If you’re into Fude style brushes, then you surely know of Sonia G. and her line of brushes that are made in Japan! Till now, all of her sets have consisted of brushes made out of natural haired bristles, mostly meant for powder products. One can use undyed goat hair brushes with creams, but there’s always the chance that your application might be streaky with cream/liquid products, and that the brush will get worn out quickly.
She had come out with a travel set called the Keyaki brush set and introduced her first brush made out of synethic and natural bristles called the mini base brush.
Two days ago, she launched an entire set with brushes specifically meant for the use of cream and liquid products, using the same blend of natural and synthetic bristles. As always, each brush is handmade in Japan and with each brush comes exquisite craftsmanship as well as performance.
I received my set yesterday after I placed my order day before yesterday! These brushes are sold as a set and individually. Sadly, everything sold out within an hour of going live, but the collection will be permanent in her line up, so once the brushes come back in stock on Beautylish, I would go ahead and take a look at them.
I had the chance to use these brushes this morning and wanted to give you all my first impressions!
The brush set has 5 brushes in total.
The Jumbo Base: This is a larger foundation brush, that has a slight angle to it. If you are on the go or in a hurry, and want a brush to do the job in a short amount of time, this is it. I used this brush today with my Exa Liquid Foundation and it was a dream to use. I was able to build up the formula in layers, without any streakiness of any kind. The brush is dense but also has a fair amount of movement to it.
The Classic Base: A larger round brush, that can be used with liquid foundation, cream bronzer/contour, and I would say powder foundation as well. This gives you the flexibility to buff the product into the skin so that you are left with a seamless finish. I used this today with a dense cream bronzer, and it worked really really well. I love the shape of it, and the size.
The Mini Base: This is a smaller sister version of The Classic Base. This is similar in size to the Zoeva Brush, and Ilia Complexion brush. This can work with cream blushes, under eye concealer, contour, cream compact foundations- you name it. I think this is a very versatile brush, and I am tempted to pick up a backup. This worked amazing with cream blush today, but I can see myself using it for the other uses I stated above.
The Jumbo Concealer: This brush is such a good size for concealer. It is a bit more dense than let’s say the Z-5 from Chikuhodo or the Jumbo Blender brush from Sonia G. But, it gives you the ability to pat the product in and also buff at the same time. The shape really reminds me of the Real Techniques Expert Concealer Brush from Real Techniques but a larger and slightly more dense version. I like to use this with liquid concealers and this did a great job with my Dior concealer that I use regularly.
The Soft Concealer: This is a mini version of the Mini Base brush. I’d say this works well with pot concealers and ones that have a more dense formula. It has the ability to stamp the product, as well as buff which works well for thicker formulas. This brush would also work great with cream eyeshadows. I ended up using this brush with my Nars Soft Matte Concealer, and it worked great!
Overall, I am so happy with this set! I’d been waiting for Sonia to come out with foundation and concealer brushes for such a long time. I have spent more money on finding the perfect concealer brush than I can admit, and now I have three perfect ones to choose from. I am really happy with the shapes of the foundation brushes as well. You really need a good buffing brush and a paddle type of brush in your collection for different formulas and those will do the job.
Let me know if you have picked this set up, or if you are excited to do so when it comes back in stock!
-K
Krutika Puntambekar 