Japanese brushes - Chikuhodo, Koyudo, Hakuhodo, Suqqu, etc

[pemily]

I just did some serious damage on VisageUSA (now e project)
13 brushes later...............................



I have a tonne of Hakuhodo brushes and they make me so incredibly happy! I purchased approx 11, 2 years ago and recently when in LA went to their showroom and purchased 16 more....
So This is a first for me with Chikuhodos, if anyone would like to see them do let me know.....
I love the fact that the handles now say the names... makes life easier!

Can't wait to get my Chikies now arrgh!!

If anyone wants to purchase from Visage USA I have an 18% off coupon

 

[shellygrrl]

I'd love to see what you got, pemily! Beautylish carries Chikuhodo now, as well, but not the full range. Anyhoo, I've been brush window shopping (if you will), because my goal for next year is to revamp my brush collection. I've got my eye on at least one Chikuhodo brush, at the moment, along with at least one Hakuhodo. But my mind also wanders to Suqqu and wishes they had a North American distributor.

 

[pemily]

Once I get them I'll post where is suqqu actually available from internationally!?

 

[shellygrrl]

Selfridges in the UK and online (and they don't carry all the brushes, not to mention their international shipping charges are ridiculous), and some department stores in Japan and Thailand. http://www.suqqu.com/global/shop/index.html I've found some brushes and other Suqqu stuff on Amazon US but I'm not sure if the sellers are legit. And the prices seem EXTREMELY inflated. http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=sr_so_2?rh=n%3A3760911%2Ck%3Asuqqu%2Cp_89%3ASUQQU&keywords=suqqu&ie=UTF8&qid=1408333105 They were available on a site called DollyLeo, but it's no longer online. That said, I also found this site... http://www.ichibankao.com/Pages/suqqu.aspx ...but the prices, from what I've been reading, are marked way up there as well. But then, Suqqu brushes are (to my knowledge) made by Chikuhodo, and their Z Series range (which is their most expensive one) is less expensive than Suqqu anyway, soooo... Still. Curiosity, etc.

 

[pemily]

haha curiousity exactly LOL....

I will no doubt have to buy a suqqu because I'm that way inclined lol.
I wonder if you rung them if you could order over the phone

 

[shellygrrl]

Possibly. Or see if a custom purchase is possible.

 

[lenchen]

Oooh, which Koyudos did you get? I snagged the red squirrel cheek brush in the fall, but I've been lusting after the BP004 and Fu-pa02.

I totally agree about the handles - I have a lot of Hakuhodo G and J series with the plain black handles and they were really reasonably priced. Comparable to MAC brushes anyway (but higher quality IMO).

I agree, the prie really goes by the handles.

 

[purplemaren]

I ordered from visageusa.com a couple weeks ago. It's shipped, and I should get it this week. I ordered the Chikuhodo MK-2 with my name on it. I'll post a pic when it comes. My aim is to get the z-1, z-2, Z-5, Z-8, Z-10 before the 18% coupon runs out on November first. It's really a VERY good deal, if you are patient (they have them shipped from Japan). Shipping is only $5 if you order over $60, and with the discount, it works out quite a bit cheaper than beautylish.

 

[Yazmin]

I think I'll visit the Beautylish showroom and check out the Chikuhodo brushes they have, and they order them off of visageusa.com with the discount.

 

[purplemaren]

That's a great idea!

 

[purplemaren]

Eeeeeeeeeeeee! My brush came!

 

[ARGIRO248]

OUAOY Very pretty.How Z1 and MK2 compare?which one do you prefer?

 

[purplemaren]

I haven't got the z-1 yet, but I'll be getting it before November, and then I'll update. I think the z1 might be more dome shaped?

 

[ARGIRO248]

I have order Z2 Z4 RC-2 still waiting for them.......

 

[Nuke]

Hi all! So glad to have found this thread - I wasn't sure where else I could find people to talk to about Japanese brushes. I recently ordered some Chikuhodo brushes from the Visage site - I will hopefully be receiving them next week! In the mean time I'm checking out Koyudo brushes (specifically the Fu-pa series) and seeing if there's anything I must have.

 

[ARGIRO248]

A great place to talk about Japanese brushes is sweet makeuptemtpations forum.all the girls in that forum love make up brushes.i have many koyodo brushes.the best is Fu-pa 14.feel free to ask anything.

 

[Nuke]

ARGIRO248 - thank you for the tip! I have read many reviews on that site but didn't realize there were also forums! Super excited to go look at that now.

I'm looking for a liquid foundation brush - any recommendations for which Koyudo to try?

 

[ARGIRO248]

Nuke i don"t use koyodo for liquid foundation.but the girls in the forum and sonia(sweetmakeuptemtation) use fu-pa 2 and BP013(both goat so too much foundation) for buffing the foundation after applying with a synthetic brush.there is a synthetic fu-pa the fu-pa 03 but i don not have it.Try a brush for blush or powder to see the big difference with japanese brush.

 

[karlaedith]

A great place to talk about [COLOR=181818]Japanese brushes is sweet makeuptemtpations forum.all the girls in that forum  love make up brushes.i have many koyodo brushes.the best is Fu-pa 14.feel free to ask anything.[/COLOR]

Hi! I been looking for a good brush to apply my powder foundation(i use the mac studio fix powder foundation)and i was thinking on getting the mac 182, but dont know if its soft enough, i have the mac 150 and 116 and both are kind of scratchy... Do you know if the fu-pa 14 would be good for that? Also i live in US(Texas) so which shipping metod would you recomend?

 

[ARGIRO248]

hi..yes the the Fu-pa 14 is squirrel and very soft and great.you can use it for powder and for bronzer even blush.there is also very beautyfull kabukis koyodo in cd japan site.if i have to have one koyodo brush it will be fu-pa 14.go check and the kabukis (ask me anythink you want).i always choose the cheapest because i want to avoid customs.it takes 3 to 4 weeks to arrive to greece but i nevers lost one.you can have EMS for USA i think they do not stop at yours customs(in europe they do) and it is faster.