I was provided this Real Techniques Bold Metals Pointed Crease Brush by Real Techniques via Klout to review. However, all opinions are my own.
If you’ve been a follower for awhile, or have seen any of my past makeup tutorials then you know that I love Real Techniques brushes. With the exception of my Sigma Brushes, Real Techniques makes up the majority of my brush collection. So when I found out that I was receiving one of their new Real Techniques Bold Metals brushes I was super excited. The Real Techniques Bold Metals line consists of seven brushes, four face and three eye. The face brushes are the Tapered Blush Brush, Triangle Foundation Brush, Flat Contour Brush and the Arched Powder Brush. While the three eye brushes are the Pointed Crease Brush, Angled Liner Brush and the Oval Shadow Brush.
As I mentioned in the disclosure, I received the Real Techniques Bold Metals Pointed Crease Brush to review. To start out with the handles of the Bold Metals collection are of course metal but they’re also way longer than usual. I really don’t see the point of the handles being so long or pointed the way that they are. I get that it probably looks pretty but honestly, especially since I have small hands, they are not practical. For me, the long handles just get in the way and make it hard to work with.
Another problem I have with the metal of the brushes is that they look dirty fast! As soon as I pulled this out of the package it had fingerprints all over it and just looked horrible. To take the pictures I actually had to get some cloth to wipe down and then hold the brush as I moved it around to keep it from having nothing but fingerprints. Seeing as how the metal handles are more for show than for practicality I found this to be a strong negative.
However, the bristles of the Real Techniques Bold Metals Pointed Crease Brush more than make up for those two negatives. The bristles are compacted which makes for better pickup of eye shadows it also makes the application more pigmented. The bristles are also super soft which I love and the pointed aspect of the Real Techniques Bold Metals Pointed Crease Brush makes it super easy to apply and blend out colors in the crease.
Ultimately, while I don’t like how long the brush is or how the metal keeps finger prints the benefits of the bristles far outweigh that. I will for sure be heading to Ulta to get some more of the Real Techniques Bold Metals brushes.
I bet this would work really well for me. I have actually never used a brush for makeup. I use those cheap things with the foam that fall a part.
I never would have thought of that about the metal on the brushes making them look dirty. Glad you liked this brush more than you disliked it 🙂
What a great looking crease brush! I’m new to this company and will have to check them out, I’m due for new brushes. Thanks for the review!
I received one of these too, and the bristles in mine were rough, which surprised me. My regular Real Techniques brushes have been much softer.
Hmm mine were really soft, like baby soft.
That’s a really nice brush! It make all of mine look like 100 year old horse hair brushes.
I don’t use makeup that often either but that crease brush sounds like something I would like to have around for when I do.
I got this too! I love it!
They probably look really nice out of the package but I can see how they’d become dirty easily. At least the bristles were nice enough!
I’m not a fan of the dirty fingerprints either, but the brush itself is great
I’ve got to tell my kid about this. She’s “into makeup” and would love to check this out.
I haven’t tried this one but I got the small angle one which I like!
Everything except the length sounds ok to me. I’m wondering if they’d even fit in my makeup bag since it’s pretty small.
That brush looks really nice. Much nicer than the ones I have. Sadly! All of my make up gets dirty quickly, I’m so sloppy with it but I really like the look of this brush!
That’s a really nice brush! I need to update my brushes since my are like falling apart they are so old and wood. I should upgrade to these.
My daughter loves the Real Techniques brushes. She owns a lot of them!
Thanks for sharing your thoughts 🙂 I’m looking for some new brushes.
That brush looks awesome! It’s so much better than the brush I picked up from the drugstore last week.
Yes, this brush is amazing. I use it all the time.
My 17 year old daughter owns every makeup brush that was ever made. I am sure she has these. Lol
I need a quality crease brush. I also need to find a good brush for concealer.
This looks like a good brush. My daughter would love it!
I got this brush too, love it!
I am also a fan of Sigma brushes, I have never tried Real Techniques before.
You never know just how much something as simple as the design of a brush can help those like me that are not good with make up. I love that the shorter bristles let you pick up your eye shadows better and with them being soft, that is better for sensitive eyelids. I would love to try this brush out.
I’m a grown-up. It’s time for grown-up brushes. I need to try these to see if they’re the right fit.
Nice brush! I think I’d love it!
I totally need some new brushes! I want one of those Pointed Crease Brushes!
I prefer brushes over the little foam applicators. This looks like one I should check out.
I really dislike the foam applicators. Brushes all the way for me!
Happy to hear the pro is a big enough one to outweigh the cosmetic (ha, that’s punny, right?) cons. I will keep the brand in mind the next time my daughter asks for brushes.
LOL that was a great pun!
What a nice brush! I love using nice brushes and not cheap ones. They make all the difference!
I probably need a pointed crease brush! Maybe that’s why my eye makeup looks so harsh
I need to up my brush game desperately!
I really want to pick this up for the shape!
Despite the ‘dirty metal look’ they still look like overall nice brushes. I am so ocd though I would be wiping them down more often than one should. The bristles look like great quality for the price.
I rarely wear makeup and when I do I use Q Tips to apply it. Maybe one day I’ll treat myself to fancy brushes like these!
Got this same one!
crease perfection! love this one!
I have been wanting to learn how to use all of these makeup brushes. I love experimenting with eyeshadow.
Sounds like there are some good benefits to it. I’m not sure I’d like how long the handle is.
Sounds like great makeup brushes. I haven’t given much thought to my makeup brushes.
I am not great using brushes in make up – but this has to be a good one
Unique brush – I use brushes all the time. I will be checking this out!
I use brushes when doing my eyeshadow. Would love to add this to my beauty bag.
It really is all in the brush applicator. I love my 5 different brushes I have to put on eyeshadow
it’s super pretty. I love love make up brushes. I buy them just to fill up my jar
Glad I saw this post. Me and my teen girls were just talking about needing new brushes.
I’m in need of some new brushes! I’ll have to check this one out!
oh those brushes look amazing!! i’m going to have to get these.
I could really use new brushes! Mine are all a mess!
This looks like a great brush. I have a crease brush but it’s a different brand. Yay for make-up!!
It looks really well made. I could use some new brushes, mine are quite old.
The appearance wouldn’t bug me because I’m not one to display my makeup brushes and my kids would snag them anyway. But the brush itself sounds great. I have tons of eyelid skin and foam brushes aren’t my.friend at all
This brush is really neat, I don’t own one like this! My crease brushes are all too big and I can never apply the makeup right. I will have to check this line out.
I’ve never used these brushes, but I’m a regular shopper at Ulta so I’ll have to check them out!