RR-P5 Powder Brush Red / Chikuhodo Regular Series / Gray Squirrel Red

I ordered this for my hard-pressed powder blushes. Sometimes it blends well, sometimes it doesn’t. Not easy to handle for beginners I’d say. You need a light-hand when buffing in products because it feels scratchy when you apply a bit more pressure. I wasn’t expecting the fluffy softness of a blush brush, because it had to be densely packed, but no pokey hairs, for God’s sake-it’s squirrel after all. The gap between the ferrule and hairs is really annoying, too. I thought it would be a dream buffer. Very disappointed.

My 1st squirrel flat top small brush. I use it for cheeck color, swirl on pan, stamp on cheeck then gently buff to smooth out the edges. The finishing is seamless and the blusher blends onto my skin as if I am blushing! Just soooo natural. The small size, makes it suitable to use for highlighter and contouring as well. Although very soft squirrel hair with medium density, it is able pack colors well because of the shape. Love this multi purpose flat top brush from Chikuhodo!! Totally recommend it to everyone that struggle with cheeck color application.

If u LOVE Chikuhodo Z3 [NEOCHD-14], u will also enjoy this wider Chikuhodo RR-P5 or Koyudo BP022 [NEOKUD-206] with longer hair. U can buff or "beauty-blend" by punching/tabbing in powder on yr face to give u a sheer or matte application. Meanwhile, I am still waiting for a long-handled version of Koyudo Gray Squirrel kabuki XL to be invented.