Review: Sigma Essential Brush Kit (face and eyes)

The Sigma Makeup Essential Brush Kit ( 12 brushes ) contains professional quality brushes for face and eyes. They are technically perfect and precise. Easy to use, soft and durable. All brushes were carefully hand-sculpted and assembled using the finest quality materials. They feature wood handles and nickel-plated ferrules.
source: Sigma Makeup

I received this amazing and wonderful brush set as a surprise gift from my boyfriend ^_^. He was really paying attention when I was giving him hints on how much I've been wanting these brushes for the longest time lol. I first saw them in Enkore's review on youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XrJipnn1Ls4 . They're like copy cat of Mac brushes from the way the look and how they're numbered. Enkore said, they're they're super soft and very comparable to the real Mac brushes without the expensive price tag.

Sigma Makeup offers different kinds of brush kits. The one my bf got was the "Essential Brush Kit" for faces and eyes. It includes 5 face brushes and 7 eye brushes. It's more than enough brushes you need to create a whole makeup look and more.

Face brushes

• ss150 powder brush/ natural bristles. Ideal for powder products.
• ss187 Stipling brush/ blend of natural and synthetic brushes. Ideal for liquid foundation and blush 
• ss168 angled blush brush/ natural bristls. Ideal for blush and contour. 
• ss190 foundation brush/ synthetic bristles. Ideal for cream foundation.
• ss194 concealer brush/ synthetic bristles. Ideal for concealer use.

 

Eye brushes

• ss275 angled eye shadow brush/ natural bristles. Ideal for higlighting unher the brows and crease area.
• ss266 angled eye liner brush/ synthetic bristles. Ideal for cream, gel liners and filling the eye brows.
• ss252 flat eye shader brush/ natural bristles. Ideal for cream eye shadows, loose eye shadow and pigments.
• ss239 eye shadow brush/ natural bristles. Ideal for pressed and loose eye shadows.
• ss224 blening brush/crease brush/ natural bristles. Ideal for blending colors and harsh lines.
• ss219 pencil brush/ natural bristles. Ideal for smudging, precise color on the crease and lower lashline.
• ss209 eye liner brush. Ideal for lining the eyes.

A free travel size SS217 brush was included for every order. Sweeeeeet!

The entire brush kit after it has been washed and dried. They are beautiful ^_^

Rating: 5 out of 5.

After using them for a week and I can honestly say that I'm in love with these brushes!!! I'm thakful for Sigma Makeup for making wonderful brushes we can all love and afford.

Pros:

-The quality has surpassed my expectation. They were better than I thought.
-The brushes were well made and very durable.
-Some brushes were even better than MAC

-The bristles are super soft. I couldnt get over how soft they were.

-You cant beat the price. Its $69.00 for 12 brushes. If you want the brush roll included, its $89.00.
-Brush guards were inluded for the face brushes.

Cons:
-Some of the brushes were not exact dupe of the Mac brushes in terms of size (217, 266, and 252) but I dont really care because they are still good quality.

-There were a little shedding the first time I washed them. But this is normal for any brushes.

Check out their wesite for more information
 http://www.sigmamakeup.com/index.html
Search them on youtube for more reviews
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XrJipnn1Ls4
 Ren-ren's review.
 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QU3Zt2IWqb4

Do you own any Sigma brushes? What are your thoughts?