I have mostly J series brushes and only ones of white goat hair, so I can't really say much about the others. But I noticed you have the J5523 (of white goat hair) and want the G5523 which is the squirrel variation. Do you think the J5523 picks up too much product? If not I would not recommend the G5523, because squirrel hairs pick up even less product. Also if you want to save money I would not buy many S series brushes. You have a couple basic lay down brushes on your list (S121G, S127 and S133), but you can find cheaper versions in other series. I have the J242G and it's really nice. They also have a bigger version (I think the J240G) and a smaller G5513. Maybe those are something to look into? Those are all from white goat hair, but if you prefer a different hair type that's fine of course too. I would just not recommend the S series, because you pay a lot for the handles. Those are the tips for the eyeshadow brushes I can give you.
About the J210 it is supposed to be very dense. Do you need a heavy application off blush? If the answer is no than another blush brush might be a better buy. I love the J110 personally.
I hope this can help you.
hi! Welcome to Specktra! I am an lover of makeup but my fav of all have to be makeup brushes! I think in the past year I have obsessed over hakuhodos living here in japan so thru intense research I have been able to purchase with Good results. I wish i would have found this thread sooner but at the time there weren't as many posts on this thread but now there is more love to it. So i like to help as much as i can with the ordering process and recomm. To piggy back on what PDF said I recommend any of the s series to check out the same number brushes in the basic series. I was able to find most of them. I know that the brushes are the same except that the handles and ferules vary in quality but that's it.
The 210 both are very dense brushes IMO in regards to blush brushes I'm not sure why they have it as blush brushes you could use it for blush but you would have to have an extremely light hand and barely tap the product, it will blend beautifully because it is shaped like a kabuki brush.
For blush i recommend either the J110 as a blush brush has well if you want an all around blusher and because of its
un-dyed white goat bristles it is very versatile, if you want a more diffused brush try the k020 although i think that is quite pricey ($65) because it is a blue squirrel bristles geared for sensitive skin. My in between was the G5545 (mixture of blue squirrel and goat) and that one picks up the perfect amount of color.
if you want to stay in under $200 id recommend these alternatives for your S series
S121G- J121G difference is blue squirrel vs horse, again blue squirrel will pick up less and more maintenance better for sensitive eyes
if you already have the J5523 I think you can hold off on the G5523 same brush just different bristles, the G version is softer and more slender tho.
G5512- good price point if you actually do a lot of detail work I would get this one if you plan to smudge a lot.
S127- B127 they have this in the basic series, same brush, same bristles different fertile different handle almost $20 cheaper!
S133- B133 same as the 127, its in the basic series same brush just different handle, now these both have their own J series version (J133, J127) but i saw that the bristles changed to horse so I would determine if the bristles matter to your needs of application.
I have mentioned it before i think but if you fall in love with a brush in the s series, to me they re quite pricey, I just drop the letters and search the number alone and it usually pops up the same brush in each series. I love the craftsmanship in Hakuhodos, but i cant do the different colors in handle so i stick to mostly black handles.
I appreciate you doing the comparison for me.
