Beauty Product Reviews

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Excellent one and done creme shadow. Soft and mousse-like texture. Simple to use, with fingers or brush. Do one eye at a time, unless you are able to do both eyes quickly. Once this sets, it doesn't budge on my eyelids. [normal skin, combination in summer]. It's a medium warm bronzy gold on my light neutral skin tone. Looks great on neutral to warm or olive skin tones.

This brush is gorgeous and multifunctional. It`s extremely soft due to the squirrel but has a certain firmness at the base due to the goat. I can buff powder, apply face powder, blush, and bronze all with this handy portable brush. I was initially reluctant to get it due to the price, but i do think the craftsmanship and quality is superb. I can`t fault this brush. It is going to become a favourite for travelling and simply to put into my bag for touch ups.

For those interested, the dimensions of my brush are: [NB. the squirrel tips are bundled longer than the goat to give the softness]. Wooden base handle : 34mm[h]x47mm[w]x16mm[d]. Hair bundle [base] : ~43mmx11mm. Height of bristles : 32mm [highest point] and ~20mm at it`s shortest point [although there are even shorter goat hairs at the base]. Packaging: small cellophane-like plastic bag, brush enclosed in a plastic sleeve. The plastic bag has the Kumano certification label number and Koyudo sticker attached.

For those that wish to have a portable case cover, Hakuhodo make a sturdy plastic fan case which i intend to purchase which i believe fits the dimensions of this brush.

Love this brush. Simply lovely to use. The Saikoho hair is so soft, almost on par with my squirrel hair brushes. The craftsmanship is a delight. This brush and the Crease One in squirrel, were my first Sonia G brushes back in the day, with her first release in 2018. Since then I have come to deeply appreciate her fude along with many other Japanese fude. Her brand is one of the best in terms of aesthetic, functionality, uniqueness and quality in the materials and the manufacture.

Love the scent. I got this cos it sounded delicious! It has good moisturising ability, so I only need to use a small amount for my long hair. (About the size of a tablespoon.) It doesn't leave my hair feeling oily or greasy. Also I have a sensitive scalp. I put it on, from mid-length to the ends, but if any accidentally gets on my scalp it hasn't seemed to irritate it so far.

Very gentle shampoo for my sensitive scalp. Also it doesn't sting my eyes. It produces a good lather and rinses well. Overall quite happy with this. A small amount leaked into my parcel onto other contents in my box. Not sure why. My other briogeo conditioner contained a seal under the cap. Maybe Briogeo can put a stopper on the pump mechanism, so it won't accidentally depress during delivery?

Very moisturising for my always peeling chapped lips. It doesn't fade and wear away like some sheer balms but rather hangs around for as long as I wear it, until I eat or drink. After that, most of it will come off of course, however my lips are left well moisturised and soft. The colour is very natural, similar to my lips. So it's a great throw on everyday shade. The downside is the packaging. Even though I love this balm, it's minus 1 star for the fact that it it doesn't twist down, so you need to be careful how much to twist up. After use I wipe around the tube so there is no mess when I put the cap back on. This is a pain. Considering this is Charlotte Tilbury , I expected a lot better in terms of the packaging component for the price point. Something luxe.

I love this palette. I can't believe it's on sale atm. If you've been holding off on it, don't. You can do simple neutral everyday basic or go glam with this, with the shimmers. I paid full price back in 2019!

This, along with the Worker One , was one of my first forays into the world of Japanese fude. I was so lucky to get it in squirrel, a few years back now. I love this brush. Its simply wonderful to use, blends amazingly. I can imagine the saikoho version would be just as lovely though, and even better in the respect that you can use it with creams and liquids. The saikoho would be a little firmer perhaps than squirrel, and give a bit more direction in its use compared to the old squirrel version. In my experience, Sonia's saikoho hair used in all her brushes to date, whether dyed or undyed has been of an exceptionally high grade, and feels almost as soft as squirrel.

A great mask that's soft and kind to the skin. Since using this , my maskne has subsided considerably. I use a special silk detergent to maintain the fibres , also it's important to very gently hand wash. I understand ppl having difficulty breathing when wearing this, you should take this into consideration when buying it, though you must remember for the silk to be effective, if at all, it requires a higher thread count, and along with that you may find it harder to breathe. It is just as difficult to breathe in a surgical mask. ( It may help you to put a mold inside to give space between the nostrils and the mask , but i don't do that). I'm happy to snag an extra one during the sale, but hopefully corona will end.

I love this brush for precision work. It is soft yet firm and doesnt poke my sensitive eyes like many other pencil brushes .