Best Things in Beauty : Paula Dorf Sheer Crease Brush.

after Lisa Eldridge's shout out on the brushes by Paula Dorf as one of her favourite brushes, i "systematically hunted them down" and was always very pleased with them. only the Sheer Crease Brush and the Smokie Lid Brush were not easy to find, so Maureen helped me to purchase them. the Smokie Lid is still a work in progress, but today i want to share with you my thoughts on the Sheer Crease Brush first. see the reviews of my other Paula Dorf Brushes here and here.
the Sheer Crease Brush costs 29$ and is available at dermstore.com, beautybridge.com or pauladorf.com.
this is a round tapered blending or crease brush. it's made with very soft natural hair, by the hair texture, thickness and resilience i guess it's goat. the shape seems very similar to the tapered dome of the MAC 224 brush, but this is a bit shorter and fatter. it performs completely different, though. the MAC 224 i can only use to blend since i find it too fluffy/floppy to use in the crease. the Paula Dorf brush feels more substantial on the lids and has the same perfect press point/bounce/resilience like the Powder Brush which i also love. this resilience and the soft taper makes this brush ideal to apply and blend a crease colour at once, it fits snug into my crease area. i think this brush is a perfect hybrid between the Trish McEvoy Tapered Blending Brush (a great crease brush) which is quite pointed and my HG blending brush, the Edward Bess Luxury Eye Brush.
the Sheer Crease Brush washes nicely and doesn't shed. the handle is relatively short but very sturdy. don't let the unattractive name print fool you, the Paula Dorf brushes are excellent tools.