Costco Borghese 2011 Professional Brush Set: Review & Photos

About a month or so ago, while doing my daily task of watching YouTube videos.  I came across one video that showcased Costco’s new Borghese brush set. Now I have been collecting these sets for about 4 years now and each year they usually come out around the Christmas holiday season. So I was a bit surprised to see a brush set being released in April. But then I remembered that the 2010 set was re-called due to quality issues and thought this random release was to make up for that.

Any way , I set out to my local Costco’s and sadly didn’t see the brush set there. As I walked out of that Costco’s empty-handed and with a huge sad face. I did what most people would do when they really want something. I went on the hunt. And the final conclusion after calling 6 local Costco’s was that I needed to order it online. And I did just that.

Once the brush set arrived, I was pleasantly surprised at the quality of the brushes. Costco Borghese Brush Set includes ten professional brushes and a cosmetic brush clutch. This just so happens to also be the first brush set that Costco has released that includes natural hair bristle brushes. The brushes from this set are also full size and full length as each brush is super long in my opinion. The Ferrel of each brush is a cute chocolate brass color which coordinates nicely with the handles. If you were able to find this set in stores it was $23.99 but, if you purchased online it was $29.99 which included shipping.

Here’s what’s included in the set:

#100 Powder Kabuki Brush- this full size densely packed face brush offers full coverage with a wide range of makeup, such as mineral powder, loose powder, bronzer and blush, making applying powders to large areas super easy.

#101 Angled Contour Brush – This brush applies blush and face powders for effortless contouring and highlighting. The angled bristle of this brush first nicely into the contours of your cheekbones.

#102 Duo-Fiber Blending Brush – Nice for use with liquid or powder products. The two levels of bristles let you layer products for a flawlessly smooth application.

#104 Round Foundation Brush – more like a pointed foundation brush allows for precise application of liquid, cream or powder products in small but hard to reach places on the face like the corners of the nose and eyes.

#105 Concealer Brush – achieve target coverage with this brush. It applies and blends concealer precisely and in my opinion works great for primers and cream shadows as well.

#200 Eye Powder Fluff Brush – this extra-large eye powder brush is super soft and versatile. For some this brush will be too big for the eye area. However it will work great to buff out concealer or to highlight and contour the nose and cheek area.

#201 Eyeshadow Brush – flat-shaped brush with dense bristles that packs on shadows perfectly on the lid. This is another brush that for some may be to big but, instead of using it just for the lid, use it for the area under your brow if the brush is just to large. It would also work as an all over wash of color brush.

#202 Angled Eye Contour Brush, this brush is supposed to be great for applying and blending eye shadows but the beveled edge makes me like this brush more as a contour brush for the face. It works nice as an eyeshadow brush but for areas like the nose it works even better.

#203 Domes Smudge Brush, this densely packed brush is nice for applying and smudging color on the eyelid and lash line. Its a bit big and can be used to blend out colors in your crease area if desired.

#204 Angled Eye/Brow Brush this brush is perfect for sculpting/filling in your brows or applying cream, gel or liquid eye liner. I love the firmness and thinness of this brush.

Cosmetic Brush Clutch – OK, let me tell you right now, this clutch/bag whatever you want to call it stinks some kinda bad. In order to really get any use out of it please let this air out first before storing your brushes in it. Once it has aired out, the brushes first nicely into this bag making it great for traveling.

Overall, I really enjoy this brush set. Beware some of the eye brushes are gigantic therefore presenting a problem for persons with smaller eyes. But don’t let that discourage you because brushes can be used however you want. So if you decided to use the #200 Eye Fluff brush to blend out concealer that would be totally OK.  The brushes washed nicely and I only had  three hairs shed out of the ten. Sadly, when I went to find the link to this set on the Costco website it wasn’t there but, call your local Costco to see if it is still available.