Review:The Body Shop Eye Shadow Brush

I've actually got two of these brushes. One I've had for quite a number of years, the other I received in my Body Shop event goodie bag last year. I had no plans to buy another though.


This brush is available from The Body Shop stores and website for £8.50.

I've got to admit: I'm not a fan of the brushes from The Body Shop. They just don't seem to work well for me. This brush does have its uses though, which I'll explain in this review.

This brush (along with all the brushes from The Body Shop) is made with synthetic fibres. A quick look on the website didn't tell me which fibres are used. The head is quite thin, but there are plenty of fibres packed into the head. It's quite stiff without being scratchy, the fibres feel quite soft.

I've found this brush to be pretty much completely useless for applying powder eye shadows. It just won't pick up enough product to apply. All I get is a little pile of eye shadow scraped off the top of the shadow. I've had success with other synthetic eye shadow brushes with applying powder shadows, so I suspect the issue is with the stiffness of the brush head.

This brush does work quite well for cream products though. I've tried it for MAC Paint Pots and it works fine, but you do get quite a heavy coverage with this brush. For me this brush works best for applying foiled mineral pigments. Dampening the brush then picking up some pigment turns it into an almost cream product. This brush will apply a nice layer of it over my lid.

Overall, not an essential brush in my collection.