[Outlet] Saibikoho 5-Piece Brush Set

How does a lover of fude write a review of the best of the best? I’ve been blown away by Koyomo, blue squirrel & WCS, but when this set arrived, I literally got giddy. Beyond anything called “soft”. I can’t stop touching these beauties. And the kokutan handles are magnificent - the pics online don’t do them justice, because you have to see the grain & feel the weight in person. The set looks like TF but if TF had gone the extra length...and no way does TF comes close to this heavenly softness. And....the brushes are technically remarkable. Here’s a recap, I’ve used them only a short few weeks: Powder - acts like the best squirrel ever but even softer, stronger in that it picks up more powder for the most gorgeous buffing/finishing. Also does a great job of all over bronzing, like the OG TF. Blush - the “king” in that it can do it all - lays down & blends blush at the same time to a beautiful polish, the perfect contour, also can be a smaller powder, great for highlighter ....there is magic in this brush... Highlight - just amazing, a few swipes in the product & it lays down gleaming, glossy highlights. Perfect size. Can also be used for smaller contour, like nose. Very dense for a smaller brush. Eyeshadow and Tapered Eyeshadow Brush - I didn’t have much expectations for these brushes, tbh. They seemed too small & “floppy” in their softness. And then my first application...WOW. I did my entire eyes with these 2 “unassuming” brushes! I have extremely sensitive eyes & it felt like this beautiful smoky look came out of some sorcery & I didn’t even feel the application going on! A quick recap if this helps for those deciding: I used the shader to place MAC haux on the lid, it went on evenly, no base or primer. Just 2 swipes for full color. I used the side of it w/ a deep dark color (outer V & crease) & it blended like a dream. I then tested it with a pressed glitter pigment for the center of the lid (not wet) & it was great - not foiled, but, amazingly good. I rolled the Tapered Brush in a soft MAC color first (Texture) to line under lower lashes but it wasn’t laying down enough color, sort of like the Z10. So I tried MAC Embark (dark) & it laid down a smoky, soft, even, medium thick line that was gorgeous! If you have the chance to own this once-in-a-lifetime set of brushes, you won’t regret it. Thank you, CDJapan/Bisyodo, for these treasures!