elf Stipple Brush Review

I brought my elf stipple brush off iherb for $3, was such a great buy I couldnt pass it up. I use this as one of my foundation brushes (as Im lazy and cant be bothered cleaning my brushes everytime, so I have multiple) it works just as well as my other higher end brushes, doesnt clump and the bristles havnt fallen out all of a sudden which is great. This could also be used as a buffing brush if desired as well. Good sized brush as well, which is handy in any kit.

I first bought this brush of IHerb for $3USD back when I was still becoming familiar to make up. For the price, it is such a good buy. I use it for my powders and for blending out my blush. It picks it up easily and disperses the product evenly. The bristles are super soft and it feels so nice on my skin. I haven't had any of the bristles fall out on me, even when I clean it. This brush definitely exceeded my expectations and for the price there is no reason why I wouldn't purchase it again

I bought this brush off I herb over a year ago when I was first getting into using brushes for my foundation. I'd seen quite a few people on YouTube rave about how amazing this was to get a flawless finish. Being an elf product, this is super cheap -$3 us.

The brush looks nice, not cheap like the price tag and the bristles are really soft. Stipple brushes a quite unique in looks, they start off dense at the base and then for the last cm at the top there is only about half The bristles coming through. It feels spiky but in a soft way if that makes any kind of Sense!

My first time using this with foundation was a total fail. I was left with a patchy, unblended mess no matter how hard i worked with the brush to get it even. I ended up having to use my fingers to rescue my face and that led to this brush going into the bottom of my brush box, never to see light again.

That is until about a month or two ago when i saw on here that it was great with cream blushes. I have a maybelline cream blush that was being neglected so I decided to pull these two items out of my collection and see what magic I could make.

I don't know how this brush does it, but it blends the blush on my cheeks perfectly. It leaves no harsh lines, no patches, doesn't sink into my pores and just makes it look natural. It amazes me how this brush can be so awful for foundation but so outstanding for blush.

This brush washes up well, i just use baby shampoo and a silicone mat. The white bristles have a slight stain from the blush after cleaning but nothing major. I haven't had any bristle fallout either.

If you love cream blush, I would absolutely recommend this to you. If you want a foundation brush, definitely look Elsewhere! If this brush ever broke, i would repurchase it.

For the price this brush is great. The synthetic brushes are soft and are great at applying and blending cream blushes and highlighters. Because the brush isn't very dense it blends the cream products and leaves an airbrushed finished. Can also be used with powder blushes and highlighters and leaves a nice finish.

This is the first and only stipple brush I have ever owned. I was an avid beauty blender user until watching a few you tube tutorials that used a stippling brush. I didn’t want to shell out too much money in case I hated using it as I made this mistake with a foundation brush and it just never applied right for me.

This is a classic looking stipple brush typical in appearance of other ELF brushes. The bristles felt and nice and soft to the touch and I was excited to give this a whirl.

I used this with my Estee Lauder double wear foundation, I probably didn’t use it quite as its maybe meant to be used but for me I pour a little bit of foundation out onto the back of my hand and then dipped the stipple brush into it. I then start on one side of my face and lightly touch my skin and just brush in circlular motions but gently so as not to squash the bristles down into my face. This gave me a really lovely airbrush finish with the doublewear really nice and natural and I think using the brush this way meant I used a lot less product which is always a bonus.

This gave a fabulous finish and I was really pleased with my purchase.

I had seen people had used this with their cream blushes and I had a really bright revlon crème blush that I decided to give this a go with as its such a bright colour you have to be super duper light handed when applying it or you look very clown like !.

This was the perfect tool to get a really light natural looking crème blush finish ! – that blush does not have to go to waste anymore .

All in all I was super duper happy with this purchase for such an affordable price I’m pleased this took my stipple brush virginity 

I remember reading this brushes name and thinking a Stipple what lol. I had never heard of a Stippling brush before but it sounded like something fun so purchased it.

When it arrived I was like this is quite an interesting brush, actually reminded me of a badger because of the black and white bristles lol.

So being a Stipple Brush virgin, I had to watch a couple of youtube videos on how to use it as I didn't find the instructions for dummies on the packet. After watching the videos, I experimented with it and thought how cool it was especially when using BB Cream. It was easy to use and easy to apply it and gave off a more flawless look. I dabbed it and it just looked so good. It lasted for quite awhile but then noticed it started to shed. Now I'm not sure if this was because I was using it all the time or because I was supposed to replace it but the whiskers kept coming off onto my skin which was irritating.

I also didn't find it very sturdy, it was quite soft especially as I had seen other brushes were usually quite firm. But other than that, I really liked it, sadly it had to retire and then I went off to the dark side and purchased a Real Techniques brush.

It really is a great brush for a beginner and a great price too.

This brush delivers good results for a fraction of what high end brands charge for similar brushes. It has a matte handle and a long shiny black ferrule.  The brush head is a good size and not overly dense so you can distribute enough product upon application in one area without caking it on.

Don't let the price fool you, the brush hairs are soft against the skin and I haven't had too much shedding from the ones I've used. I like to take this one when traveling because atleast if I lose it; it wouldn't hit me as much as my MAC 187 and I can readily replace it.

I like to use this brush to sheer out liquid foundation because it leaves a lovely natural finish on days where I just want to keep it light and simple. I've probably gone through 3 of these brushes and the only issues I've had with them is some degree of shedding and over time 1 brush came undone where the ferrule became disconnected from the handle. 

Even though I don't reach for this brush as much as I used to it's still a great brush to have on hand. I would highly recommend this product, particularly for those that are on a budget; but even still it doesn't hurt to have a couple in your collection for the price.

This was one of my first elf brush purchases, and it was perfect! Great multi-purpose brush and helped me get used to using brushes to apply my makeup! I would definitely recommend this for beginners as its not too dense so you don't pick up too much product and can build up your products slowly for your desired look.

I now own a good collection of brushes from many different brands but this one still seems to get used every now and then. Its not a brush I would automatically grab first these days, but it is still a good brush.It has a strong sturdy handle and has never shred which is always great features in such a cheap brush!