A Tale of Two Brushes: Morphe M433 vs MAC 217

Right from the start of my little experiment I knew it was going to be hard to find differences between these two. They both feel soft and flexible, with the Morphe M433 being ever so slightly firmer, and the MAC 217 being ever so slightly softer. And when I say “ever so slightly” I really mean it, it’s almost undetectable. The bristles splay out more, slightly, in MAC’s version. You can see this in the side by side comparisons and Morphe’s handle is actually 1/4 inch longer. Both have the matte black wooden handles with silver name embossing. MAC’s has a more defined crimp in the ferrule.

Now I can say I own several MAC 217 brushes, and have always found the investment worthy of the price. Given how long the last and well they hold up i’ve never second-guessed it. However, knowing I got my hands on the Morphe M433 for almost a quarter of the price of one MAC brush has me wishing I had picked up a few! This is most definitely a dupe in my opinion, and I’ll be stocking up with a few more! (I need more brushes like I need another hole in the head, but anything that helps me procrastinate cleaning my brushes…). 

 

Have you tried either the MAC 217, or the Morphe M433? Do you notice the difference? Let me know which brushes you would love to see a review/dupes for – I’ve been in a bit of a brush love-in recently.