as well as other products while you are there). Inika also have some nice brushes and their face products are lovely as well. Yes both brands are more expensive but they are Australian indie brands that I use and love. Nude by Nature is another Australian brand that I use (their liquid foundation, primer, bronzer, blush, eyeshadow pallet and finishing veil), but they also have some lovely brushes that I recommend.
Hooray! I have had my e.l.f. angled brush for two years and indeed, it's a winner. I bought the original Sonia Kashuk large powder brush at least 10 years ago, and it refuses to shed. It's really soft. Others I've found that work great are the Milani and e.l.f. eyeshadow brushes. Your reviews helped me when choosing new ones.
Lol, I have most of the E.l.f. and Wet-N-Wild dupe brushes already - the ones I don't have, I'm definitely going to look for (not the stipple one though, I wouldn't even use that). I did want to tell you though that E.l.f recently came out with a highlighter brush that might be close to the Sigma and Morphe ones you showed. Great and informative video! I'd love a tutorial on that eye look btw!
I bought that elf highlighter brush with high hopes and do not like it at all, it's too big (nearly identical to the black blush brush) and it's so flimsy I can not use it with most highlighters bc it hardly picks up any product. Imo the small tapered brush is much better for highlighter as it is smaller, more densely packed and more tapered. Just look at them side by side in store and you will see what I mean. I think the highlighter brush might work better with softer or loose highlighter or as an undereye setting brush.
Thanks Julie you're always helpful sweetie! Love your eyeshadow and your hair looks like it's been trimmed and looks great. Have a fantastic day and I will see you soon...Ly! xx
Great video! Just from my personal observation, some natural fibers work better on shadows and products that are softer in the pan. Harder pressed or thick cream shadows and products, seem to pick up easier with synthetic brushes. I do love Elf and Wet N Wild brushes because I have small, hooded and/or deep set eyes. I can get a variety of the brushes locally. Real Techniques is also sold locally. The eyeshadow blending brushes from Real Techniques, are huge for my eyes. Thanks for taking some of the "guessing" out of brush choices. Have you ever tried BH Cosmetics brushes?
Great video, Julie! Just like you, I sometimes prefer the less expensive version more 🙂 I use a duo fiber brush to apply blush, or I use a clean one to blend my bronzer & blush out if it looks too harsh.
I love elf brushes. The Ultimate Blending Brush and Angled Blush Brush are both fantastic. Sigma dupes I also like are: Beauty Junkees (8 piece PRO Eye Brush Set has dupes for E40, E38, E55, E30, angled shader, flat definer, angled liner for $24.97; the BJ highlighter brush is also a favorite); and Colourpop: (Tapered Blending Brush is E38/40 except better! Blending Brush is close to E25; the Small Shader, Larger Shader, Small Detail and Small Tapered Blending brushes are also eye brush faves - all $6; Flat Kabuki $10 and Large Angled Face $9). Both the Beauty Junkees and Colourpop brushes hold up to washings as well as my Sigma brushes. Of course, there are no dupes out there for the hooded eye saviors: E46 (inner corner); E47 (lid/create) and E56 (Shader). That E56 is the shimmer HG. Sephora also has a magnetic brush set that is inexpensive. The bristles are so soft that I grabbed the angled blush brush and it's my favorite for bronzer. I think it was $12.
I have, I have many sets from before her makeup line ended and her brushes were revamped. I have one small set of her new brushes. Her brushes have been my favorite for years, and they are rarely talked about. Shes gone to all synthetic brushes, where her older brushes were a mix of natural and synthetic hairs. I want to get more of her new ones because I'm impressed with the travel set I have of the new ones. But my children said I couldnt buy any until after xmas. Maybe a not so subtle hint, I hope?
A tutorial will be up on it this week 😉 but I used one of the Stila Glitter shadows and some other shadows from the elf Opposites Attract palette and the Profusion Chocolates palette.
A tutorial will be up on it this week 😉 but I used one of the Stila Glitter shadows and some other shadows from the elf Opposites Attract palette and the Profusion Chocolates palette.
Your eye look is so STUNNING! 😍😍😍
I use stippling brush for Blush and another one to brush off eyeshadow fall out.
Thanks for this video. I'm always looking for good cheap brushes.
