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When this brush line 1st came out -- there were so many positive reviews. I don't get it. Like another reviewer said...there are much better brushes out there.

Does it work? Yes, but it's not luxurious as the price commands. It's coarse, scratchy, and sheds. (Sonia Kashuk's bristles are softer!)

There are brushes that are denser (and with softer bristles) out there that will give you a strong contour, if that's what you're looking for. Wayne Goss is a good alternative. If you save up for a bit more, the Chikuhodo line is better (the cheaper Chikuhodo is prob on par with the WG and the higher end line is just sublime. The Sonia G line is also much much better.

Very stiff. Too stiff if you don't have unruly brows

It's bordering on hard and painful if you have sparse brows. The other reviews are right on point when they say "strong" -- it is extremely stiff indeed.

Nice BUT kicks up a lot of powder

Excellent pigment. Beautiful blendability & finish. Lasting.

BUT you'll be left with so much powder kick up around the palette and not to mention flying into your hairline. (Similar to Physician's Butter Bronzer)

It's coarser than expected

I would say this is a good entry level Chikuhodo brush. Def better than a Mac brush -- but not on par with the Z series or the Takumi (as is obvious from the price...)

It is soft; but it is also a bit coarser than their top models.

Buttery

I was hesitant on this brush (bought almost all the other SG brushes) because it 'looked' scratchy, didn't seem unique, and was a bit on $$$ side. The image does not do this brush justice.

I am wrong on all counts! The bristles are sooo soft and full, thus the butteriest feeling when swiping across your face.

Totally recommend it.

Beautiful!

Unblended, the powder is yellowish... but blended, it is glowy and bright. Beautiful.

Pic Left to Right: RCMA No Color, Becca Mist Powder, Hourglass Veil Powder.

Blending it between my fingures, it is sooo finely milled and smooth & slippery (in a good way). To be fair, only a tiny bit finer and smoother than the RCMA. So it's not like its a brand new texture we've never felt before, but it is first rate. There are teeeny specs of glowy glitter.

Darker, drier, filmier than I thought

I feel so bad giving this 2 stars... but the description led me to believe that the product would be moisturizing (hyaluronic, plant water ingredients) + fresh (revive). On my normal/dry skin -- it was neither moisturizing looking nor fresh. However it is weightless physically, but not weightless looking.

Pic shades from Top-Bottom: 1 Urban Decay Weightless Complete Concealer (Fair Neutral) 2 Nars Radiante Creamy (Custard) 3 Nars Radiante Creamy (Vanilla) *4 Hourglass Veil Retouching (Fair)

You can see that the HG fair shade is somewhere between the Nars Vanilla & Custard.

Its got this slightly filmy, very slightly, texture when applied on make up under my eyes -- kind of like Mac fsce and body...but not as translucent bc the HG is quite dry. The swatches are applied on bare skin.

You can also see from the pic that it is the driest -- that pic was taken about 4 mins after i blended down the swatches.

VERY Little Product

I thought my liner had already been used! The liner starts about half a cm below the opening. The image attached has the liner fully twisted up! It's ridiculous how short the product is.

Product is soft. Upon application it dries very fast and therefore doesn't budge. If you were to color your lips entirely -- you would firstly run out of product very fast and would definitely need a gloss or balm on top as the liner leaves your lips dry -- which is fine because it is a liner after all.

Overall it performs nicely, but not to the point of wow I have to restock once I run out. I feel so cheated with so little product.