Hello ladies! As promised I’m going to present to you the perfect dupe for well-known and loved Sigma Flat Kabuki F80 brush. I have to say, it is just unbelievable how the dupe and original are soooo similar. Since I only have Sigma F80 brush and not the whole Sigmax Essentials kit I’m going to compare just the equivalent to this brush (from
www.lightinthebox.com website). However I think the comparison can be extended to other brushes as they perform the same way as the main dupe.
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| Pro High Quality 8 PCs Synthetic Hair Golden Makeup Brush Set |
Price: I bought the set of 8 brushes, as you can see on the picture, but they are also sold in bigger quantity (for example 10 pcs) or individually. The price for
8 brushes is 8,16€, the
set of 10 costs 15,46€ The Sigma set of 10 brushes (
Sigmax Essential kit) costs 168$ (currently 132,50€). Individually, F80 with copper-like handle costs 28$ (currently 22,19€), the dupe only 6,01€. Obviously you get the idea why am I so excited that I discovered this dupe and you can surely guess how much profit Sigma makes from selling the Sigmax Essentials set…
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| Pro High Quality 8 PCs Synthetic Hair Golden Makeup Brush Set |
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| Pro High Quality 8 PCs Synthetic Hair Golden Makeup Brush Set |
Handle: the size of the handle of both brushes is absolutely the same, so is the material. The dupe has the same engraving (on the metal part) as the original, only the colour of metal part is different (but Sigma sells this brush in the similar copper-like colour too). The weight of both brushes is the same. The only problem I had with the dupe is that the part of the handle glued off and I had to stick it back together with a glue. The factory that produces these brushes uses probably cheaper glue than the factory producing Sigma brushes (or it is even the same factory, who knows where the true is). For me, it wasn’t a tragedy, I just glued it back together and it works great.
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| Sigma F80 Flat Kabiku brush (left) and Flat Kabuki brush from Lightinthebox.com |
Bristles: both brushes are very soft, I wouldn’t be able to tell the difference if I close my eyes. As you can see on the picture, the Sigma brush is slightly denser than the dupe which at the end plays to its advantage. It doesn’t soak in as much product as Sigma brush does and therefore I can get more uses out of it before washing it. I usually use Sigma for 3-4 times and then I have to wash it, with this dupe I can go even up to 7 uses (depends on foundation texture). If you have sensitive or acne-prone skin or you work on somebody else, clean your brushes after every use. None of the brushes shed when I washed them (many times already). The colour of bristles is slightly different but that doesn’t matter when I use them.
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| Sigma F80 Flat Kabuki brush (left) and Flat Kabuki brush from Lightinthebox.com |
Final verdict: I love all 8 brushes that are in this set, I use them every day for liquid or cream products. I think that I found the perfect dupe for F80 and I’m sure that if I ever have to buy any brushes like those in Sigma Sigmax Essential set I rather go to
www.lightinthebox.com and save a lot of money.
