MAC 138 Tapered Face Brush Review.

Happy Saturday! I just thought I would do a quick post, before I get on with my Saturday. Today, a brush review. I've had this one a few years now, so my version is the natural hair. Not the synthetic mess MAC is trying to push now, without having lowered the prices.

MAC claims:

A domed brush of ultrasoft, natural fibers featuring a slightly pointed tip with round chiseled sides. Specially designed to streamline and enhance the makeup technique of sculpting and shaping. Use chiseled side for contour shaping of facial planes; the pointed tip for applying and blending powder blush, highlighter or face powder.

This brush was expensive. I think it was around $52 when I bought it. But I used credit card rewards and got $25 off making the brush around $27 or $28. Otherwise, I don't think I would have bought it. Which would have been a shame because it is one of my favorite brushes.

It's made of goat hair and it's super soft. Some of the black haired MAC brushes can be hit or miss, some are scratchy and some just shed entirely too much. But this doesn't have that problem at all. Which it better not at that price tag.

It's one that if I'm traveling somewhere for a couple days, it must go with me. It's a great multi-tacker. Great at applying brush, bronzer, powder, even highlight with the pointed tip. I know you can contour with it, but I haven't really mastered that yet with this brush.

The brush has the professional look that all MAC brushes have. At first I wasn't a big fan of the way they look, but the pro look of the brushes has grown on me. I always like to note where the brush was made, because some MAC brushes are made in France, the US, or China. This particular one is made in Japan. I think the Japanese made brushes are some of my favorites.  

The closest brush I have to it is the Real Techniques Blush Brush. They really aren't that similar, but that's the closest comparison I have. I would rather have the MAC one, but I get some use out the Real Techniques one. As you can see it's missing the tapered point.

In conclusion, this brush was expensive, but it's a must have in my collection. Money well spent, especially since MAC brushes last forever with proper care. I've had one of my MAC brushes for almost 10 years and it still works perfectly as if I had just gotten it. 

Random:

I think I'm going to stop doing Project Pan posts, but I'm still trying to use up certain shadows in my collection. I finished up Urban Decay's Sin from the Naked palette. Which I'm so happy to see go. Its ok in the inner corner but for the most part doesn't suit my skin tone. So I've used up 19 shadows now.