There are three different Green Bambu sets available on the market today and I was lucky enough to scoop up ALL three in a pretty fantastic sale on Amazon.com. Hooray for me!
Now on to the photos/review!
The shipping containers for the sets is awesome. The brushes are packed safely inside of these cylindrical (and pretty darn sturdy) plastic containers. These are worth saving (as far as I am concerned) as they'll come in handy for traveling with your brushes. Inside the cylinders, each brush is inside of a plastic sleeve--this products the bristles from getting smooshed during the shipping process.
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This is the "5 pc. Smoky Eye Set". It contains (photographed left to right): the #706 Liner/Brow, #716 Smoky Liner, #777 Shadow, #769 Angled Contour and #781 Crease brush.
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Next up, the "5 pc. Mineral Set". Again, photographed left to right: #942 Precision Concealer, #778 Large Shadow, #787 Tapered Blending, #942 Slanted Contour and # 959 Powder Blending brush.
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And lastly, the "4 pc. Foundation Set". It contains (left to right): #953 Duet Fiber Foundation, #948 Foundation, #957 Precision Kabuki and #955 Finishing brush.
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In the following pictures, I took them using a tripod--and each photograph has been re-sized at 40%. So this will give you an idea of how the size of each brush compares!
5 pc. Smoky Eyes Brush Set
First up, the #760 Liner/Brow. This is a TEENSY little brush. The point the bristles come to is very fine so I think this would work out awesomely with gel liner!
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Then we have the #777 Shadow brush. This one is almost exactly the same as my Obsessive Compulsive Cosmetics #008 brush. And let me tell you--I LOVE my OCC #008 brush. I was pleased as punch to get a dupe for it in this set. Especially since the OCC brush costs $20--and I didn't even pay $20 for this WHOLE Smoky Eyes set! I win! The #777 brush is soft and the bristles are nice and uniform.
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The #781 Crease brush is a great one. It is very similar to my Alima Pure #36 Pointed Crease brush. I also really love my Alima Pure brush, so I can see myself using the #781 A LOT. It's a good brush when you want a lot of control in the crease. If it were any fluffier, things could get out of hand (and easily!), but this is a nice way to get a colour right into the crease and nowhere else!
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The last brush in the "Smoky Eyes" set is the #769 Angled Contour. This one is similar to another OCC brush that I have (#005)--but it's a bit smaller. If you follow my tutorials, you will recognize this style of brush as one that I love to use for doing my brow highlight colour. In an upcoming Madd Style Cosmetics tutorial, I will be using the #769 for that exact purpose--and it works like a charm. The #769 is nice and soft (as are ALL of the Bdellium tools brushes).
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This is what the #769 looks like up close.
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5 pc. Mineral Brush Set
I have not actually used any of these brushes yet--I'm slowly planning to dip my feet into the land of "face" (besides the eye) makeup!
To begin, the #934 Precision Concealer. It's soft and small! I like that the bristles are fairly long as I think it would help with getting the concealer into those tricky spots like around the eye and nose.
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Then, similar to the #777 (but bigger) is the #778 Shadow. These types of brushes are great for really "packing" on the loose eyeshadow pigments on to your lid. This one is soft and the bristles are packed quite densely. It's super!
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The #787 Lg. Tapered Blending brush is one of the reasons I got excited about Bdellium tools in the first place! I don't own a brush like it!! It's duo-fiber and NEATO. I haven't actually used it yet, but I'm excited to! It's very soft and I think it'd work out great for blending out the crease colour. Or I've heard it being used as an "eraser" brush--I'm curious to find out more about that!
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Then comes the #942 Slanted Contour brush. It's slanted, that's for sure! And it's DENSE and SO SOFT. Gah! These face brushes have really inspired me to get into wearing blush!
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Here's a close up of the #942.
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Last in this set is the #959 Powder Blending brush. When I first took this one out of its plastic sleeve, I just wanted to constantly play with it. The tip is so nice and rounded. Like the #942--it is VERY dense and very very soft.
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Here's what the #959 looks like up close.
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4 pc. Foundation Brush Set
The #953 Duet Fiber Foundation is up first. Because I'm new to face makeup--I'm not exactly sure how to use this one. I think it might be good for cream products. It's another duo fiber brush and is so very soft.
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The #953 looks like this, close up:
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Then we have the #948 Foundation brush. It's your pretty standard foundation brush! (Except that it's a shorter handle (like all of their other brushes), don't forget!)
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The #957 Precision Kabuki brush. It's a flat top brush and soft soft soft.