A dupe for the E25 is from Bad Habit Beauty, their #5 brush is literally the exact same as Sigma's E25 and it's only $5. For the price you pay for one Sigma brush at $16, you can buy 3 of these from Bad Habit. I got my makeup brushes Saturday from Bad habit's site and saw the #5 brush and thought it looked like my Sigma E25 so I held them up side by side and they are literally the same as one another and they work exactly the same. The bristles are very soft and feel like good quality and after washing it 3 times the bristles have maintained their shape, unlike Morphe brushes. Bad Habit's brushes are super soft too and good quality.
I love the stippling brush I use them for my Colorpop Super Shock blushes. They work perfect.
Great video. I’m always looking for brush dupes bc some are so expensive. You look so beautiful.. your blush & highlighter look amazing! xo
Thank you Julie. I have many of the Elf brushes you talked about and some of the Wet N Wild. Have never tried the the Morphe. Have had Sigma brushes as well. Btw, I love love your makeup look today.
I don’t have a use for that large stipple brush either, but I do like a small stipple brush to apply cream blush. I have had trouble with the Elf small stipple brushes I bought because they don’t hold up well with regular washing. I wash brushes after every use, so they need to be sturdy. The Real Techniques brushes I have are great for that. I only wish they had the standard sizes and shapes of eye blending brushes I like.
Great video! My sister talked me into buying some bh cosmetics brushes from kohls. Some of those are similar to sigma also.
Casey Holmes uses a duo fiber brush like those stippling brushes to blend bronzer, blush, highlighter, etc. I have a stippling brush and I don't really use it much either
Hi there, love your videos. I love that you do a lot of affordable makeup and dupes. The makeup brushes are great choices. I know that Sedona lace is a great brand, make great brushes. I bought a few brushes and set for them. Sedona lace is comparable to sigma brushes. They are always having sales of 65% on there website. Another great brand of brushes are coastal cents, BH cosmetic, shany, LA girls. You should give them a try.
I wish I could find a cheaper version of Tarte’s brush with the bamboo handle. It’s AWESOME!
Thanks for this video! You don't see alot of brushes dupes so this was very helpful. I really don't use a stippling brush anymore either. Sometimes i will use it for cream blushes.
Thanks for uploading this. Just saw at Walgreens, the Wet N Wild brush set for BOGO, I think it was either $15 or $30? That & they had some eyeshadow kits & a brow kit on BOGO too. I snatched up the last of all of the single shadows though all each 49cents! I may have to get that brush set on my Xmas wish list, I need good brushes, hehe brushes period. Thanks for sharing & have a great day today!
I use my stippling brush for bronzer
Wonderful in depth video. Just what we all needed to know about dupes
and application. Can’t thank you enough. By the way, your eye make up is
always amazing xx
Duo fiber brushes are good for blending your blush/contour on cheeks.
Another AWESOME video! I am putting together a brush kit for my daughter for Christmas, this was perfect timing! Thank you!
Hi julie
What's the shimmer color on your lid?
Want to get it
If you get the chance you might like to check out the set of Eye of Horus eye brushes (and their goddess pencil eyeliners and liquid eyeliner as well as other products while you are there).
Inika also have some nice brushes and their face products are lovely as well.
Yes both brands are more expensive but they are Australian indie brands that I use and love.
Nude by Nature is another Australian brand that I use (their liquid foundation, primer, bronzer, blush, eyeshadow pallet and finishing veil), but they also have some lovely brushes that I recommend.
Hooray! I have had my e.l.f. angled brush for two years and indeed, it's a winner. I bought the original Sonia Kashuk large powder brush at least 10 years ago, and it refuses to shed. It's really soft. Others I've found that work great are the Milani and e.l.f. eyeshadow brushes. Your reviews helped me when choosing new ones.
Love ur eye look!! U r always stunning! Ty for the dupes these were helpful!
Great video Julie , Iid love to get some sigma eye brushes 💜💚💖💖💛
Thank you. This was so helpful. Love you ❤️
I love my stippling brushes! They are terrific for cream blushes, bronzers and highlighters. ~Anastacia in Cleveland
Morning Julie I have started to buy more Morphe brushes myself I like how they handle. Julie what do you use to clean your brushes ? Big Hugs Debbie
Lol, I have most of the E.l.f. and Wet-N-Wild dupe brushes already - the ones I don't have, I'm definitely going to look for (not the stipple one though, I wouldn't even use that). I did want to tell you though that E.l.f recently came out with a highlighter brush that might be close to the Sigma and Morphe ones you showed. Great and informative video! I'd love a tutorial on that eye look btw!
