Real Techniques Accent Brush - review

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I bought a couple of brush sets from Real Techniques just before I went on my spending ban last year. The purchase was timely because I really didn't have many brushes and the ones I had were well-loved and starting to lose a few hairs.

This little accent brush came with a starter set for eyes that contained five brushes. This is easily my favourite of the lot and I have enough to say about each brush in the set to warrant a full review for them all. I'll also review the complete set once I've looked at each brush in turn.


Real Techniques claims/product details:
  • The Accent Brush is for precision detailing, spotlighting, highlighting and smudging
  • Designed by Samantha Chapman, makeup artist 
  • Made with hand-cut synthetic taklon bristles and aluminium handles
  • RRP $45 AUD for the five-brush starter set, but do shop around (I paid about $25)


Verdict

This is my favourite brush in the set and it's the one I reach for the most, along with the Deluxe Crease Brush (which isn't actually a good crease brush, but it's great for other things).

I agree that this accent brush is handy for the uses mentioned in its description - in particular precision detailing and smudging. As soon as I bought it, it became my go-to brush for the inner corners of my eyes and also for lining the upper lashline (to open up my eyes, I use a light coloured shadow to line most of my upper lashline, and I don't need a fine line for that).

With my puffy eyes, this also serves as a good crease brush because the thinner edge is quite narrow. I apply a line through the crease with this and then use it to smudge that line upwards.

This brush also works well in the outer v if you don't want a thin, harsh line and prefer a more natural, smudged one.

Since the brow brush in this set is too wide/thick and I don't like it as a brow brush, I've even reached for this one for that purpose if my regular brow brush is due to be cleaned and I need a replacement.

It's not the best brush for putting colour on your eyelids because it's fine and thick, but I've used it for that too when I'm in the bathroom and can't be bothered going to my bedroom to get the brush I'm after. Note, though, that my puffy eyes give me 'short' eyelids, so this particular use might not suit everyone.

On that, I do think that which brushes you use for what purpose is not only defined by the brush itself, but also by the shape and characteristics of your eye area. So if you're fairly new to eye makeup and don't know which brushes to use for what, don't only be guided by what brushes are 'for' according to their descriptions because you may find that you prefer alternative uses than the ones stated by the company that released the brush. This might sound like an obvious thing to say, but I thought it was worth mentioning.

In sum, I love this little brush and I can see myself using it to death. If I could pick one eye brush to take to the proverbial desert island, this may well be it.




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