Best Makeup Brushes For Hooded Eyes

It was only when I started using the Zoeva Rose Gold Eye Set that I understood the importance of having quality makeup tools. My eyeshadow skills made such great progress using this set I couldn't quite believe it. The Zoeva Rose Golden Complete Eye Set is an eyeshadow set of 12 brushes, and in this post I want to share with you my top 4 most used brush picks that are excellent for those of you who have small or hooded eyes. I always thought that doing eyeshadow was something impossible to experiment with when having hooded eyes, let me tell you, as long as you're using the right gear it isn't! You can purchase every brush individually and slay that eye makeup look like a pro.

From left to right:

224 Luxe Defined Crease Brush

This is the ultimate crease brush for people with hooded or small eyes. The fact that it's so tiny keeps you from going completely overboard with a dark color when trying to bring depth and definition to your eyeshadow looks. It's brilliant, I love it and I highly recommend it.

234 Luxe Smokey Shader Brush

This is the best shader brush to apply eyeshadow all over the lid. My first shader brush was from a lower budget makeup brand and I hated it, this one opened up a whole new world for me. No joke. It's really good at picking up product and applying it evenly. Unless you are someone who doesn't shy away from using your fingertips when it comes to doing your eyeshadow, this is a great brush for your collection.

317 Wing Liner Brush

When having small eyes, detail work is key if you truly want your eyes to stand out. This is a brush for precision work, meaning lining your upper and lower lash line with a dark eyeshadow. I like using a really dark, chocolate brown for this step because those types of shades are smoother to work with. Over the years I've noticed black eyeshadows are often chalky and/or don't blend that easily so dark browns it is. I also love using this brush so apply my brow pomade for a defined but natural looking brow, so you actually have a brush that can be used for different purposes.

228 Luxe Crease Brush

This is the last brush I use when creating an eyeshadow look. It's very nice to polish everything up. I either use it to smoke out and blend out eyeshadow in and above the crease, or use it completely clean with no product, to blend out all the the edges and make the whole look appear flawless.

I purchased these brushes from the Zoeva Website, but they are also available at Douglas!

The brushes are sold individually:

317 Wing Liner Brush €8.50
228 Luxe Crease Brush €9.50
224 Luxe Defined Crease Brush €9.50
234 Luxe Smokey Shader Brush €9.50

Or in a set of 12: Zoeva Rose Golden Complete Eye Set €75