10 best eye make-up brush sets you need in your collection

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Whether you prefer a natural eye look or something a bit more dramatic, you need the right tools to achieve it. With so many make-up brushes out there for every technique imaginable, putting together the perfect collection is more of a battle than the cut crease itself.

For those overwhelmed with the amount of options on offer, your basic eye brush collection should cover blending, buffing and the crease of the eye. While you can also find brushes specifically designed for the inner corner, brow bone, transitional blending and eyeliner, as long as you’ve got these essentials, you can create a wide variety of eye make-up looks.

While you should consider what brushes you really need in your daily make-up kit, it’s also worth thinking about the brushes themselves. Most are synthetic rather than natural bristles made from animal hair.

However, low quality synthetic fibres can shed during use, especially after they’ve been washed a few times. To help you find the right tools, we were looking for durable, dense brushes that saw us through daily make-up looks and beyond.

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