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Closet up, the #957 looks like this:
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Lastly, you've got the #955 Finishing brush. It's kind of a "goofy" brush--or at least I find it kind of goofy! I think it's meant to...finish...obviously. So for a setting powder, perhaps? It's not very dense, but it's nice and fluffy. (Which I think is how finishing brushes probably should be, but for some reason I still just think this brush is goofy!)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZyIaeSmQ6aQKWMzEvcFFhVdGRu_eDSuwL2rF3_zFl71YVBTOXpN6XfSFo4zSNKdzhbnKkfatrFtxntOaYsrBGCbh0WLEd6Qr4i1h4ggPiB5z5AUUayIL4Fy5BSQ8ESB5RHk2gsS5u4kac/s400/BDelliumTools955.jpg)
The #955 looks like this, closer up:
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Here they all are--lined up in a pretty row:
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All in all, I am very impressed with these brushes. I'm especially impressed that I got them all for under $40!!!! I'd suggest keeping an eye out for them to go on sale through Amazon.com. Because, really, you just cannot beat that price. The fact that the brushes are so nice just sweetens the whole deal!
Look out for future tutorials where I will get these babies good and dirty. :)
Have you tried Bdellium brushes? What did you think? Do you have any tips for how I can use the face brushes? I'd *love* to hear your feedback on that one!
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The #957 Precision Kabuki brush. It's a flat top brush and soft soft soft.
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Closet up, the #957 looks like this:
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcmoFK9o1zAUM6wdrx-mR-h3JsdJKtqHGRobvbCrs8YIjoKmMs3Krf0Tb5fo90g06UwKysorHhwsri1LiKrFAyKefnpNwD6EbXIcvQ4WGoMJCZN2VFhUHNR7vPK_x1mgDdFHZ9U5qz-Clr/s400/BDelliumTools957CloseUp.jpg)
Lastly, you've got the #955 Finishing brush. It's kind of a "goofy" brush--or at least I find it kind of goofy! I think it's meant to...finish...obviously. So for a setting powder, perhaps? It's not very dense, but it's nice and fluffy. (Which I think is how finishing brushes probably should be, but for some reason I still just think this brush is goofy!)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZyIaeSmQ6aQKWMzEvcFFhVdGRu_eDSuwL2rF3_zFl71YVBTOXpN6XfSFo4zSNKdzhbnKkfatrFtxntOaYsrBGCbh0WLEd6Qr4i1h4ggPiB5z5AUUayIL4Fy5BSQ8ESB5RHk2gsS5u4kac/s400/BDelliumTools955.jpg)
The #955 looks like this, closer up:
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Here they all are--lined up in a pretty row:
All in all, I am very impressed with these brushes. I'm especially impressed that I got them all for under $40!!!! I'd suggest keeping an eye out for them to go on sale through Amazon.com. Because, really, you just cannot beat that price. The fact that the brushes are so nice just sweetens the whole deal!
Look out for future tutorials where I will get these babies good and dirty. :)
Have you tried Bdellium brushes? What did you think? Do you have any tips for how I can use the face brushes? I'd *love* to hear your feedback on that one!
P.S.: The other (and last!) great thing is there are lots more individually sold "Green Bambu" brushes. I certainly have 1 (or 5?!) on my wishlist!
going to try those out! thanks! and thank you for the tip with the red sugarpill pigment =)
ReplyDeleteNow I need them even more. Thanks for all the details & info!
ReplyDeleteHehe!
ReplyDeleteYou are very welcome!
These look awesome, I am always on the look out for good vegan brushes too. The first duo-fibre face brush, I'd probably use to blend foundation. I like to apply it with a flat foundation brush then use a small duo-fibre to blend it in.
ReplyDeleteAh-ha! Thanks so much for the tip!! :)
ReplyDeleteI LOVE my smokey eye set - these brushes are unbelievably easy to clean. <3 Now I NEED that tapered crease brush. NEED.
ReplyDeleteGet it, get it!!
ReplyDelete:)
I think you do, Ana! I think you doooo!
ReplyDeleteThey're worth it! Especially if you can get them on a good price. :)
ReplyDeleteAnd you're welcome! I <3 Sugarpill. I considered buying Asylum with their Black Friday sale--but every time I have a red pigment I'm never sure what to do with it!! Ha ha!
I am so very happy with this purchase. :)
ReplyDeletereally cool looking set!! great review.
ReplyDeletegreat review I need the smokey eye set
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