Love for Brushes

[AMK721]

I'm developing a love for brushes of all kinds.  I bought a few higher end brushes and they are amazing.  They are incredibly soft and my makeup glides on like a dream.  There are so many interesting shapes. I am really interested in creating a beautiful brush collection.  Show your brushes and share any cleaning and storage tips and let us know which ones are your favorites.

[tjffc]

@WinglessOne Oh my goodness.  I did get the email and I'm contemplating a purchase.  I'm supposed to be committed to no/buy- low/buy but BIC makes it difficult.  This brush is just adorable and I'm sure if I purchase it, I will never use it. It will sit on my vanity and look gorgeous. Smh Decisions..... Decisions.   

[WinglessOne]

@tjffc Heh, I have one* brush I never use—well, except to occasionally sweep along my face or arm, because it's so soft and plush and I love the way it splays. I don't wanna get it dirty! It's my one and only exception to the "don't buy it if you'll never use it" rule: 

Spoiler

I bought this knowing I'd probably never use it, but I didn't care because IT IS A CAT'S PAW and I love cats and I needed this brush in my life. 🤣 This was a Beautylish order from last year, I think. 

Me: I really gotta curb my spending. Also me: Oooooh, the Koyudo cat paw brush is back in stock!

Cutest. Brush. Ever.

Pink pad’s denser than white toes.

And see, that's why I'm terrible at helping folks stick to no/low-buys. 😂 But you'll find lots of great support in the Low-Buy/No-Buy Thread. 

November's gonna be rough this year for any of us trying to hold on to our money. We should all set filters on our mailboxes right now to reroute promo emails to folders we won't open. And if Beautylish does another collab set with Chikuhodo this winter, those brushes had better be ugly because I have no business buying more this year. 🤣 

*Edit: Okay, technically I have 2 unused brushes. But one of them is the foundation brush that came with my Chikuhodo x Beautylish Fuji Makie set in 2018. I never use that style of foundation brush, so this one stays in a drawer. I should consider trading it with someone, someday. 

[danielledanielle]

Lol @WinglessOne , I nearly broke my low buy with that Visage Tag...😂🤣

[MCSSavvy]

@WinglessOne  - Seriously, "ugly brushes?"  

[WinglessOne]

@MCSSavvy C'mon, work with me here! Surely Chikuhodo's capable of producing ugly brushes... I mean, I've yet to see one myself, but IT MUST BE POSSIBLE. 🤣 

Now I genuinely wonder if any of Chikuhodo's brushmakers occasionally miss inferior hairs during the sorting process, or botch the hand-binding process, and what the resulting brushes would look like. Obviously they wouldn't perform properly, but would they actually look defective? Is it really possible for Chikuhodo to release ugly brushes? Or, they could create brushes per their usual high standards and just give them an unappealing design—though "unappealing" is very subjective. Some folks hate the Passion series brushes solely because of the shape and color of their handles. Along those lines: what would a very ugly Chikuhodo brush look like? 

Now I'll probably dream about crazily designed brushes tonight. 😂

[MCSSavvy]

@WinglessOne  --Vaya, vaya, vaya.... maybe, maybe, but something tells me they'd never sell it.  Though your post has made me start to wonder what if.... I mean there has to be a brush here and there that fails QA, right?  What do they do with it?  

Taste is subjective so I suppose some designs and color choices are less appealing than others but you pose an excellent question.  So does there exist or can there ever be an "ugly" Chikuhodo brush?  It boggles my mind... 🤣

[tjffc]

@WinglessOne 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂. I love it!   The brush you have is absolutely gorgeous and I don't blame you.  I will probably cave and buy the Hachiko. My Kazan Homare brushes were delivered today. I'm traveling for work and can't wait to get home to see them.   BIC is a bad influence on me.  I love to shop!  It's really sad when the UPS delivery driver tells you that you have more deliveries "by far" than anyone in the whole neighborhood.  Just sad.   Well, I think I'm going to headed over to purchase Hachiko brush. 

[SportyGirly125]

@WinglessOne @It’s so pretty but I’m talking myself out of it because it’s ceramic. 

[WinglessOne]

@SportyGirly125 Yeah, I do kinda worry I might accidentally bump it off the counter or shelf onto my bathroom floor, which would definitely shatter it. I guess we can both live vicariously through other people's haul photos. 🙂 

[MCSSavvy]

@WinglessOne  and @SportyGirly125  -- Its tots adorbs but I know I'd only keep it in the box safely in a plastic tub hidden from sight so I don't break it... but a real case of the "I wanna" reared it's head today. 

[Seymore3]

Now available at Beautylish.

[tjffc]

@Seymore3 Oh my!  This brush is beautiful.  I need to log-off of Sephora so I won't be tempted by BIC.  

[Mobbin]

This looks great!

[Mochapj]

Close ups of the Hachiko brush

[tjffc]

@Mochapj This is gorgeous!

[SportyGirly125]

Anyone getting this? I’m tempted

[MCSSavvy]

@SportyGirly125  - I'm seriously tempted but I can be clumsy so I can easily picture myself dropping it on the floor and the ceramic shatter.  I feel it is more a collector's item, I dunno.  I signed up on the notification list but I'm on the fence.  You?

[SportyGirly125]

@MCSSavvy I drop brushes on the floor all the time especially some brushes that are no longer made.  

[SportyGirly125]

@MCSSavvy Does anyone know the price yet?  I have a feeling I might pass but could quickly change my mind.

[MCSSavvy]

@SportyGirly125  - Someone posted on Beautylish's insta that they saw it was $80 before the live page was taken down.   To me, it seems reasonable.  I'm curious if it comes in a dedicated case with the black and gold etching...

[WinglessOne]

@SportyGirly125 $80 is what my text from Beautylish says. I didn’t ask what it’s made of. Haven’t replied at all to them yet. I’m trying to talk myself out of it. 😂