Nars Kabuki Ita clean as well as AliExpress Dupe

Finally, the publish that many of you requested when I got my AliExpress order back in March. Here’s the comparison between the Nars Kabuki Ita clean as well as the cheaper knock-off alternative.

• Nars Kabuki Ita clean – C$70 (Sephora) Note: I paid around C$60 for mine about 5 years back – shocking to see exactly how the cost has jumped.
• “Professionals brand Kabuki Ita No 21 makeup brush” – C$2.74 (AliExpress)

(can you tell which one is which from the picture above?)

The answer: the top one is the AliExpress one, as well as the bottom one is the Nars!

Let me begin off this comparison by stating that I’m not a huge fan of Nars brushes in general. I discover the goat hairs they utilize to be truly scratchy – don’t just take my word for it, I motivate you to test out a Nars clean at the counter as well as don’t just touch it with your hands, test it on your deal with – it’s downright rough. I likewise  find their brushes to shed excessively. I comprehend that they will shed because of the natural hairs however the brushes seem to continue to shed even after years of utilize as well as several washings.

Yes, this is the genuine Nars clean – can you see exactly how wiry the hairs are?
And here’s the thing, the Nars Ita clean is made in China! How do they validate charging that much for a clean made with affordable labour, as well as what I think about to be inferior materials? Do you understand exactly how this clean is made? I inspected it carefully as well as it’s essentially a lot of black dyed goat hairs bundled together with what appears to be duct tape at the base, then sandwiched between a plastic handle, as well as a polyester cording is woven with to secure the bristles to håndtaket. I assumption that’s what they phone call an artisan clean these days.

Now, onto the AliExpress brush. Please note: I bought this clean understanding full well that it wasn’t the genuine Nars brush. I got it to see exactly how a $2.74 clean would compare to the $70 one. Those of you who are believing they can get a “deal” on the genuine thing from AliExpress – they’re all fakes on that site!

On the surface, the AliExpress clean looks similar to the Nars clean – the handles look so similar that when I very first got it, I put a hair elastic around the Nars one so I wouldn’t confuse the two.  Now that I’ve utilized both as well as inspected them closely, I can tell the minute differences directly away.

Firstly, the AliExpress version has a faintly stamped code on the back:

Secondly, the hairs are shorter as well as extremely bluntly cut on the AliExpress one compared to Nars:

The wrapping of the bristles are neater as well as looks more secure on the Nars:

The Nars clean has more hairs (thicker profile) as well as more spread out bristles compared to the AliExpress brush:

However, there are many similarities – the hairs between the two feel precisely the exact same – that exact same program black goat hair. The cording utilized to stitch the handle likewise appear the same.  And the handles of both feel precisely the exact same with the exact same Nars logo – as well as it has that rubbery surface that is typical of Nars packaging (which attracts fingerprints like crazy!)

I barely ever reach for my Nars Ita clean anymore, I much prefer my Anna Sui deal with clean (C$48) for contouring – it provides a much much better diffusion of colour compared to the blunt lines of the Nars Ita brush. I never want to look like I’ve got 2 stripes down my cheeks, contouring should be so subtle that it’s not detectable when speaking somebody deal with to face. I suppose it’s a different story if you’re doing it for Instagram or for photography – however I online in the genuine world as well as I see poorly mixed contours on a everyday basis! #endrant

The Anna Sui deal with clean is wider, fuller as well as the bristles more evenly distributed:

And the hairs are much MUCH softer compared to the Nars or AliExpress!

Here are swatches of the deepest shade (lower right corner) of the NYX highlight & Contour pro combination utilizing the 3 brushes mentioned:

PS. I will be doing a evaluation as well as swatches of the NYX combination soon, I promise!
I hope the diffusion of the colour is apparent in these swatches:

The Anna Sui deal with clean deposited the powder much more evenly as well as softly than either the Nars or the AliExpress brush.  The Nars one does diffuse the colour however I discovered it deposited the colour unevenly.  The AliExpress was the most narrow as well as deposited the heaviest swatch.  But honestly, you’re much better off buying the $2.74 knock-off clean than paying 25x more for the genuine thing since I cannot in great conscience suggest the Nars brush.  Actually, go get the Anna Sui instead!

Are you still believing of getting the Nars Kabuki Ita brush?  Would you get the cheaper alternative? What’s your favourite clean for contouring?

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