Hi All,
For a blush crazy gal like me, it’s imperative to have the right tools for application. I have brushes from Bare Escentuals, Oriflame, Vega, Bourjois, etc but the best I have used till date is this one from Ambika Pillai. I don’t have a MAC or Sigma yet so can’t compare this to them but I can assure you that this brush does rise to the competition with aplomb!
About Ambika Pillai Blush Brush:-
Firm enough for precise application and soft enough to give a soft diffused effect an essential tool in any woman’s kit.
- Price: INR500
My experience with the Ambika Pillai Blush Brush:-
- Bristle Texture: The bristles are synthetic and really soft albeit not fluffy. Not at all rough or abrasive. I had picked us a Bare Essentials brush online infact and that was sooo horrible… Using it was like torturing myself.. This is perfect.
- Bristle Quality (Bleeding & Shedding): Apart from the initial wash wherein 2-3 strands shed, there was no subsequent shedding or bleeding.
- Washing & Drying: Takes about half a day to dry which is quite convenient.
- Handling: The handle is a long and chubby and easy to control.
What I love about this brush is the shape. The bristles rounded and fits right into my cheek area. Hence,there is no risk of getting the blush color all over the place. Blending is easy with this brush as well and I can blend out any harsh lines. However buffing not as easy with this blush. It does take some effort and I’d rather use a buffer/ powder brush instead.
Read Body Shop Face And Body Brush, Blush Brush, Slanted Brush,Body shop cheek blush review /blusher brush review and
Bare Escentuals Heavenly Face Brush Review
Why I like Ambika Pillai Blush Brush:Â –
- Soft bristles
- I like the chubby handle which makes it easy to handle.
- Pocket friendly
- Great for blending
- No bleeding or shedding
- Dries fast
Why I don’t like Ambika Pillai Blush Brush:-
- Requires efforts to buff out shades which are on the brighter/ louder side…
Rating:Â
- Shedding/ Bleeding: 5/5
- Useability: 4.5/5
- Versatility: 4.5/5
- Value for Money: 5/5
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Buff out means ?:-)
it means to blend out.. 🙂
but u said gr8 blending in pros 🙄
ouch..made a mistake..i meant for the brighter shades..thanks for tellin me…just rectified 🙂
Oh achha.. 😛
wowwwww dis is soooooo niceeeee n affordable :inlove: :inlove: :inlove: even i luv my blush brush round :handshake: yeha pe milta ha kya zee ?:-)
i swear..i like ambika pillai brushes so much…very gud quality…i know its easily available in delhi where there r ambika pillai salons…warna i have only seen on FnU sales … 🙂
okies will keep my eyes open when i go for my kashmir tour which is next week :dance-left-right: :dance-left-right:
yeyeyeyyy!!! when u goin tupsi? sat/sun?
next sat..19th ko leaving :yippee: :yippee: :yippee:
yippiieee! fun time!!! carry garam kapda..its very cold there…
heheh yup aur meko toh jada thandi lagti hai..tops bhi toh nahi hoga nahi usko hug karke baithi rehti 😉 😀
hehe…phir garmi nahi, jaalamukhi wala case ho jata 😉
:shy: :shy: :shy: 😀
Woof woof! kashmir !! Awesssomee!! 🙂 Take lotsss of warm clothes and don’t forget head scarves. I literally froze last year during my himalayan trek.
ooh himalayan trek??? how was it? i hate trekking..doesnt appeal to the lazy side of me…which is predominant ofcourse 😉
Yup, himalayan trek last year this time 😀 with a bunch of college friends.. We had adventure sports also – Paragliding, river crossing, zorbing and all that. It was God-awesome fun! We stayed in camps and trekked for 3-4 days 😀
cool!!! sounds like a truckload of fun!
ouuii thanks for reminding PT i need to buy woolen scarf 😀 n i lovvvvvvvvvv trekkinggggggggg :yippee: :yippee:
yey! tupsi will do shopping also!!
yyeyeyeyeye kitna majaaaaaaaaaaaa :dance-left-right: :dance-left-right: :dance-left-right: :dance: :dance: :dance:
She is making me all jealouso_O
awww dont be J……. :hug-makeup:
I love trekking and adventure sports too;-)
Oh yea! Then We shud try somethign aftr the little one grows up a bit 😛
And Tupsi, if you get a chance, do try adventure sports! 😀 Paragliding is soooooper fun I tell you!
