I've been wanting to do this post for a minute. There was a period in time when I was obsessed with MAC brushes. I wanted them all. I only stopped collecting them around the time I bought the retractable lip pen and received the cheapest feeling brush ever. Felt like a dollar store brush. And also around that time they got rid of natural hair brushes. I prefer natural hair brushes for the most part so that broke the hold they had over me.
But I thought we would take a look back at the brushes I have collected over the years.
My first two brushes came from my Mom. She bought them from the MAC counter- didn't use them and so they became mine. I'm pretty sure it was the 266 and the 217 (maybe a blush brush too, can't remember!) I got from her. And it might have been around 2008-2009. Maybe 2010.
I love the MAC 217 and if you are looking for comparable natural hair brushes- check out Rephr. One of my 217 is probably trash. I have used it a billion and one times. Also washed it a ton. These days is stiff, some of the bristles are broken off and you can feel it's different. I still can't bring myself to throw it out. I did buy a back up a few years back and it's better but now I prefer some of my Rephr over it due to shape/softness etc.
But it was probably one of the most popular brushes of all time. These days I don't hear much fuss over it since it went synthetic.
The only other issue I had is with one of my favorite brushes- the 134. Best bronzing type brush ever! The handle on mine has always been a little wonky and it used to be wriggly. I can't remember if I glued it back. But the handle has some cracking on it. It's not very noticeable and I still love the brush. I'm not sure I will find a comparable one if I ever needed to replace but I do think mine has a lot of life left in it.
My most hated brush is definitely the MAC 224. It's a thin, scratch-y brush that I do not get the hype of. So scratchy. I very rarely reach for it. I even tried conditioner on it..kinda works. But the brush should be much softer!
The rest of the brushes...some I love. Some are barely used. I'll never get rid of any of them though. If I'm not missing any of the brushes- I counted out 31. So I definitely dropped some coin.
I almost thought I would do a deeper dive but I did do reviews on all these brushes and they are mostly discontinued except a select few.
They just remind me of a fun time where I went crazy collecting their brushes.
Were you a MAC Brush collector? What brands had you in a chokehold trying to collect them all?
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