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Smudger brush

Smudge Brush

by Laura Mercier

Laura Mercier’s smudge brush of short synthetic bristles forming a rounded tip, sold for depth close to the lash line and in the corners of the eye, and for a smoky eye.

  • Short bristles
  • Rounded tip
  • Synthetic
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A slim eye brush ending in a tiny, dense, domed smudger tuft.
An illustration of a smudger brush — not a photograph of this product.

What a smudger brush is

A short, very dense, slightly domed tuft on a slim eye-brush handle — made to press liner and shadow into the lash line and soften it into smoke.

How it is used. Press into the lash line, then smudge outward and upward in small strokes.

Read our smudger brush guide

The techniques

Smudge
Soften a drawn line into a haze while the product is still workable.
Press
Press product onto the skin without dragging, so it stays where it is put.

What it is used with

Eyeshadow palette

Eyeshadow stick

Kohl pencil

Gel eyeliner pencil

Gel eyeliner

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