If you're looking for eye brushes that can pick up and distribute a variety of shimmer, glitter and metallic shadows and liners (be it Pat McGrath, Natasha Denona, Viseart, or another of your favorite products), this blog has you covered.
Whether you want to apply a soft wash of shimmer, pack a pigmented metallic, add glitter liner for a touch glam, or finish with a pop of glow to the centre of your eyelid—you can find a Fude brush that will help maximise your product and achieve the look you're after.
Below you'll find a list of the Top 13 most popular brushes for shimmer shadows—liquid, cream and powder forumlas—as well as a collection of all recommended brushes.
bisyodo
B-ES-06 EYESHADOW BRUSH, LONG SERIES
"GREAT PACKING BRUSH. I own several kolinsky and weasel brushes and this is by far my favorite packing brush. I am considering buying a replacement (I rarely do that) because I continue reaching for it. It is particularly useful when applying shimmer eyeshadows. I have noticed I get little to none fall out when using this brush, especially when compared to some of my packing goat brushes." (Beatriz, USA)
bisyodo
B-ES-07 EYESHADOW BRUSH (LONG SERIES)
"I love this angled brush. The hairs are soft and resilient. When the brush blooms, it covers a great amount of surface area while reaching curvatures of the face. It is large enough to be a full face powder brush, and perhaps a more diffused application of bronzer/contour." (Tiffany C, USA)
bisyodo
BS-ES-05 EYESHADOW BRUSH, SHORT SERIES
"GREAT BRUSH, This brush works really well with shimmer and micro glitter eyeshadow. love the short handle. it’s really cute and travel friendly. I am planning to get the long handle one as well." (CL, Switzerland)
CHIKUHODO
GSN-8 EYESHADOW BRUSH
“Awesome and versatile brush. really good spring back and resiliency so this is great for using on hard baked eyeshadow ie those shadows with etchings on them. This is awesome for applying glitter or shimmery eyeshadow without loosing the sparkles and picks up the base colour well especially the Pat McGrath shades... the shape also fits perfectly to deposit colours on the inner eye corner... this brush can be used for liquid products like concealer and cream eyeshadow." (Grace, Australia)
houkodou
G-S5 Eyeshadow Brush
“Great for shimmer and sparkle shadows. I am so happy happy I purchased this. This is wonderful for the shimmer and sparkle shadows, Those special shades that tend to be hard to lay down. I am not a big fan of using my finger for these shades, this Brush is perfect for that. You get great color payoff and adherence, especially when using Mac fix plus or Pat McGrath artistry wand. I would compare this to the Rephr 21.” (Linda)
houkodou
G-S2 Eyeshadow Brush, Sora Series
“MUST-HAVE EYE BRUSH. I honestly need backups because it is such a spectacular brush for shimmery and glittery formulas!” (Kim S, Australia)
"This brush is incredibly soft, lays down shimmer on the lid well, and is as good as (if not better) as a typical crease brush for blending. The design is simple but elegant, and I've not had any issues when travelling with this brush. I've even gone ahead and bough a couple more backups!" (Suki, UK)
chikuhodo
FO-10 Finger-Shaped Brush
“This brush is extremely soft as if it were made of squirrel bristles and firm enough for applying a big array of different eyeshadow formulas no matter if they are matte, shimmery or metallic. I've been using the Chikuhodo Z-series consistently for a long time, and finding the FO series has been a stupendous surprise. Thanks, Chikuhodo!” (Rose M, Spain)
chikuhodo
FO-7 Eyeshadow Brush
“I received this brush a few weeks ago and have used it almost every day since. It is amazingly soft, it picks up everything! Even those hard to pick up shimmery baked shades. It has the color-placement impact of goat hair with the soft leisurely feeling of squirrel hair. I will be getting a backup as soon as possible! Amazing job to Chikuhodo! And thank you Fude Beauty for sending these precious gems all over the world.” (Ziva)
chikuhodo
FO-6 Eyeshadow Brush
“100% RECOMMEND! I really enjoy this brush for hard to pick up shimmers!!! It is so useful and feels great on my sensitive eyelids. My friend recommended this for the outer-v which I think would be great too although I haven't tried!” (Jinghui W, USA)
Chikuhodo
Y-4 Eyeshadow Brush, Yoshiki Series
“VERY NICE! This is a great mid-sized pencil brush to have. It's extremely close in size to the Chikuhodo Z-10, except that the Z-10 tapers to a sharper point… It will put the product exactly where you want it and nowhere else… where the Y-4 outperforms the Z-10 is with satin/shimmer/sparkly shades. It deposits more of the sheen. Once I figured out that difference, this became my go-to brush for highlight shades. Love it.” (Marisa, USA)
koyudo
Y-7 Large Eyeshadow Brush, Yoshiki Series
“IDEAL FOR GLITTERY SHADES. Glittery shades met their match for more precise application: having slightly hooded eyes I prefer to apply glittery eyeshadows like the PMGL special shades rather close to the lash line for some subtle added wet look effect and this brush handles the task perfectly.” (Julia, Slovakia)
Mizuho
PM-5 Eyeshadow Brush
“VALUE FOR MONEY. Bristles are soft and just the right size for undereye concealer application. Appliess shadow glitters with no fall out. Able to draw a tightline with powder shadow on upper and lower eyes with no fall out too. A very versatile brush with a good price point.” (D, Malaysia)
Tanseido
YWQ-7 Eyeshadow Brush
“LOVELY DETAIL BRUSH. This is a great detail packer brush! Lovely and soft for highlighting the inner corner or packing on shimmer shades.” (Julianne)
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