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Carousel Cosmetics Perfect Eyes Brush Combo Review

Carousel Cosmetics Duo Brush Set
Overall rating from 28 reviews so far:
4.6/5
Would use it again?
4.6/5
Did it do what it said it would?
4.6/5
Would recommend it to a friend?
4.6/5

Throw out those silly little sponge applicators that come with eyeshadow palettes and start applying your eyeshadow perfectly with these two gorgeous fluffy makeup brushes.

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Carousel Cosmetics Duo Brush Set

Carousel Cosmetics Perfect Eyes Brush Combo Review

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Overall rating:
5.0/5
15th May, 2015
4 members found this review useful
A place in my brush collection

These brushes have found their way into my most used brush collection. I have a few brushes that I use often and after receiving these I have used them nearly every day!

The brown bristles are nice and soft, but remain sturdy and easy to use. I wasn't entirely sure which brush was which at first as they are quite similar in size, the blending brush is just a little rounder. I think it would be better if one of the brushes was smaller than the other. The black handles are just the right size, they're not too thick and not too thin.

My everyday look consists of nude eyeshadows and soft browns with eyeliner. I wouldn't recommend these brushes for darker eyeshadows or anything intricate as they are on the larger side which makes them harder to control, with more natural colours they are brilliant.

I've tried them with my all of my favourite eyeshadows and it all goes on nice and smooth. The blending brush really does help to blend, I have a couple of other brushes that claim to be blending brushes but can't get the job done, but these Carousel ones sure do.

They were also easy to wash and didn't lose any of the bristles.

Tips: Fast and easy application for more natural colours. It was quite hard to get more detailed and darker eyeshadows to look good as they're not very small brushes!

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srsly0mg
20th May, 2015

I'm usually grabbing my brushes when I'm still semi asleep so that's a good idea Julieal!

MAGPIEFI
19th May, 2015

these do sound really good xx

Julieal
18th May, 2015

these sound really good -You could mark the blending brush with a bright nail polish.

Kellyleanne
16th May, 2015

These sound perfect for me, thanks for the great review.

Overall rating:
5.0/5
15th May, 2015
3 members found this review useful
A duo that works in perfect harmony

I have always found it hard to find eyeshadow brushes that work for my hooded eyes to make them pop without over doing it. I usually resort to using my fingers and then rub off excess shadow to avoid the mutton dressed as lamb scenario. That was until these absolutely perfect brushes found their way in to my mailbox and now the newest members of my brush family.

I had never heard of Carousel Cosmetics so of course not being a familiar brand I was skeptical about how well they would perform. My expectations were to be blown wide open when I found myself loving these far more than my real techniques brushes! Gasp! Shock horror I know!! For me I have large hands for a girl so I find it hard to work an eye brush that is far too small for my mits. These are perfect for me. They are long and quality made from what I have found. They are almost paintbrush like which is very fitting considering they create and are themselves masterpieces.

The bristles......so soft and feathery for the applicator brush and distributes that shadow perfectly every time with no fuss. The blending brush spooked me a little bit because blending has never been my forte at the best of times. I kept an open mind and plodded on. I decided to go for the age old smokey eye look with a light base and a dark purple smoke at the edge. It's almost as if the brushes have magnets in them because that shadow wasn't going anywhere. It stayed put in the bristles and went on to my eye without any fall out....SCORE!

With the blending brush it made it feel almost effortless. I just rubbed it across my lid in the blending motion and low and behold smoked eye!! I was ecstatic and every single time after that the same thing happened. These brushes now take pride of place in my top makeup draw along with my other holy grail brushes! The only complaint I would have is that the brush type isn't clear. For someone like me that is still learning what each brush does I have no idea which is which until I google searched it. But for me that is minor and doesn't hurt the quality of these babies. New besties!

Tips: Google the brush sort if you are not sure because for me as a learner I thought the blender was the applicator and vice versa.

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Shana_Banana84
19th May, 2015

Aw thank you! Glad it helped. Hope you find them as awesome as I do

MAGPIEFI
19th May, 2015

looks like I'll have to get some now:) thanks to your great review

Shana_Banana84
17th May, 2015

Thank you ladies. You will both be so impressed and will not look back :) Enjoy

Sonyacrosby
17th May, 2015

Awesome review - sounds like just what I need. Def going to try these.

MissQT
16th May, 2015

Great review! I'm in need of sme good eyeshadow brushes so will have to hunt these down.

Overall rating:
2.7/5
19th May, 2015
2 members found this review useful
Super Soft.

I managed to pick these brushes up in the recent vault (hank you BR!). I'd been curious about these since I first heard of the brand but didn't want to pay $14.95 for 2 brushes.

These brushes are insanely soft. I am not 100% sure if they are synthetic but the way they perform makes me think they are. One brush is a medium sized dome brush that is great for blending and the other is a semi domed, flat eyeshadow packing brush.

The handles for these are a good length and the brushes aren't heavy. I personally prefer something a little heavier. They washed with ease and I haven't had any shedding from them whatsoever.

Because I am spoiled with Zoeva brushes, I find these average. They don't pick up eyeshadow as much as my Zoeva brushes (which are a blend of synthetic and animal hair, so I wonder if that is why?). This isn't a massive issue, it just means that I have to dip my brush into my shadows more than once. I think this is great for people that aren't too confident with eyeshadow as it reduces the risk of applying too much shadow at once.

The blending brush is a decent size and is pretty good at softening and blending out any harsh edges. The bristles are a good length but I wish they were slightly more dense as I have to work a little harder at blending with this.

