I'm not Amara, but I actually don't use the brush that comes with the kit. I use a nice soft eyeshadow brush for shadow applications and an angled edge brush for liner applications. I dip the dry brush in Liquid Sugar, tap off the excess so my brush is damp and not saturated, and then dip that into the eye kandy. I usually paint it on with short strokes until I get the desired amount of shadow on as glitter, redampening as needed. If I want a glitter liner alone or atop the glitter shadow, I do the same process with the angle brush except that I'm drawing a series of short lines and connecting them to make the line rather than painting it on. I get better coverage that way. I only use Liquid Sugar because nothing else holds as well and keeps glitter in place despite 13 hour work shifts or torrential sweating when dancing. :) When I'm finished with glitter, I rinse my brushes in plain water, reshape them and let them dry.