The five makeup brushes you need in your kit

1. Small Eye Shadow Brush Use: Blend, smudge and smoke out eye shadow with a rounded, tapered brush. It should be small enough to reach trickier areas like the inner corner of the eye or the lash line.

Get it: Sonia Kashuk Medium Eye Shadow Brush, $6, Target Sonia Kashuk medium eye shadow brush

2. Angled Eye Shadow Brush

Use: Handy for beginners, an angled shape makes it easy to apply an even and consistent amount of product to the upper eyelid. Instead of using a pencil liner, try out this brush with either a liquid or powder shadow for a precise cat eye.

Get it: The Body Shop Slanted Brush, $18, The Body Shop

3. Large Foundation Brush

Use: A large, flat and rounded brush is ideal for applying and blending all kinds of foundation quickly and evenly on your face, shoulders and even décolleté!

Get it: Make Up For Ever Artisan Brush #108, $41, Make up For Ever

4. Medium Concealer Brush

Use: Look for a slightly wider concealer brush that includes a pointed tip. This allows for added precision when working in smaller areas like around the nose and under your eyes. (Even better, this option from MAC doubles as a lip brush, too.)

Get it: Mu2219Au2219C Cosmetics 195 Concealer Brush, $28, MAC

5. Double-ended sculpting brush
Use: This double-ended brush has both a rounded side and a slanted side for sculpting and highlighting. Use the slanted side to create a shadow under the cheekbone and the domed side to highlight or colour with blush.

Get it: Make Up For Ever Artisan Brush #158, $61, Make up for Ever