They say only an unskilled person blames their tools for preforming inadequately, but anyone who has ever been forced to use a poor quality make-up brush will quickly tell you that is not the case. Great make-up brushes are crucial in executing any make-up look well and the good news is that thanks to brands such as QVS Beauty you no longer need a bank loan to afford high quality brushes.

With the party season on the horizon you may be hoping to perfect a smoky eye look or perhaps something a little bolder - 'tis the season of glitter after all and with the help of QVS brushes I am going to share a few pointers and tips, on how to get the most from your brushes.

For the perfect base, be it powder, liquid cream or a combination of all three products, the one brush you want on your side is the QVS Perfection Brush £7 - if I could only own one foundation brush, it would be this. As you can see this is a dual ended brush; the smaller and somewhat flatter brush head is for applying concealer - again this works well with liquid or cream textures and can also double up in a pinch as an eyeshadow applicator. Due to the size of the flat brush, it perfectly fits into all those hard to reach facial contours such as the under-eye, around the nose and brow bone - perfect if you use concealer both to disguise blemishes and to highlight. The other end of the brush is by far larger and more dense and as such is ideal for applying liquid foundation and/or cream contour products....