I Wana try.. So badly…
nice brush for that price.. 🙂
seriously! its an awsome brush..i wish it were more easily available…
Wowww… by the looks of it..I really thought this will be expnso…but hell its a good product at that price..
nice review..Zee! 😉 :hug-makeup: :beauty:
tumhe toh Make o pedia open karna chahiyee.. u r chalta firta google..from whr u search all these “heeras” …god alone knws!! :pray: :worship: :clap: :dance: :fighterf:
yeps…its a gr8 product and on FnU they have this on sale..which means even cheaper than 500 bucks! imagine!!!
MakeOPedia??? haha!!! i think WS is a total MakeOPedia in itself…and u n i r one of d many pages!! we learn so much from each other na?
I swear…I :heart: WS.. I :heart: Ana, Zee, Upsi, tupsi, Nafi, Chris, Heenaa n all the others Sheeeeeeeeeee’s :-* :hug-makeup: :hug-makeup: :hug-makeup:
V rockkkkkkkkkkkkkk:lipstick: :tap-dance: :tap-dance: :rock-n-roll: :dance-left-right: :yippee: :yippee:
yepsiii!!! my riccita banana!!!
Yea Yea. 😎
we all rock.. we all r patthar dil :tap-dance:
hehe!! baap re!!! me no patthar dil…i have choccie wala dil!
aisa mat bolo.. sab choco lovers toot parhenge :silly:
heehee..lekin me to pune me hoon..to bach gayi! 😉
hamesha to Pune mein ni rahogi na :devil: .. wa ha ha ha ha :skeleton:
hamesha toh pune mei akeli nahi hogi..mei jadli hamla karungi :vampire:
Aur Lips ko upar main hamla karungi :devil:
hey bhaggo!i thinkill relocate to a jungle where no1 can reach me!
mere upar hamla kyun heensss ?:-) :dazed:
i luv jungles zee..every year i force dad to plan sum tour to wild reserves..i have always imagined living wid tarzan in jungle(bachpan mei 😀 ) mei tumhe jungle mei dhund nikalungi :devil: :vampire:
Lolz ..jungle mein aajkal sirf elephants hote hai Tulips:-P
now u imagine living with tops jungle me 😉 😉
hehe jungle mei mangal :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl:
i knw ana.. mera tarzan ke saath rehne ka dream aashu o mei beh gaya 😥 😀 😀 😛
O worries tupsi.. Forget Tarzan.. U hav tops na.. 😉
tops thodi na tree se tree jump kar paege meko kandhe pe leke 😛
Who knows?? Tere liye wo bhi kar sakta hai.. 🙂
haha ruku puch kei aati 😀
Mera *MAKE UP* ka DIL… Specially Lipppy wala :heart: :lipstick: :tap-dance: :hug-makeup: :-*
Not juicy dil?? 😉
lolz all other Shesssssss..sounds so cool :D:D
🙂 🙂
hehehehe…Thats my invention…A! *sheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeesss* :chic: 😎 :yippee: :lipstick:
What nails you have Zaraji :snicker: :snicker: :snicker: How do you have such long strong nails? tips pleashhhh 😀 😀 😀
Nice brush and affordable too…. :rock-n-roll: :rock-n-roll: :rock-n-roll: :rock-n-roll: :rock-n-roll: :rock-n-roll:
thanx Arpita!! mere nails ka raaz is lemon juice! 🙂 i rub lemon on my nails, let it remain for 5mins and then rinse of…this makes the nails really strong and makes them grow fast too 🙂
Ooo……Me going to start it from today and try to make my nails Long & strong like you :heart: :heart: :heart: :heart:
:yippee: :yippee: :yippee: :yippee: :yippee: :yippee: :yippee: :yippee: :yippee: :yippee:
it looks super awesome for this price zee..cant believe the price only.. :chic: :chic:
yes! yes!!! its only 500bucks! 🙂
This is pretty reasonable for the quality :yes: Howz the oriflame one Z? I tested the Tbs one n its unbelievably soft…but its seems too flat to be a blush brush ?:-)
i hate the tbs blush brush////as u said, its too flat…its more like a foundi brush!
oriflame isnt too gud for blending either..its like the tbs one but only fluffier…but not round..hence it ok to sweep color on the cheeks, but not too gud t blend..
which ur best blush brush zee :-))
best…hmm…i think this one only… i use this d mostest!! 🙂
aiyoo phir toh isko dhunke nikal na parega 😀
i also hope FnU has a sale on this soon..kabhi bhi dikhe to pls let me kno…when i office i cant access anythin!
okies done :highfive:
isa kya..TBS blush is so pricey and not even effective..what a dud !
haan..i got it aise hi to check..and its so horrid! its all flat and i dont understand how any1 can blend with dat!
