I am just an alien when it comes to make up brushes. I mean I just cannot see any feasibility on spending tons of money when it comes to cleansers (brush cleansers to face cleansers!) or brushes (be it painting my face or canvas). So when I had just embarked on my blogging boat I was literally dumbstruck when I saw ladies spending tons of money on blending brush, foundation brush, blusher brush, shading brush, lining brush whew! But now even I have started to slowly grasp their roles and after getting my MAC concealer and a few MUA eyeshadow palettes I had to have a multi tasking brush to solve all my woes and many reviews, raves and MAC MUA suggestions later I brought this baby home- MAC Blending brush 217.
MAC Claims: For shading or blending of colour or creamy products. This brush has fine, densely packed fibers that are arranged in an oval shape. M•A•C professional brushes are hand-sculpted and assembled using the finest quality materials. They feature wood handles and nickel-plated brass ferrules.
My Review: The MAC 217 blending brush comes in a smart black wooden and nickel plated packaging with snowy white and silky soft fibres which makes me want to tuck it away instead of making it all gooey and dirty with colored products. It comes wrapped in a flimsy plastic wrap (duhh) mean MAC!
MAC 217 Blending Brush
The fibres are densely packed in an oval shape which makes application of concealers, cream eyeshadows and other eye products a breeze! Gone are the days when I would end up smearing and streaking every one of my fingers either with concealer or an e/s! The shape is flattish oval so it makes application and blending of any texture of eyeshadow very easy and extremely quick.
MAC 217 Blending Brush
The bristles are silky smooth and very very soft..perfect for using around the delicate eye area. I have used this brush in a hair-tearing hurry and it hasn’t even lent a single mild scratch to my soft eye are! Totally bowled over.
The white color though creates a mess and once you use it, the stain does not completely go. Nopes..not even if you wash it instantly with even MAC brush cleanser. I am not a lazy bum at all when it comes to these things and after my 1st use I rushed to wipe it with cleanser but it never really got its pristine white color back.
The pros of MAC 217 Blending Brush:
Smart, sleek brush body with a shiny wooden handle and nickel plated base.
The white fibres are very densely packed which results in great product pick up!
The fibres are arranged in a flattish oval shape which makes application of any concealer, cream or powder e/s blending just a dream!
The bristles are silky soft and smooth which takes proper care of the delicate eye area skin
This has become my quick fix multipurpose brush now for daily use!
Has never ever shed a single hair *touchwood*
The cons of MAC 217 Blending Brush:
Escalating price..really MAC! You give us a slender brush and rob us of 1750. This is just sooo unfair. Grrrr
Stupid flimsy plastic wrap :x even after robbing us shameless MAC refuses to provide a secure wrap or pouch for their brushes!
MAC 217 Blending Brush review
Price: a whopping Rs. 1750 (does anyone hear my purse crying?)
VNA Rating: 4/5
Dupes: Sigma e25 brush, Makeup Geek Stiff Dome Brush
Do I recommend? MAC 217 Blending Brush is great. As they say a MAC brush is always a lifetime investment! And going by the price increase it sure seems next to real estate investment no! But really keeping that aside, the sheer quality, regular usability and the awesome quality of this brush makes it a must-buy for those who dabble in make up like us plus this being a multi purpose brush we need to apply concealer eh ladies? Before the price rises further do go and get 1 of these!
After stopping myslef for over a year I finally got one of these last week and I am loving it! It is such a great brush, but yeah the white bristles never get the original colour back…even I never wanted to use it and keep it glowing white :D
I am really eyeing this brush. But confused between individual brushes and holiday sets they have recently come up with. They are small in size but i think they will do the job right…
I am curious to find out what blog platform you happen to be working with? I’m experiencing some minor security problems with my latest site and I’d like to find something more safe. Do you have any recommendations?
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I am really enjoying the theme/design of your blog. Do you ever run into any internet browser compatibility problems?
A few of my blog visitors have complained about my blog not operating correctly in Explorer but looks great in Firefox. Do you have any advice to help fix this issue?
Awesome post. I’m a normal visitor of your site and appreciate you taking the time to maintain the nice site. I’ll be a frequent visitor for a really long time.
The main thing here is to know if it is better in quality and functionality, as compared to it s dupe Sigma E-25 blending brush ($14= approx. Rs. 880).
Great review :D
Thanks mahima :D
Planning on getting this brush. A bit expensive but it is quite versatile.
It will soon become ur cannot liv wdt make up accessory :D do try it before mac hikes d price further!
This is one of my dream brushes but I just cant see myself spending so much on it!
Hehe n u knw my story neway twinsie :'( cdnt liv wdt it so bought agn!!
I’ve haven’t bought any Mac brush but this is definitely one of the best worth spending on! Nice review! ^_^
Thanks xuvious! Yeahh if u plan on gettng evn a single mac brush evn then this is d one ^_^ thanku so mch love!
Nicely reviewed agni! xo
Thanks so mch gowthami <3
Lovely review Agni, this is like a must have brush, it’s worth the price!!
Yeahh re absolutely right cz its ekdum multi purpose! N is gonna b a lifetime thing
After stopping myslef for over a year I finally got one of these last week and I am loving it! It is such a great brush, but yeah the white bristles never get the original colour back…even I never wanted to use it and keep it glowing white :D
Hehe :-( i knw! I felt so sad d frst tym i washed it wd so mch hope :P but its a lovly lovly brushno doubt at all
it sure seems like a real estate investment! Only if i used eye brushes dat often. how come u hv never reviewed eye shadows here?
Err coz i dont evn hv 10 eyeshadows :P but i wl rvw the ones i hv :D
It is a very good brush, no doubt but too pricey :).. I too got it few days back..
Your review is tempting me to go for MAC 217 Blending Brush… Awesome review darling :*
Awesome :D
I am really eyeing to buy this one :)
I am really eyeing this brush. But confused between individual brushes and holiday sets they have recently come up with.
They are small in size but i think they will do the job right…
I am curious to find out what blog platform you happen to be working with?
I’m experiencing some minor security problems
with my latest site and I’d like to find something more safe.
Do you have any recommendations?
Fantastic web site. Lots of useful information here.
I am sending it to several friends ans also sharing in delicious.
And of course, thank you for your effort!
Howdy, i read your blog occasionally and i own a similar one and
i was just wondering if you get a lot of spam remarks? If so how do you protect against it, any plugin or anything you can advise?
I get so much lately it’s driving me mad so any support is
very much appreciated.
With havin so much content do you ever run into any issues of plagorism or copyright violation? My blog has a
lot of unique content I’ve either authored myself or outsourced but
it appears a lot of it is popping it up all over the web without my agreement.
Do you know any techniques to help reduce content from being stolen? I’d definitely appreciate it.
I am really enjoying the theme/design of your blog.
Do you ever run into any internet browser compatibility problems?
A few of my blog visitors have complained about my blog not operating correctly in Explorer but looks great in Firefox.
Do you have any advice to help fix this issue?
Rattling nice design and superb content , very little else we need : D.
Awesome post. I’m a normal visitor of your site and appreciate you taking the time to maintain the nice site. I’ll be a frequent visitor for a really long time.
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Hi! This is my 1st comment here so I just wanted to give a quick
The main thing here is to know if it is better in quality and functionality, as compared to it s dupe Sigma E-25 blending brush ($14= approx. Rs. 880).