Overall I think they are ok brushes. They aren't horrible but they aren't the best I've used either. For the price I would honestly rather get some of ELFs studio line brushes. In my opinion they are around the same kind of quality and perform similarly, but the ELF ones are a fraction of the price.

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Overall rating:
3.0/5
7th July, 2015
1 members found this review useful
Excellent Vault Nab

I was lucky enough to nab these in the last vault and am really pleased I did.

They both had lovely long brush handles which I really liked, made them nice and easy to use and the bristles were beautiful and soft and fluffy.

I am not a huge eyeshadow wearer or very clever when it comes to eyeshadow application I’m a bit more of a one colour on the lid and one colour used as a smokey eyeliner type of girl but these worked perfectly with my powder eyeshadows.

They were easy to use, picked up a good amount of eyeshadow without swallowing it and made application and blending easy.

At this price I would definitely purchase these myself and recommend to others to try.

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Overall rating:
5.0/5
3rd August, 2015
1 members found this review useful
Fantastic Starter Set

After seeing Carousel Cosmetics here on BR quite a few times I thought it was about time that I did a Beauty Bliss order! One of the first things that made it into my basket was the Perfect Eyes Makeup Brush Duo. This includes the Shader brush and the Tapered Blending brush. In this set it cost me $14.95 but if you buy them individually they are $9 ea, so it is a fantastic deal.

The brushes came in a wee purple cardboard box that promptly went in the recycling bin. I must say though I do love the Carousel Cosmetics logo with the wee carousel horse, very cute. The brushes themselves have a black long handle that is very light, and the brush hairs themselves are crazy soft and brown.

They say to use the shader brush to apply the shadow to your lid and the blending brush to ... blend. However I see them a wee bit differently in my collection and have been using the blending brush to put shadow all over my lid and the shader brush to put some colour in my crease as it is nicely flat and tapered so perfect for me to get in there. Never feel confined to what it says you should use the brush for!

These pick up the eyeshadows really well and feel nice and soft on the eye, not at all scratchy. I haven't had any problems with them shedding at all. They cleaned up really easily and dried fast as they are synthetic.

I would recommend this set to any beginner in makeup as it is a fantastic all purpose eyeshadow set at a extremely reasonable price.

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Overall rating:
5.0/5
7th May, 2015
0 members found this review useful
Soft and fluffy

I really like these brushes. To be fair, I used brushes before I received these so I wasn't using the "silly little sponge applicators" like the description says. I like these more than the brushes I already had (just cheapies from Ebay). They are soooo soft and fluffy and I especially like the tapered blending brush for blending out the edges. They seem to pick up a LOT of product. That might have something to do with the shadows I'm using, but I totally forgot to tap off the excess the first time I used them and looked like a bit of a clown for a second.. I haven't had the chance to wash these yet so I'm not too sure how the shedding will go, but will definitely try to update my review when I do wash them.

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Overall rating:
5.0/5
11th May, 2015
0 members found this review useful
Didn't think I needed this... until I tried it

Ok I am going to be honest, up until I received these brushes, I used my finger to apply eye shadow. I didn't think I needed a brush, and I hate those foam things that come with the eyeshadow.

Well well well... how wrong was I? Ok so these brushes feel amazing! They are so soft and delicate that they truly are a pleasure to use. I find that they provide amazing coverage, especially with the light shades.

There is only one con that I can think of, and that is that they don't hold much powder. I find that with the darker colors especially, I need to apply quite a few layers to get the desired effect.

Tips: Be prepared to apply quite a few layers of darker colors.

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Overall rating:
5.0/5
12th May, 2015
0 members found this review useful
Perfect brush for blending shadows

I was lucky enough to pick up a few of these free with orders from BeautyBliss but they have become firm favourites of mine.

These slender handle brushes are just the right combination of grip and comfort to allow you to attain many applications of eyeshadow from using just the one brush. With a black shiny handle and silvertone barrel, the bristles are quite tightly bound together to create a tight point at barrel but fluffy end that is rounded in shape. The bristles themselves are soft and strong with no dragging or sharpness catching in your eye area and with every perfect eye brush I own I have never experienced any fall out from bristle or product on brush. Washing these bristles using a washing pad and makeup shampoo at least several times over (note I am not gentle on my brushes!) has seen no bristle fall out or resistance in cleaning, i.e no excess shadow retaining in the depths of the bristles after washing.

Being versatile these brushes allow you to use in it's brought state as fluffy blending brushes for all manner of shadows, to being wet down using water or a fixing spray and becoming more precise for more defined looks. There really isn't anything bad to say about these brushes at all and you will see me using them constantly.

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Overall rating:
5.0/5
12th May, 2015
0 members found this review useful
BYEBYE silly little sponge applicators!

And hello to Carousel Cosmetics Perfect eyes brushes!! I had always applied my eyeshadow with those fiddly little sponge applicators that come with the eyeshadows, or my fingers and never really saw a problem with either of them until today when I received my brushes from Beauty Vault and tried them out. I'm so amazed at how I've gone this long without finding them! So much easier to apply my eyeshadow and I find there is a bit less shadow fallout using the brushes as opposed to the sponge applicators or using my fingers. I also love how easy it is to blend two colours together seamlessly with the blender brush. They are so fluffy and easy to work with! I don't know how I have lived without these!

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Overall rating:
4.7/5
12th May, 2015
0 members found this review useful
Little gems

I really enjoyed using these brushes, they both have soft full bristles which made for easy application whether I used an eyeshadow pot or palette I never experienced much fall from the product which was excellent and now is going to take place of another brush I used for my eyeshadow. They are great, one for building up colour and the other for blending. I have also given the brushes a wash and they have not lost their shape, frayed or shed any bristles. Really like these brushes will continue to use

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