I will look out for this when I master the art of applying blushes 😀
hehe…arre Sandy, i think a brush like this will help master the art instead 😉
Temptation temptation and more temptation 😀 I’m using the Vega one right now, abhi keliye theek hai 🙂 Will keep an eye out for this!
hehe…so many gorgeous things out there..sigh…i wana try d vega professional one..ive heard dat range is good 🙂
Blush-brushes-lipsticks – glosses 😀 Aur kya kya colelct karte ho? 😛 I want to make a list ready when i come to Pune 😉
books!!! i love books too! 🙂 and shoes! irrational kinda shoes which i hardly wear 😉
Books! Hi-5 Zee!! I’m an avid reader too, or rather was an avid reeader, now I don’t find much time 🙂 I order mroe makeup than books off late 😉
Hehe.. I am obsessed about reading.. I read while goin t work, on my way back and when I get of work 🙂
I have only one sad vega brush only 🙁 will pick this up nxt time i see on fnu
haan..aur meko bhi pls bata dena 🙂
Zara, any idea is dis is d same palette as Costal scents?
http://www.ebay.com/itm/10-Color-Makeup-Cosmetic-Blush-Blusher-Powder-Palette-/130522131884?pt=US_Makeup_Face&hash=item1e63b9adac#ht_3752wt_902
I dear.. No..this is a dupe…not original CS 🙂
Oh achha :smug:
I hv never seen Ambika Pillai brushes anywhere except for FnU sales Zee. This sounds gud to me. :-))
same here jyo..never seen them elsewhere..i wish theywere available tho…. 🙂
I too need a good blush brush 😐 nice review Zara <3
Zara …. with all your lovely blushes i alwayssssss wanted to ask you which brush do you use ?:-) ?:-) ?:-) ?:-) ?:-) ?:-) ?:-) ?:-) ?:-) ?:-) ?:-) ?:-)
and see this post … am so happy to see which tool made you fall in love with blushes … isnt it ? it is sooooo important to have nice brush na ?? ….. am gonna def. give this a shot or else atleast gift this to my sis who is slowly indulging in makeup :hug-makeup: :hug-makeup: :hug-makeup: :hug-makeup: :hug-makeup: :hug-makeup: :hug-makeup: :hug-makeup:
am sure she will loveeee this ….. and you have to spot this for me baby :hug-makeup: :hug-makeup: :hug-makeup: :hug-makeup: :hug-makeup: :hug-makeup: :hug-makeup:
hey Rashhh!!! this is a perfect brush t start with…its easy t use, pocket friendly and really of gud quality…ill def tell u when i come t kno of this sale 🙂
good rating 🙂
its a really nice bruish for sure ani..
I love bushy, fluffy soft blusher brush a lot! Those flat tapered blusher brushes are quit e turn off for me!
i swear yaar..i dont understand y some companies make blush brushes flat….only god knows wot can be accomplished with that!
flat brushes are for flat face 😀
haan kya? but these dont blend only…
Ty sooo much for this post zara….i m soo in need of a gud blush brush :yes: :yes: :yes:
i know how hard it is to find a gud one fr less pavs..i went thru d same thing until i found these brushes 🙂
Nice review zara… n i love ur nails… so strong n nice.. waise mein ne apna photo upload kar diya.. thank u… 🙂
yeyy!!! now we can see u! 🙂 🙂
:tap-dance: 🙂
i liked the size of d brush
kind of perfect for the size of the cheek bones
n blush stays whr it shud stay
The moment i see wht eowrd blush anywhere in the titel of the post i know its you! 😛
The brush sounds perfect for beginners na..from where did you get it? i have never seen Ambika pillai’s products here?
Hehe…u kno hw mUch I luv them na..;) I got this from Fn_ Pari..warna AP stuff aint ever available in stores..
Exactly vish..it fits snugly in my cheek area and eliminates the risk f getting powder all over d face needlessly..
Wow I am impressed! and the price is so good, I am pretty happy with Mac wala brush but this can be a good backup brush for me…
yeps…ekhaada aisa brush hona chahiyye 🙂