Not long after I bought these, my sister tells me that another Primark store has the brushes. Typical. I was going to suggest to not buy them but when I saw the price (as she took a picture of them), I asked her to get them for me, because I felt like doing a review on them, against the Makeup Revolution brushes. I wanted to do a 'vs' post so that I could give my opinions on both of them, a little battle you might call it. The brushes are slightly different in size but these were the biggest and closest in size (as Makeup Revolution do have a larger brush) from both brands, trying to make it as fair as possible. I just want to make it clear that these are just my opinions on each brush.


I'm going to review different elements of both brushes and provide a summary at the end. So to kick things off, lets do the review for the Primark PS...Pro Blending Brush.

Primark

Packaging:
The packaging for the Primark brush is a very simple, rectangular, see through box, with a clear view of the brush itself. It has the collection name on the front and small details about what the brush can be used for. On the back, it has more information regarding the brush, the brand and some safety advisories. Very simple indeed.

Price:
The brush retails at £4, which is pretty good value for a makeup brush. I didn't recall seeing any kind of set so I would assume this is sold as a single brush, like their others (two slightly smaller sizes).


Durability:
When I first had a little feel of this brush, I did notice a couple of things. It seemed as though the bristles didn't have much flexibility and felt quite restricted in terms of movement. Looking from a side view, the bristles formed into a dome shape, with quite straight edges around the outside. Another thing was when I added a little bit of force near the head of the brush, it appeared to bend easily (obviously don't go bending it with full force for the fun because it probably will snap). It bended a lot on the 'neck' of the brush, so that is quite a fragile area. It's going to need some support when you're applying foundation/powder, otherwise it might be difficult to glide along the face.

Effectiveness:
To test the effectiveness of it, I applied my normal foundation using the brush. Below is my before, during and after.

As you can see it has covered the majority of my spots, but there are a few that are still visible. I did notice that I had to keep adding foundation to the brush as it would seem to stick to the bristles, rather than it going on my face. I added foundation to the brush 3 times and despite me topping it up, it hasn't given me a flawless finish that I hoped for, but it hasn't done too bad. I was a quite surprised by how it felt on my face. Based on the first impressions, I was worried how it would feel, but it actually did better than expected. I think it keeps slightly too much foundation on the brush, which is a bit of a shame.

Summary:
It's not a bad brush. It does have it's faults but it is good value for money. It's a shame that Primark don't do a slightly bigger one, as it'll probably apply foundation a little better than the current sizes, but if you're on a budget, I would say go for it. I would just advise that you be careful when using it, as it could possibly snap if you're too vigorous when applying foundation/powder. However, for it's size, price and general performance, it'll be a good contour brush.

Overall score:
7/10

Makeup Revolution
Packaging:
The packaging for the Makeup Revolution brush is noticeably different, appearing a lot more decorative and bulkier. On the front, it lists the brand and the type of brush it is and going with the theme, it's in rose gold letters. Same as the Primark brush, it just has a bit more detail on the brand and brush itself.

 Before

 During

After