All Foundation Brushes Are Not Created Equal

Lily Aldridge and Chloe Grace Moretz's makeup artist Quinn Murphy dampens her Blender with water before applying a drop of liquid foundation directly to the tip. The Blender delivers "just the right amount of product on the skin and isn't streaky like a brush or goopy like fingers," she explains. 

Beauty Blender, beautyblender.com; $20

"I love to paint the makeup into the face," says Rashida Jones' makeup pro Jamie Greenberg. "It gives me control to place the foundation strategically like a painting. Then I blend and blur the foundation with a Blender to make the makeup look like real skin."

Tom Ford Foundation Brush, nordstrom.com; $72, Beauty Blender, beautyblender.com; $20

Hailey Baldwin and Kaia Gerber's go-to makeup artist Lucy Halperin massages foundation into the skin using Artis's soft-bristled blending brush.

Elite Mirror Brush Oval 7 Brush, net-a-porter.com; $62

"I apply two pumps of foundation to the back of my hand," says Sarah Tanno, the makeup pro behind Lady Gaga's beauty evolution. "Next swipe a small amount to the center of the face and blend out and down the neck for even complexion." 

The Face I - Liquid Foundation Brush No. 1,sephora.com; $48

"I love to use clean fingers because the combination of the heat of your fingers and the massaging of the product helps the foundation sink into your skin," says 



Andréa Tiller who works with Amy Schumer, Olivia Culpo and Lea Michele.