Sigma Most-Wanted vs Essential Travel brush set
Last checked 2026-09-25.
Per Sigma, the Most-Wanted set is 5 full-size brushes ($79.93 on Amazon US) and the Essential Travel set is 7 travel-size brushes with a brush cup ($135.00); both are sold by Sigma Beauty and share two brush models, the E30 and E40. More brushes is not more coverage: which set suits you depends on the steps in your routine, not on the count.
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Side by side
| Most-Wanted | Essential Travel | |
|---|---|---|
| Price (Amazon US, 2026-09-25) | $79.93 | $135.00 |
| Sold by / ships from | Sigma Beauty / Amazon | Sigma Beauty / Amazon |
| Sigma store price | $108.00 | $135.00 |
| Brushes | 5: 2 face, 3 eye | 7: 3 face, 4 eye |
| Size | full size | travel-size, per Sigma ('7 basic, travel-size brushes'); the Amazon listing says full-size |
| Case | none listed | brush cup: 2 storage cups snap together (Sigma) |
| Vegan / cruelty-free | not declared on the page read | not declared on the page read |
| Source | Sigma Most-Wanted page | Sigma Essential Travel page |
| Buy | Amazon → | Amazon → |
What each brush is for, in Sigma's words
Most-Wanted
- F80 Flat Kabuki: blend liquid + cream products
- F35 Tapered Highlighter: dust on highlight shades
- E40 Tapered Blending: soften + blend harsh lines
- E25 Blending: apply + combine shadow shades
- E30 Pencil: soften liner along lashlines
Essential Travel
- E30 Pencil: soften liner along lashlines
- E40 Tapered Blending: soften + blend harsh color lines
- E55 Eye Shading: evenly apply color across entire lid
- E65 Small Angle: precision lines + strokes
- F30 Large Powder: evenly apply powder all over face
- F40 Large Angled Contour: softly contour cheekbones
- F60 Foundation: smooth on liquid or cream foundation
Sigma lists handle lengths for the travel brushes, but one entry gives inch and cm values that do not agree, so lengths are not shown here. The Amazon listing calls the travel set full-size; Sigma's own wording is used.
Kinds of claim on this page: set contents, sizes and each brush's use are manufacturer claims, from Sigma's product pages (read 2026-09-24); set prices and sellers are from the Amazon US listings, and single-brush prices from sigmabeauty.com, both on 2026-09-25. Vegan and cruelty-free status are unknown: neither is declared on the pages read, and synthetic fibers alone establish neither. There is no product evidence of softness, shedding or blending here: nothing was measured or tested.
Step by step, which brush covers what: the routine checklist. Set or singles: Most-Wanted set vs its five brushes bought singly.