The only difference is the ss239 isnt white hair like the mac 239. I own a couple of mac brushes and i honestly prefer my sigma brushes. Ss224 look like great brushes and i dont think mac has any perfect dupes of either of them. To view the entire series to date, be sure to visit the beauty basics, or you can view posts within the series about mac eye brushes. One of the most noticeable differences is the fact that the mac 239 is whitehaired, while the ss239 is brown. It is a flat shader brush made of white goat hair and is best used with powder products. Ecotools makes a great dupe for this brush that is much, much softer. The three brushes in my collection that most closely resemble the 239, and work well for packing on eyeshadow are my bdellium tools 777 green bambu line, sigma medium sweeper e54, and furless cosmetics pe2. This brush has a rounded edge with smooth and firm fibers.
There are a lot of brushes similar to the mac 217 like sigma e25 blending brush, zoeva 227 soft definer brush, coastal scents blending brush and so on. If mac is actually discontinuing this brush, do yourself a favor and grab one. I buy multiple elf shader brushes just to have them available. I recommend sigmas eye shading e55 brush soft and dense with a rounded finish. When i picked up some hakuhodo brushes recently, i picked up one that i thought was similar to the mac 239 on the basis that if it worked as well as the mac 239 its a wee bit cheaper then i would have a winner or at least 2 brushes i could rotate. This is a small thin eyeshadow brush, ideal for packing on lid colors. Both have stiff bristles, good for blending colour in the crease and outer corner of the eye, or applying a bit of colour on the lid if you dont want to pack it on. Now, as you can tell from the top picture, and the one to the left, the sigma one is bigger and thicker.
I have been looking out for a mac 217 dupe from a very long time. Get the mac 239 and save yourself looking for dupes. It has the perfect width, density, and its bristles grab and deposit shadows. Sigma e25, mac 217, coastal scents pro blending fluff brush. Mac 252 large shader brush sigma e60 large shader brush. If you havent tried a mac 217 blending brush, youre missing out because it is literally the best eye shadow brush ive ever used. I bought a few morphe brushes because i was looking to find a mac 217 dupe. Many brush companies have claimed to make dupes of the mac 217 possibly most notable being sigma which has attempted many mac brush dupes over the years. Hi all, anyone have an idea about a dupe for the brush 239 by mac in sephora store. I read sigma eye shadow base, eye shadows and holiday releases. A soft and dense eye shader brush to shade or blend eye shadow.
Mac 239, 239s, eyeshadow brush, bdellium tools, bambu. The bristles for the sigma one are a smidge longer, and its a little more rounded in shape whereas the mac one is a little more tapered at least to me. Although that is its only purpose, i consider this brush a must have. Weve got our april morpheme and mac brushes in a showdown check out our april dupes. Its very nice and dense, and it picks up the products very nicely. The mac 239 is much, much better than the ss239 at picking up, packing on, and blending eyeshadow. To view all of makeupgeeks brushes, you can click here.
These are the 15 sigma makeup brushes you need in your collection must. I have hooded eyelids, so not much lid space and the 239 is amazing for packing on color, wet or dry. It seems to have lasted better than my mac 239 and keeps its soft texture pretty well. Mac vs sigma brushes dupe guide new numbering system mac 217 dupes showdown not dupes mac 239 brush versus elf professional eyeshadow sigma makeup brushes vs mac comparison with photos dupe alert mac blending brushes 217 224 221 coastal scent morphe mac quarry eyeshadow dupe the black pearl blog uk beauty. This brush has a rounded edge with smooth, firm, fine fibres. The ss239 is larger, denser, and stubbier in comparison to the mac 239. The crown brush c433 is a good alternative too, but it is a bit scratchy, so is the 99p ebay option.
Dupes for 24 of mac brushes sigma makeup brushes and crown brush on. I prefer the slightly more compact head of the 239. Lets dig a little deeper to see which of these is the best dupe, and why. There is a perfect dupe of mac 217 on ebay too and i will be sharing my thoughts on the same. The sigma version is fluffier, not as precise and is scratchy.
If i could only own 3 makeup brushes mac 239, 217 and 224. Mac eye brushes eye shadow and blending brushes mac. I think the sigma e35 is much more similar to the mac 224 even though its white goat hair. Mac 217 and its alike february 20, 2012 battle of the brands. The soft, smooth fibers of this brush are gathered into a pencilshaped tip. Mac 239 eyeshader brush must have mac brushes wiseshe. I didnt have too much of a problem getting the precision i needed, but it is not a true dupe for the mac 219, which is. Ive seen a cool dupe for the sigma kabuki face brushes on ebay theyre by a seller called essenciabeauty have you checked them out. Sigma brushes dupe guide new numbering system is a beautiful topic brushes dupes featured mac mac sigma brushes compared debate for apr 2020. I cannot recommend sweet makeup temptations blog enough for help with brushes. Can be used to apply pressed or loose eye shadows and pigments.
No doubt they are really great brushes and some of them are excellent dupes for the mac ones for half the price. Mac 239 eye shader brush a soft and dense brush to shade or blend eye shadow. This is a fluffy crease brush, good for applying transition colors and all over blending. I have a few versions of the sigma would be mac 217 dupe, their e35, and there is no comparison in my mind. It is also my first brush from sigma makeup, how coincidental. Both of these brushes are meant for packing colour onto your eyelids. We will select a new brush set for you every month and youll be blending and buffing up a. Im pretty sure ive talked about morphe brushes before and, if i havent, lets talk about them now. When it comes to handle length all of these brushes are about the same, except for. The zoeva 234 dupe is slightly wider than the mac 239, although it works exactly the same and is an essential eye shadow brush to have. Mac 239 eye shader brush sigma e55 eye shading brush. The bristle density is the same between the two, as is the softness. Buy macs professionalquality eye brushes to shade, blend, sculpt, define or line any part of the eye. Sigma brushes are compareable to mac, they are numbered the same as the mac too.
The first dupe of mac 217 that i have ever acquired. I bought spoolie from sonia, it fell apart within a few months, so i ended up getting one from mac level 2. The sigma dupe for this is the e40 which i find to be much larger. Mac 239 eye shader brush mac cosmetics official site. When it comes to pinks macs range is soooooo vast that you think of a pink and they dupe for mac brave lipstick using nyx whipped caviar by mayra mac ruby woo lipstick and cherry lip pencil my newest obsession. Hey beauties mac has released a new line of brushes and they are all synthetic. This is a basic brush really for laying down and patting on color on the lid. It is used to build and press intense color on the lid. Sigma medium sweeper e54, and furless cosmetics pe2. The only brush i havent found a suitable or better dupe for is mac 239. Todays post will be short and sweet a comparison between the 239 and the 242. Above is a side view of all of the brushes from left to right. Mac 219 brush vs sigma e30 brush indian makeup and.
Are the mac brushes so much better than the sigma ones, that they are worth me spending so much money on. Pencil brush compared to sigma e30, morphe m431, mac 219 the bj brush is slightly longer, but also nice and pointed. For precision shading on lid, in eye crease or along lash line. I lost my mac 239 brush, what is an inexpensive dupe for. It is ideal for blending eyeliner into eye shadow to create a smoky looking eye. Above to the right, you can see the mac 239 brush the lower one and the sigma e55 the upper one, which is supposed to be a sigma version of the mac one. For example, the bristles are a tiny bit less soft than mac 217, sigma e25 or bobbi brown. Fantastic gorgeous makeup tips are available on our website. But what if i told you there was a dupe for a quarter of the price.