Author: Toshiya

  • Hakuhodo Snoopy set and Portable brush

    Hi Everyone, I was checking Isetan/Mitsukoshi online shops. I found Snoopy portable brush PEANUTS set https://store.fudejapan.com/products/copy-of-hakuhodo-2021-holiday-takashimaya-set-2?variant=43021334544629 Please check if you are intersted, Toshiya

  • 274. Hakuhodo & Chikuhodo Update

    (The picture is Kihitsu Kinoko saikoho) https://store.fudejapan.com/products/kihitsu-kinoko-powder-saikoho-k-saiko?_pos=1&_sid=41dfe97d8&_ss=rHi Everyone,  Thank you for ordering many brushes.  As Hakuhodo raise their prices and discontinue B series, I take many orders from new clients.  I want to write how long it takes me to get brushes and ship them.  Hakuhodo shop has M size brushes only with very few L’s. When…

  • Hakuhodo Manager Explained How A Brush Should Be Stored.

    (The picture is Fude Japan face brush) https://store.fudejapan.com/collections/fude-japan-1/products/fude-japan-powder-brushHi Everyone, I checked with Kyureido if I could order Fude Japan brushes : face, cheek and eyeshadow brushes.  Fude Companies have raised their prices these days, so I was worried, but I can buy them at the same price.  It was good!  Today I want to talk about how…

  • Hakuhodo B Series Will Be Discontinued

    (The picture is Chanel Camellia Highlighting Powder)https://store.fudejapan.com/products/chanel-camellia-powder?_pos=2&_sid=9d3bd597f&_ss=r —— Hi Everyone,  Another change from June 1 this year  is that Hakuhodo will not sell B series any longer. B is ‘Basic’ and if other series such as J or G have popular brushes, Hakuhodo creates the same brushes under B series.  Let’s take an example of J531…

  • Hakuhodo grey squirrel hairs will be mixed with synthetic

    (The picture is Shu Uemura Chromatics eyeshadow) https://store.fudejapan.com/products/shu-uemura-chromatic-eyeshadow?_pos=3&_sid=8afbbb575&_ss=r Hi Everyone,  Some hairs get rare and rare. and brushes with those hairs become expensive or discontinued.  A good example is Kolinsky.  There are still many eyeshadow brushes with Kolinsky, but cheek or face brushes are not being sold. I ordered Takeda Kolinsky, 16 RK. It is a…

  • Hakuhodo Price increase – June 1

    Hi Everyone,  I visited Hakuhodo Shibuya and chatted with Shop manager. As you may know, Hakuhodo will raise their prices on June 1. She told me that I would need to order brushes at the current prices by May 22. Please let me know if you have Hakuhodo orders by May 22, Sunday. After that date, …

  • ラインから電話番号を削除してみた

    (写真は三軒茶屋) 海外の方に面白いとおもいとりました。 ラインのメモです。 母のラインを中古のスマートホンで使用するため まず 自分のスマートホンで facebookと連携 ラインのアンイストール ラインのインストール facebookでログイン、バックアップ復元 ここで自分のスマートホン作業は完了です。 母のスマートホンでラインをインストール ラインは自分の電話番号でつくる 認証番号がおくられてきます。 でやってみて大丈夫でした。 ただ携帯番号なし、新たにfacebookだけで ラインを作るのはできないらしいです。

  •  SUQQU 2022 January and What I Found Out About SUQQU

    Hi Everyone, I was checking SUQQU products that will be launched in January 2022.https://fortune-girl.com/makecosme/fn4y7 I found several things new at SUQQU, so I want share them with you. As you might know, SUQQU converted all the brushes to ‘synthetic.’ There are some new types, but essentially the same types with the same prices.https://onlineshop.suqqu.com/ja/すべてのカテゴリー/ツール/ブラシ/c/brushI still have…

  • Hakuhodo new set with a Canadian squirrel

    Hi Everyone,  I visited Hakuhodo today.Shops were really crowded: it looked like people have come back to a department store. Hakuhodo introduced a new set.  The set has a Canadian squirrel brush.  Canadian squirrel brushes of Hakuhodo were discontinued and disappeared from shops both at department stores and online. I still have the stock G5560https://store.fudejapan.com/products/hakuhodo-g5560-canadian-squirrel?_pos=1&_sid=17e20d5ca&_ss=rs=r G513https://store.fudejapan.com/products/hakuhodo-g513-eyeshadow?_pos=1&_sid=661d0765c&_s Kokutan…

  • I read an article about Kumano brushes

    (The picture is Winter cherry set of Hakuhodo)Hi Everyone, As you might know, brushes with certain natural hairs were discontinued. These hairs include Canadian squirrel and Kolinsky I read news the other day about Kumano fude. The article explains: 90% of hairs are imported from China. And due to the Covid, Itachi (weasel) was not…

  • I visited Osaji organic cosmetic brand today

    Hi Everyone,  I want to introduce Osaji today. Osaji makes facial, body, hair and oral care products. It is an organic cosmetic brand and doesn’t belong to any of makeup companies e.g. Shiseido or Kanebo. Shigeta san, the founder, tried to make products friendly to sensitive skins in 2001 when looking after his ill mother…

  • Japan closed the country … but this time is better

    Hi Everyone, As you might know, Japan closed the country for 300 years, from the 17th century to the 19th. Japan will close the country again. But this time, for one month. It seems that people get back to normal life these days.So I was hoping to see more tourists in 2022, and I am…

  • What are other brush towns in Japan, other than Kumano brushes?

