I am obsessed with make up brushes!!! I am constantly watching reviews of the latest makeup brushes out there. I own quite a bit of brushes...I get a little embarrassed admitting how many makeup brushes I do have. But I love them. I love the look, feel and function of what they do for my face. If you saw my other blog post, you already know that my favorite makeup brushes of all time is It Cosmetics and Sedona Lace Midnight collection. I have seen a few Asian YouTube beauty gurus talking about the Velvet Beaute brushes on the Imomoko site. I was very intrigued just looking at them. After watching a few more reviews and looking at them on the website, I finally bought them. You get 9 brushes (1 is a dual sided brush) plus a carrying case for them for $99 with free shipping. I read that Imomoko is having a sale on the brushes for $79 until March 7th. Of course they are! After all that time I waited and waited to see if a better deal would come up and nothing did. Once I buy them, they go on sale LOL story of my life. But enough of that let's get into the details about these brushes.
The packaging of the brushes is so cute. All the brushes are packed in the carry case and packed into this nice cardboard sleeve.
The VELVET logo is embossed in the corner of the case. The case itself is made out of a Black velour material. It is very soft and elegant feeling. Does not feel cheap. The zipper is hot pink which is a big plus for me since I love pink.
When you unzip the case, all the brushes are individually wrapped in plastic and the larger face brushes come with a brush guard around them as well. Each brush is placed in its' designated spots and the case offers a cover flap on each side so when you do use your brushes the flaps act as a guard to avoid makeup getting everywhere which is handy. There is a piece of material that prevents you from opening the case open completely but it acts as a pocket to place other makeup items in there if needed. Many gurus said you can stand it up and use it daily to put your mascara, eyeliner, etc. in the pocket. Honestly this is not convenient for me. Maybe if I traveled a lot but even then I don't think I would use it that way. I think I would have preferred the case to open completely flat. It's a nice design but it just doesn't work for what I need which is not deal breaker or lessen the quality in this set.
There are a total of 9 brushes, the Foundation brush is not featured here because I never use that kind of brush (looks like a tapered paint brush) so that stayed in the case. But I will list the other brushes that are shown below from top to bottom:
Detail & Angled brow/liner brush - this is the only dual ended brush you get in this set.
Tapered Eye Brush
Shader Brush
Blending Brush
HD Concealer Brush
Contour Brush
Flattop Brush
Powder Brush
The bristles on the face brushes are super soft and pick up product very well. The blending brush is a little poke-y on my eyelids but mine are a little sensitive anyways. Since I just received this a few days ago, I have not had a chance to use all of the brushes yet. So far the Powder brush is my all time fave from this set but not of all time. But this one is very nice. The Contour brush works great as a blush brush for me but have not used it to do any contouring yet. I used the Blending and Shader brush for my eye shadow today and it worked very nicely. I am hoping that the bristles for the Blending brush will get softer after I have washed it a few times. The brushes wash well and dry at a normal rate. Another negative thing I have to say is the Powder and Contour brush shed quite a bit. I am hoping it's because they are just new and the bristles are what didn't make it in the ferrule. But even using the brushes on my face today, I had bristles on my face which is a little annoying. I really hope this stops. I bought a few single brushes from Sigma because I heard SO many good things about them and those are not cheap. After I got them, the more I would use them and wash them they shed super crazy. Drove me nuts! We will see.
Final thoughts:
I do recommend this set. For the price, you get many functional brushes and a wonderful case to store them in if you don't have a separate holder for everyday use. These are super cute to look at, the bristles are soft and grab enough product to apply to your face or eyes. The handle is sturdy and clearly marks what the function of that brush is used for. I think this is a wonderful starter brush set for anyone that is just beginning to apply makeup with brushes. My first brush set came from E.L.F. They are super affordable but some of the brushes were hit or misses for me from either the Classic line or the Studio line.
