I have a few money saving ideas that I love to share with people and this is definitely one of them…makeup brushes!! Many people do not know if it is worth paying $50-$80 for a makeup brush and I will tell you that most of the time, the answer is NO. I am guilty of spending WAY too much money on brushes because the woman behind the counter told me I had to – we all fall for it.

The only time you should pay big bucks for a brush is when you are buying a blush brush. Natural hair blush brushes (say that ten times) are worth every penny. A good blush brush will make life so much easier and it will last you a long long time if you take care of it. So, go ahead and spend $80 on a blush brush but make sure that it is a natural hair brush and not synthetic.

All other brushes you can buy for way cheaper at a craft store in the Art section. Yes, you can get the same brushes they sell for $50 at a counter for under $5 at Michaels or JoAnns. It’s especially nice when you can use the 40% off coupons that they always have in the papers. Even if it’s the same price at Michaels for the brush you want at MAC – you still have the coupon to use and when have you EVER received a coupon from MAC?!? Next time you are in a craft store, check it out and you’ll notice, they have lip brushes, eyeliner brushes, eyeshadow brushes, foundation brushes – everything…except they aren’t called by name there, you just need to know what you are looking for. When a brush is dubbed as a makeup brush, they jack up the price because they know women will pay for beauty but take that same brush and mark it for a starving artist, down the price goes. Art brushes are made of synthetic and natural hair so most of the time so they are essentially the same thing. I bet they come out of the same factories as well! Just stay away from the white bristled brushes – they don’t clean up very nice