What it is: A travel-friendly brush for dusting on powder or blush. What it does: This brush, like all Hourglass brushes, boasts weighted metal handles and high-grade, PETA-friendly Takelon synthetic bristles that ensure optimal application of product. What else you need to know: Takelon bristles harbor less bacteria than animal hair, are an excellent alternative for those with allergies to animal hair, and are easily washed with alcohol or mild soap and water. Hourglass products are 100 percent cruelty-free.