Born Pretty Store Brushes Review

Thursday, November 27, 2014

*items in this post were provided for review

Hi!!

It's been awhile, but now I'm on Thanksgiving break so I have time to blog! 

For today's post, the Born Pretty Store was kind enough to send me a set of nail art brushes to review. 

nail art brushes

This set contains three striping/detail brushes and one larger flat-topped brush.

These nails are loosely based on a design by Deirdre's Nails

half moon nail art
Polishes Used
China Glaze First Mate // Essie Blanc // Nails Inc Chelsea Bridge Road

For the half moon section, I outlined it and filled it in with the shortest detail brush. Then I added the curved scallop-y lines with the midsized detail brush, and added the straight lines with the longest brush. I used the wide brush for cleanup.

I was really happy with these brushes! I have been using a set from MASH, but I prefer these. The striping brushes are just the right length, not too long to control but also not so short that the lines come out super thick. Also, I didn't have to trim off any stray hairs!

What I liked most about these was that these brushes have plastic handles so they're OK if you get a little acetone on them, unlike some brushes that have paint handles so if they come into contact with acetone the paint comes off and gets everywhere.

My one complaint was that the wider brush was a little too thin to be used for cleanup for me. I get nail polish everywhere when I paint my nails, so I need a pretty heavy-duty cleanup brush. If you're used to using the ELF concealer brushes or regular paint brushes for cleanup, you might find this one a little too thin. 
But I could see this brush being used for cleanup for neat people or for filling in large spaces!

half moon nail art

Overall, I would recommend these brushes  -- all four are only 4.92 USD, and they work great!

nail art brushes

And lastly, the Born Pretty Store was kind enough to give me a 10% off coupon code for all of you guys!


Thanks for reading, and happy Thanksgiving to all of you guys who celebrate it!
Lucy xx

20 comments:

  1. Your job is awesome! Congrats ^^

    xo.

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  2. That's a really cute design Lucy! I've been using some nail art brushes from BPS too now and I'm really liking them! Mine are with a painted handle though so it rubs off a bit, plastic handles are really easy!

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  3. Extremely original looking manicure, love how it looks. I received a brush set recently from BPS, I am very curious if they work exactly as good as yours!

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  4. Great review! I'm always on the lookout for new brushes especially thin striping brushes

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  5. Your nails look great!
    I love these products that you used to create this manicure ;)

    xx

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  6. Beautiful nails! These brushes look perfect for fine detailing and I love the pattern on them. Makes them much more interesting than my boring black brushes! xx

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  7. Love the pretty handles on these!

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    1. They do add a nice touch! Thanks for commenting!

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  8. Such pretty brushes!! Compared to these mine are so plain and boring. Lovely nail art you made!

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    1. Haha aww, I mean it's what you paint with them that counts, right? Thank you!!

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