Author: Toshiya
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#SUQQU Signature eyeshadow Hi Everyone, I haven’t talked much about Hakuhodo. Because most of you know much more than I do. The situation has been recently changed. New shop manager was assigned to Shibuya branch and whatever questions I ask are answered well by her. One thing I found today is ‘Pine squirrel is soft.’…
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23SOVRS EXS (the picture is Takeda brush) Hi Everyone, My work time is a little different. I wake up early but I sleep late. I try to sleep more, but maybe I’m a short sleeper…. I pack parcels in the morning for DHL, FedEX and EMS, and take a subway go to Shibuya sometime after…
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Hi Everyone, I think autumn has arrived. It was 21℃ last night in Tokyo. There was so much rain that this summer was not as hot as usual. ——- Today, I want to update you on the current limited products. 1. First, SUQQU set on September 3. If you buy more than 12000 yen in…
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Hi Everyone, I received many orders and inquiries for Hakuhodo’s limited stock.I called Hakuhodo and discussed the current stock today. This is the latest. Small stock for Kolinsky are:S123 BK (bottom) G537 G539 B120 G539 B539 can be bought if G539 is sold out.The hair is the same. Canadian squirrelG5560 no inventory at Hakuhodo but…
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Hi Everyone, Today, I picked up a purse on the train. It was with Pasmo (electronic money ) with a name so I was able to know he was a junior-high school student. He was 13 years old. I gave it to an employee of Shibuya Station.He said he could call him and give it…
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Hi Everyone, I received many orders for G5560 Canadian squirrel. Thank you! I asked a Hakuhodo manager today if I can order more. She told me that there were one big order to another shop so my share was limited. But I managed to buy a good number of G5560 so please let me know…
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Hi Everyone, I have just sold my parents’ house which is located in north of Tokyo. It wa a lengthy process as my parents’ records are still registered to the Hiroshima Prefecture. The local government doesn’t accept a bank transfer, so I needed to create a money order at a post office, and mailed…
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(The above) Takeda Fox fan brush Takeda Silver Fox Fan Brush (20 Fan 35 EF) maple handle (Fox) #amplitude eyeshadow 01Cheek 02(8160 yen ) Hi Everyone, The other day, I helped my mother move to a new place. Japanese moving companies have good reputation in general. e.g. Art Moving company I decided to use a…
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(The picture has S141 and S120, both kolinsky. Kolinsky is now in short supply) Hi Everyone, When I started selling brushes, I found it hard to understand how Hakuhodo named their products. Hakuhodo has S series, B series, G series, J series, etc. If you remember two things, it will be easier to order Hakuhodo.…
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Hi Everyone, I was asked if S141 Kolinsky was sold out. It did not show up at the online shop, So, I called Hakuhodo, and I was able to buy it but it looks like going to be discontinued in coming months. Looks like kolinsky brushes will be very scarce. Please let me know if…
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Hi Everyone, I am impressed that brush lovers outside Japan have a huge amount of knowledge. Today, I learned one thing about brushes. I talked to Takeda brush. Takeda naming is quite difficult for me, and I asked several questions. ‘E’ means European way of cleaning hair. EPSQU is European way cleaning of Pine…
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(the picture above is that of Kihitsu square set with goat hair) Hi Everyone, I read an article that Kolinsky hair is in short for calligraphy brushes. It is mostly imported from China, but due to the COVID , it gets less and less. The article was written about calligraphy brushes, but it may apply…
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(the picture is Takeda Fox fan brush) Takeda is flexible in changing a color of a handle or type of hair. It is handmade, and maybe not good for mass production but they can cope with a request from a client. I have asked them to make 2 customized brushes, based on clients’ requests.…
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#suqqu eyeshadow 06 Hi Everyone, I wrote about Yojiya that was not willing to sell me it products because I am a reseller. I have received many feedbacks,: Some people like Yojiya and were sorry to hear, Yojiya took away the opportunity for people outside Japan to buy their brushes What they said was rude.…
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Hi Everyone, I sold the first Kihitsu Square set. It is 30,000 yen. https://store.fudejapan.com/products/kihitsu-square-brush-set?_pos=1&_psq=square&_ss=e&_v=1.0 I also found that Kihitsu has its own youtube channel, where the Square Brush is introduced. Traditional Kumano brush companies begin to use SNS! Or, if they don’t change and only keep doing the same, they cannot catch up with the…
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(this is kaki shibu brushes from Koyudo) Hi Everyone, Yesterday, I wrote about Yakusugi handle. Today, I was at Hakuhodo and found that Kokutan (ebony ) brushes were displayed. Yojiya also has kokutan brushes and some are popular and less expensive than Hakuhodo. —— I will write about Yojiya today. Yojiya used to have a…
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The above picture is Takeda Silver Fox fan brush and Takeda WF11. https://store.fudejapan.com/products/takeda-fan-brush?_pos=1&_sid=7552979cc&_ss=r Hi Everyone, It seems that some handles are more popular than others. Kokutan (ebony) and Yakusugi are recognized as special materials and more expensive. Some brush makers use them as handles and they are more expensive. Currently, I have only small…
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#kihitsu animal brush ox 6200yen Hi Everyone, Today, I want to introduce animal brushes Kihitsu sells. Kihitsu, itself, doesn’t make brushes but only sell ones made by Koyudo. So Kihitsu brushes are all made by Koyudo. Kihitsu sells ‘Koyudo’ brand as well as their own brand. ‘Kihitsu’ or ‘喜筆’ Kihitsu sells ‘cute’ brushes, which are…
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Today’s order Hi Everyone, The Gold Week is over now, and we can see people commuting with a ‘Blue Monday’ face. One research says that the third Monday is the most blue. Maybe true. Last night, I tried cafe with the expectation that it would not be crowded. People would not go out at the…
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#bisyodo (The pictures are Bisyodo brushes.) Hi Everyone, I heard that it is hard to drive in the city of Rome, Italy. Some drivers shout at another driver who is not good at driving on a crowded road. Especially in the morning. Japanese don’t shout at each other but …. —— I had a chance…
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