1.   Soft haired brushes are mostly used for watercolour or tempera painting, with bristle mainly for oils.

2.   Use the brush to soften the outline, then pencil over lips before applying lipstick.

3.   When heat styling, use a vent brush which allows hot air to circulate through the brush, spreading the heat evenly.

4.   Use a brush to even out the variations in colour.

5.   Using a brush, paint the centre of the doorway and the very top circle of the spaceship black.

6.   Using a brush, paint the piped borders around the mirrors with gold colouring.

7.   Using a brush dipped lightly in purple food colouring, colour the windows dark purple and tint the bricks all over the towers different shades of lavender.

8.   Using a brush, paint the facial features with black and brown or red colouring.

9.   A wide, flattened, stiff-bristled brush is used to press a pattern into drywall coating compound while the compound is still wet.

10.   According to a company spokeswoman, few stores stock this product because very few men still use shaving brushes.