Every type of makeup brush, finally explained

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Your well-meaning aunt got you a deluxe set of makeup brushes...last Christmas. But the whole kit has just been sitting in the back of your closet because, well, you don't know how the hell to use them. (To be honest, most of us don't.) That's why we consulted the pros (and our 16-year-old cousin, who, according to her Instagram account, is basically a makeup artist) on some brush basics.

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