After several makeup tests with different makeup brushes, I've come to a conclusion: In a woman's beauty arsenal, the right makeup brush is her ultimate tool. To decide which makeup brush is best for me, I narrowed down my choices by determining which type of makeup I normally use. As a general rule, powdered makeup is best applied using brushes with natural bristles while those made with synthetic bristles are ideal for liquid or cream beauty products.

If you are like me, uncertain which brush to use at times, here's a quick guide to help you navigate the many brush options in beauty la-la-land:

THE RIGHT TOOL: Powder Brush

BEST FOR: Applying loose powder evenly across your face. A powder brush's long, fluffy and soft bristles ensure that your makeup won't look cakey. As long as the powder brush is not too large in size, you may also use it to apply blush and bronzer.

THE RIGHT TOOL: Blush Brush

BEST FOR: Applying blush on the cheeks. A blush brush usually has soft, long bristles with a dome shape which allows you to apply a blush color on a targeted area as well as blend and build your color

THE RIGHT TOOL: Contour Brush

BEST FOR: Applying a bronzer or a contouring shade. With soft and dense bristles, it has an angled shape that allows you to contour correctly as it fits nicely under your cheekbone where you often would need it.

THE RIGHT TOOL: Foundation Brush

BEST FOR: Applying liquid or cream foundation. Angled and flat, a foundation brush is skinny with a dome shape on top, making it the ideal tool to achieve a seamless coverage

THE RIGHT TOOL: Fan Brush

BEST FOR: Applying a highlighter. The fan brush comes with an ultra-light bristle, making it ideal for highlighter application wherein you only need a light dusting of the powder on your cheeks or nose bridge. It's also a great tool to remove excess powder.

THE RIGHT TOOL: Concealer Brush

BEST FOR: Applying a concealer. It's tiny bristles ensure that you can easily apply on targeted areas, such as under the eye to hide dark eye rings or on annoying pimples when you have a skin breakout.

THE RIGHT TOOL: Eyeshadow Brush

BEST FOR: Applying eyeshadow. Its slightfly fluffy brush makes it easy to apply colors on one's lid as well as blend out colors to achieve a smoky eye makeup.

THE RIGHT TOOL: Crease Brush

BEST FOR: Blending eyeshadow. The crease brush often has much shorter bristles to allow for better control when blending colors on the crease on the eye lids.

THE RIGHT TOOL: Eyeliner Brush

BEST FOR: Applying powder eyeliner. When attempting a Cleopatra or winged eye look, you can rely on the eyeliner brush to bring in the drama. Its slim design allows for thin and precise application.

THE RIGHT TOOL: Brow Brush

BEST FOR: Grooming the brows and blending brow pencil colors to create that full "Cara Delevigne-inspired" eyebrows.

THE RIGHT TOOL: Lip Brush

BEST FOR: Lipstick application. The pointed tip makes it ideal for outlining and filling the lips with your favorite lip color.