    Hi Everyone,  I checked the history of brush-making in Japan. It started 1200 years ago at Nara. There are four major brush towns in Japan. The town of Kumano, as you know,  produces 80% of brushes in Japan. Hiroshima Prefecture that has both Kumano and Kawajiri ( e.g. Koyomo and Bunshindo), occupies 90% of the market. Do you know…

  • Bisyodo new series – Shiori

    Hi Everyone,  Bisyodo announced the sale of a new series. Shiori I know most of you are not big fans of synthetic, which I told them, too. The call it fake animal hair. The sale person, is an American guy whose native language is Japanese, and actually he studied English as a foreign language. When he comes to…

  • Hakuhdo Pouches

    Hi Everyone,  I bought several pouches from Hakuhodo. They say the those pouches are normal products and that we can buy them in Japan.But, they are not listed at online shop.I showed product pictures to a shop and got the product numbers.Now I registered to my online shop. https://store.fudejapan.com/products/copy-of-hakuhodo-po810bkm-slim-amp-long-portable-case-matte-black?_pos=1&_psq=po800&_ss=e&_v=1.0&variant=42074482213109 https://store.fudejapan.com/products/copy-of-hakuhodo-pouch-po810ib-indigo-blue?_pos=2&_sid=b8a0100ae&_ss=r https://store.fudejapan.com/products/hakuhodo-pouch-po810sb-sky-blue?_pos=3&_sid=b8a0100ae&_ss=r https://store.fudejapan.com/products/hakuhodo-pouch-po810ag-apple-green?_pos=4&_sid=b8a0100ae&_ss=r https://store.fudejapan.com/products/hakuhodo-pouch-po810ov-orange-vermillion?_pos=5&_sid=b8a0100ae&_ss=r ——-I asked the shop why some…

  • Chikuhodo Kazan squirrel – what are available ?

    HI Everyone,  I received a question about Chikuhodo KZ series. Here is the update.  KZ1, 4 and 5 have been discontinued.  I have KZ2, 3, 6, 7, 8. in stock. Chikuhodo told me that they cannot sell KZ2, 6, 7, 8 in 2021. I will have have those stock but I cannot order them this…

  • Old goat hairs with makeup brushes are softer

    Hi Everyone, In the previous newsletter, I wrote about saikoho goat hair of Kihitsu. Kihitsu is a group company which sells Koyudo-made brushes. Kihitsu maintains its own inventory, and develops a difference channel from that of Koyudo. For instance,Kihitsu has been selling brushes as gifts at wedding ceremonies.Kihitsu also sells brushes at a sightseeing place. Miyajima, which has…

  • Kihitsu Saikoho and kolinsky brushes

    Hi Everyone,  Kihitsu started as a sale division or company owned by Koyudo. Koyudo makes all of Kihitsu brushes and Kihitsu sells those brushes under the Kihitsu brand. (喜筆). Kihitsu was selling fu-pa and BP series which were the same as Koyudo but not the entire products. Now Kihitsu is only selling the inventory left.  Therefore, the…

  • It is Saturday. I see many happy faces on the street.

    Hi Everyone, It is Saturday today. When I take a walk on the weekend, I see many families on the road. Fathers walk, smiling and holding hands with their daughters. It reminds me of one TV commercial message. It is Universal Studio Japan (USJ). A father says, ‘Christmas of USJ. This may be the last chance…

  • New Fude Japan brushes

    Hi Everyone,  Yesterday, I announced that I have new brushes, Fude Japan eyeshadow with non-shining handles. LMF (Flat)5000 yen each https://store.fudejapan.com/products/copy-of-fude-japan-eyeshadow-l?variant=42047979978997 Please let me know if you have a question by email. I will explain more. Other limited brush (set) are Hakuhodo Christmas set Hekirurihttps://store.fudejapan.com/products/hakuhodo-christmas-set-2021-hekiruri?_pos=1&_psq=hekiruri&_ss=e&_v=1.0 Cherry blossom of Winter sethttps://store.fudejapan.com/products/copy-of-hakuhodo-christmas-set-2021-hekiruri?_pos=1&_psq=winter%20ch&_ss=e&_v=1.0 Cosmedo Wooden Mosaic (saikoho) https://store.fudejapan.com/products/cosmedo-wooden-mosaic-brush?_pos=1&_sid=2de5f6026&_ss=r Thank…