I've heard about Ecotools for a while now. One of my friends used to rave about their brushes a lot back in my school days. I never really gave them a try before. However, I knew they were made out of recycled bamboo hence the 'eco' part of the brand's name.
Recently, Luxola Indonesia had a sale on selected items, including these Ecotools' brushes I've been eyeing on. I received a 40% discount on both sets; the eye make-up brush set ended up priced at IDR 114.000,- and the mini-travel set at IDR 90.000,-. Which IMO was quite cheap for a brush set.
The eye set includes 5 brushes and a pouch. Each brush is etched with the brush's specific use. The 5 brushes are for large eye areas, angled creases, highlighting, petite eye shading, and smudging.
What surprised me the most, I guess, was the dimunitive size. I'm so used to using brushes from The Body Shop, Real Techniques, and Masami Shouko, that these full-sized brushes from Ecotools felt really small. However, if you travel a lot, this would probably be more ideal for you.
The travel set brushes are even smaller. Maybe about one centimeter shorter than the full-sized ones. Brushes included in the travel set are for shading, finishing, and defining.
The bristles are actually quite soft. I'd put them almost on par with Real Techniques. They're definitely softer than Masami Shouko. In terms of density, they are also on par with Real Techniques.
The build of the brushes are very light since the handles are made out of bamboo. The bamboo is finely finished, so you won't have to worry about blisters. It's so finely finished, in fact, I think it might be processed bamboo instead of real bamboo? Maybe? The metal wrap around the bristles is a very nice touch. I haven't washed the brushes yet (I just got them!) so I can't tell yet whether the bristles hold well enough or not.
All in all, I feel that Ecotools brushes are worth to buy on discount and would probably suit travelers the best.
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