I’m writing a two-part blog post to share my experience purchasing high-end (natural) Chinese makeup brushes from Taobao & Tmall. This part includes instructions on how to sign up for a Taobao & Tmall account, as well as how to navigate these Chinese marketplaces. Finally, I’ll provide you a comprehensive list of Chinese brush brands […]
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Koyudo fu-pa Series is one of the legendary Koyudo brush series designed in a compact format and developed especially for the application of makeup base products. Unfortunately, most of the brushes from this series got discontinued and very few are still left for your consideration. Those that do still exist are definitely worth considering, as
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Chikuhodo Passion Series is Chikuhodo’s entry-level line of brushes made out of dyed sokoho goat hair. And while these are often proposed as ‘beginner Fude’, they punch above its price point in terms of performance and appearance. Speaking of their appearance, it is absolutely striking: delicious raspberry red handles are attached to glossy vivid magenta
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Koyomo nadeshiko Pearl Pink is a series of Fude brushes designed and manufactured by Tsubokawa Mouhitsu using the ancient goat hair known as koyomo. The two brushes I will be talking about are the Blush Brush and the Shadow Brush (round crease/blending). The other two brushes available in this series are the Face Brush (the
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What better place to start writing about Fude brushes than the coveted Chikuhodo Z Series! Z Series is Chikuhodo’s premium line consisting of eleven brushes, nine of which are made from 100% squirrel hair (Z-1 Powder, Z-2 Highlight, Z-3 Contour, Z-4 Cheek, Z-5 Eye Shadow, Z-8 Cheek, Z-9 Powder, Z-10 Eye Pointed, Z-11 Eye Blending),
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