KOYUDO Yoshiki Black makeup brush high grade saikoho Yuitsumuni

This brush is a true work of art. It looks like something out of Blade Runner 2049. I really like the handle and the wooden ferrule. Metal ferrules can be crimped on which means they do not have to be carved or machined with the same precision as wooden ferrules do. I also find metal ferrules to be distracting when applying make up as they catch the eye. When I unboxed this brush, it was the softest brush I had ever felt. It is slightly less soft post-wash and a little too much for my over-exfoliated winter skin, but I do anticipate being able to use it more in the summer. I think this would benefit from more photos and the short videos bobo has on other sections of the website, showing the shape of this brush and its splay. This is 100% Saikoho with no Sohoko shoring up the base: therefore it has fairly low resilience without being floppy. Shape wise this is a larger version of that 3-D shape with a squared-off top instead of a pointed top. Depending on your face size this can be used to apply any face powder product: blush bronzer, highlighter. The Saikoho bristles kick up a little too much powder with the pressed powders I tend to use, but I think this would pick up the perfect amount of product with a baked gelée formula or baked powders in general.