Royal & Langnickel - Brush Essentials 18 Piece Set

As mentioned in my haul post, I recently attended Professional Beauty Dublin, where I purchased this Royal & Langnickel brush set. Royal & Langnickel specialise in developing, manufacturing and marketing high quality make up brushes.

This 18 piece set comes with a mixture of face and eye brushes. The brushes are really high quality and barely shed, apart from the first few uses, which is expected.

There are a few 'basic' brushes, which perform well and do what they're supposed to but I don't have a lot to say about them;

I have a bit more to say about some of the brushes, though.

Contour Powder BE13

I love love love this brush for contouring, it's not too fluffy, it's really defined and concentrates product in the one place you want it to go.

Concealer BE14

This brush is basically a standard concealer brush but I've just really taken a liking to it! It's one of my favourites from the set, I'm going to be using this for a long time

Crease BE17

I use this brush for blending and it reminds me of the Mac 217, the way it's tapered. It's SUCH a good blending brush.

Lip BE08

I use this for outlining my brows with concealer and it's just the right size for it, I could make do with the concealer brush but it'd be a bit too big. This brush is just small enough to get the detail right.

Foundation BE16

This is the only brush I'm disappointed in. I feel it's not dense enough to properly apply foundation, it just sweeps it over the face and leaves streaks, and it also soaks up a lot of the product. Hopefully I'll figure out a way to make this work

Smudger BE07

This brush is incredible for detail shadow, especially under the eye. It has a relatively flat top which helps pack on eyeshadow in small spaces

Detail Liner BE11

This is a standard small liner brush but I love it. I wish it was a bit more dense but other than that, it's pretty perfect

Angled Brow BE10

I LOVEEE this brush for outlining my brows, especially my arch. It has such a fine brush head that it gives a sharp line. If you're looking for a brow brush for detail then I really suggest this.

I'm really impressed with this brush set and would definitely recommend it to anyone. It's cheap and cheerful, and the brushes are really high quality.

You can purchase this brush set and others on the Royal & Langnickel website.