Studio 35 Double Sided Foundation/Concealer Brush

Hi everyone!

Quite a few years ago I went to Walgreens and bought my first set of makeup brushes. As far as I am aware Studio 35 is a Walgreens brand and/or only carried at Walgreens. I bought the Studio 35 brush set. I am pretty sure that I bought a package which included 4 brushes for somewhere between $7.00 and $10.00. The brushes are double sided which to me means that each handle has a brush on both ends of it. For example the brush that I am reviewing today is the brush that has on one side a foundation brush and on the other side a concealer brush. I got four different brushes, but with eight different styles of brushes.

I just tried to go to Walgreens.com to look up this product and even though the style of the brushes are the same with the black handle with silver tips, but the packaging variations have changed. You can still buy 1 brush that is double sided, but all the rest of the packages include 4 individual brushes and one brush set has magnetic changeable brush heads which is actually kind of cool. So you get I brush handle that magnetically clips the different brush heads on to the end of it.

I am going to say it is safe to assume that these brushes are no longer available for purchase. That may also mean that the quality of the brushes may have changed.

*Fair Warning: the Studio 35 brushes that are mentioned in this blog are no longer available as seen, but Studio 35 still makes some brushes, has the same packaging with the black/silver, and can be purchased in different variations of the product seen in this blog, but the quality is unkown*

Continuing on to the review...

Rating:

Price: 9/10
Packaging: 8/10
Quality: 7/10
Longevity: 9/10
Application: 10/10
Design: 9/10
Bristle fallout: 9/10
Bristle feeling: 10/10
Blending ability: 9/10
Overall rating: 8/10
Would I buy it again: 3/10
Total rating: 91/110=82.72%=82.7%=B

My personal rating: 7/10=70%=C

Comments:
I don't remember exactly how much I paid for it, but I do remember thinking that it was quite expensive for brushes, especially for my first set of brushes which means they had to have been around $10.00 for the packaging. For the brand of brushes it does seem a bit high. But $10.00 for 8 brushes is a fairly good deal. I remember I was not thrilled with the packaging options that they had and I can still say that I am not entirely a huge fan of the double sided brushes. It is quite annoying to use. It would be great for traveling where you don't want to pack your expensive brushes or multiple brushes, so the concept is good, but I'm just not a fan. I think it would be better for quick re-application purposes rather than actual application use, if that makes sense. I think that the quality of the actual brushes is good. The bristles are soft enough that it does not feel like they are scratching your face. The bristles are not too stiff so they have some movement to them. I had to knock some points off because I don't feel like these are the best brushes that one can buy and one of the handles one of the brushes fell off when I tried to wash it. The longevity of the actual brushes has been quite a few years. They have gone through many uses, many washes, and many years without the actual bristles being damaged or falling out. The brush tips are somewhat stained from the makeup, but that is expected. I still took a point off for the concealer brush falling off the handle, but I still use it. I feel that the brush evenly distributes the product, especially when used all over the face. I don't think it leaves the face looking streaky like you used a brush on your face. If you use the brush correctly by laying on the foundation in even strokes then it works fine. I didn't like and still don't like the design of the brushes because I don't like how the brush is double sided. It does make it a bit awkward to use. I feel that with double sided brushes the quality does go a little bit. I noticed that the first couple of times I used the foundation brush I did have some fallout from the foundation brush where I would be trying to apply foundation and find some brush bristles on my face. The other brushes I didn't really notice that happening. I think that the bristles of the brush feel soft, but are put together well enough to give it a bit of stiffness to be able to be used. This brush does a good job of blending the foundation well, but I don't think it creates an absolutely flawless face. Overall this brush isn't bad, but it's definitely not the best that one can buy. It works well enough to use. I probably would not repurchase this product because I can't even if I wanted to, but also because I would want to branch out and try other brushes.

Sincerely,
Marina