Brush with Disaster

I couldn't resist naming this blog something dramatic, even though the subject really isn't. For the last couple of weeks, I've been toting my Nars Orgasm blush in my on-the-go makeup case, the one I use everyday in my car. And for some reason, it doesn't seem to be showing up the way it used to. It seems like I have to apply much more makeup to the brush to get it to show up at all, and it's not as smooth as usual. Today, I finally figured out what had changed, and it wasn't the blush. It was the brush. Unfortunately, I misplaced my Bobbi Brown travel blush brush, so I've been using some random cheap brush to apply it. This cheap brush doesn't hold the powder at all, so it flies all over the place and very little ends up on my face. The color that does show up on my face is uneven and not as intense as I would like. When I dug up another great brush (from MAC) and applied the blush with it, I was thrilled. It looked the way it should. That's why makeup artists are always emphasizing the right tools for the job. They're indispensable. A cheap brush can ruin expensive blush!