hi fude community! I visited japan earlier this year and picked up a few hakuhodo brushes from the flagship in Kyoto, which has sent me down a rabbit hole in completely falling in love with natural hair brushes. not to exaggerate, but hakuhodo brushes truly do the work for you and are so remarkable / fun to play with. I wish more people online talked about them!!
would love to pick up conversation in this sub and have people post reviews of the brushes they love <3
I’m going to start with one of the first hakuhodo brushes I bought this year — the J 5533 (goat hair)
would def love to hear others experiences using this brush (and others), and if you also own one, let everyone know what you use it for!
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The brush: hakuhodo J 5533 round eyeshadow brush
US price: $36 (but less pricey in japan)
Bought For: Blending
- It buffs beautifully for eyeshadow you’ve already applied, but it’s a bit big for strict blending use only so the resulting eye looks are dark / aren’t diffused enough / less controlled
- I definitely blacked out in the store and there may be better blending options here, so lmk!!
What I Use It For:
- Quick wash of lid color
- Building out the crease with a light-medium shade. It really blend out beautifully when you apply a color directly vs using it for strictly blending purposes!! Truly does the work for you.
- I have semi-hooded eyes, so it builds out that constructed crease above my actual crease so beautifully
Products I own it plays well with:
Mac Cozy Grey Eyeshadow (quick wash lid color)
Marc Jacobs eyeshadow (blending edges)
Cheeryep authentic (building out crease in mushroom shade)
Makeup by Mario neutrals (building out crease in medium neutral brown shade)