I bought that elf highlighter brush with high hopes and do not like it at all, it's too big (nearly identical to the black blush brush) and it's so flimsy I can not use it with most highlighters bc it hardly picks up any product. Imo the small tapered brush is much better for highlighter as it is smaller, more densely packed and more tapered. Just look at them side by side in store and you will see what I mean. I think the highlighter brush might work better with softer or loose highlighter or as an undereye setting brush.
I had to thank you before even watching the video😍.
Thanks Julie you're always helpful sweetie! Love your eyeshadow and your hair looks like it's been trimmed and looks great. Have a fantastic day and I will see you soon...Ly! xx
Awesome!!! Do you think that the Elf pointed brush works close to the Morphe highlighter brush?
Thanks. I have to check some of those elf brushes
I have a LOT of them and they're great brushes!
Great video! Just from my personal observation, some natural fibers work better on shadows and products that are softer in the pan. Harder pressed or thick cream shadows and products, seem to pick up easier with synthetic brushes. I do love Elf and Wet N Wild brushes because I have small, hooded and/or deep set eyes. I can get a variety of the brushes locally. Real Techniques is also sold locally. The eyeshadow blending brushes from Real Techniques, are huge for my eyes. Thanks for taking some of the "guessing" out of brush choices. Have you ever tried BH Cosmetics brushes?
Great video, Julie! Just like you, I sometimes prefer the less expensive version more 🙂
I use a duo fiber brush to apply blush, or I use a clean one to blend my bronzer & blush out if it looks too harsh.
I love elf brushes. The Ultimate Blending Brush and Angled Blush Brush are both fantastic. Sigma dupes I also like are: Beauty Junkees (8 piece PRO Eye Brush Set has dupes for E40, E38, E55, E30, angled shader, flat definer, angled liner for $24.97; the BJ highlighter brush is also a favorite); and Colourpop: (Tapered Blending Brush is E38/40 except better! Blending Brush is close to E25; the Small Shader, Larger Shader, Small Detail and Small Tapered Blending brushes are also eye brush faves - all $6; Flat Kabuki $10 and Large Angled Face $9). Both the Beauty Junkees and Colourpop brushes hold up to washings as well as my Sigma brushes.
Of course, there are no dupes out there for the hooded eye saviors: E46 (inner corner); E47 (lid/create) and E56 (Shader). That E56 is the shimmer HG.
Sephora also has a magnetic brush set that is inexpensive. The bristles are so soft that I grabbed the angled blush brush and it's my favorite for bronzer. I think it was $12.
is that stilla glitter on your eyes 😍
Awesome video! Thank you for this Julie 😊
Very helpful video!! TY
The Sigma E25 is currently cheaper than the Morphie 433. Sigma 15$ vs. Morphie 20$ O.o
Have you tried any of the Sonia Kashik brushes? Was contemplating on buying some...
I have, I have many sets from before her makeup line ended and her brushes were revamped. I have one small set of her new brushes. Her brushes have been my favorite for years, and they are rarely talked about. Shes gone to all synthetic brushes, where her older brushes were a mix of natural and synthetic hairs. I want to get more of her new ones because I'm impressed with the travel set I have of the new ones. But my children said I couldnt buy any until after xmas. Maybe a not so subtle hint, I hope?
Great video..Thanks for the info..
Can you tell me what eye shadow you used on your eyes.It’s stunning.
A tutorial will be up on it this week 😉 but I used one of the Stila Glitter shadows and some other shadows from the elf Opposites Attract palette and the Profusion Chocolates palette.
My daughter is a big fan & is in to makeup. If you have any your give in away would be perfact for Christmas
I’ll the sigma brushes you talked about are synthetic. I went to the website and double checked. I’m pretty sure sigma is cruelty free. 💕
You are beautiful! Please tell me what you have on your eyes!! :)
A tutorial will be up on it this week 😉 but I used one of the Stila Glitter shadows and some other shadows from the elf Opposites Attract palette and the Profusion Chocolates palette.
Thank you soooo much for this video!! It was super helpful!