Yuki T.
Yuki T.

Beauty Product Reviews

CHIKUHODO The Sakura Makie Travel Set by Chikuhodo x Beautylish

I can see why.

I can see why this set is not popular for some people.

But!

We have to remember this is a "Travel" set to begin with. If you expect the exact same quality as regular Chikuhodo brushes, you might get disappointed.  I think the brush quality is fine.  I see the mechanism is a bit annoying but workable. Rattling sound doesn't bother me because I can minimize or make it almost none by holding the little button (to pull up/down the brush head) tighter. 

The powder brush is the MVP out of this set. that's why I have 2 of them :P (I purchased a single ver.) Brush size is perfect and very versatile. It's very soft, great size to work with, and it's versatile. It works for Bronzer, Blush, and setting powder. I can see I'd be using this brush the most. The brush size is closer to Hourglass's #2 brush. Feels very similar but Chikuhodo is a bit more airly. 

The cheek brush is a bit tricky. It's small, therefore, the bristle is shorter so it feels more dense as a lot of reviewers mentioned. I think it's workable but I might just dedicate this brush for highlighter while traveling. The brush head size and feel is close to the bigger side of Hourglass's Ambient Edit Lighting brush. But Chikuhodo is shorter and feels stiffer. I think it's still good for touch ups. 

The shadow brush is fine. This one, I can really see why everyone is so-so on it because it's so stiff! I don't mind the shape but I wish it's a bit fluffier at least. (Like Sephora PRO Shadow Brush #15) Or it could be a blending brush like a lot of reviewers mentioned but I think Chikuhodo might not have the right kind of mold to make a blender brush shape. The typical blender brush we see here isn't common or I should say it "wasn't" until recently in Japan (as far as I know...), so why this eyeshadow brush shape is like this is most likely a cultural difference. It's still workable, but yes, I can see why everyone is upset about this brush. 

Overall... it's visually stunning. I can look at it for hours because it's just so pretty! Functionality.... could've been better, I agree. I'm still happy to get a hold of this set though.