Category: hakuhodo
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Hi Everyone, I mentioned before that I’ve been going to Starbucks lately to work on my computer. Everyone there is either working or studying, which makes it easy to concentrate. I like coffee, but at Starbucks, I usually drink decaf—because I go there at night. I ordered decaf cafe mocha. One day, while drinking coffee, I…
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Hi Everyone, Today, I received an order for a Hakuhodo set. I’d like to share the Hakuhodo sets for October and November. Please take a look at the brushes included in each set. The first one is the Sakura Gakushi set, J507 Hair Type: Goat & Synthetic Fibers Recommended for powder and blush.It provides a…
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Hi Everyone, I recently had the opportunity to speak with the manager at Hakuhodo about brushes that would be great to introduce to my clients. She recommended the J9000 series, which includes brushes J9001 through J9011. All of these brushes are made from 100% goat hair, with no synthetic fibers.https://store.fudejapan.com/search?q=j9000&options%5Bprefix%5D=last These brushes are relatively new and were released one…
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known by various names, such as “sable” or “weasel.” One type of weasel hair is “kolinsky,” which has longer hair, more spring, better absorption, and superior durability compared to other types of weasel hair. The tail hair of the male is particularly long and highly valued.
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Hi Everyone, The Olympic Games have started. Besides the competitions, I am always curious about what competitors talk about with their counterparts from other countries. Generally, Japanese people are not good at English. After Japan lost to France in a judo match, Saito, who lost to Teddy Riner, the heavyweight champion, was interviewed. Saito said,…
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Hi Everyone, When I ordered from Hakuhodo today, a shop manager replied to me on the phone. I took the opportunity to ask several questions. My question was, “Which brushes are good for liquid and cream foundation?” I want to share what she said. She mentioned the following brushes: G520 (please see the…
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(Above is a kolinsky brush from Koyudo) Hi Everyone, I was asked by a client what good fan brushes are suitable for liquid and cream. I checked with Hakuhodo, which offers many fan brushes. Upon inquiry with the Headquarters in Hiroshima, they recommended: Both brushes are made with synthetic hairs. I understand that some of…
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I have just came back from a gym. When I was running, I was watching TV. It was NHK, the only TV station owned by the country. Tokugawa Ieasu, the first Shogun, wanted to free-trade with European countries. It was around the year1600. He was talking with Spain to expand trades. Ieyasu agreed with the proposal by Spain.But the…
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Hi Everyone, I received a call from DHL manager who wanted to meet with me. I use DHL more often than FedEX and EMS. I am a heavy user of DHL. First time to meet with a DHL sale person. I am going to meet with him in Shibuya for coffee this week. This is…
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Hi Everyone, Hakuhodo introduced two limited brushes. The painting is done by Haruya with the technique of Yamanaka Lacquerware. Haruya is うるしアートはりや The left is Goat/synthetic 60720yen The right is Goat/Grey Squirrel 56760 yen https://store.fudejapan.com/products/copy-of-hakuhodo-2021-summer-set?variant=43535599730933 Please email me if you are interested, fudejapan@gmail.com Thank you! Toshiya
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Hi Everyone, Yesterday I wrote a newsletter that Hakuhodo would make brushes with 100% grey squirrel hair, which is not mixed with synthetic. I was going to order some of them today, but they called me and told me that all were sold out. Some were available by the stock of 100 brushes, and I…
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Hi Everyone, I wrote that grey squirrel brushes was being mixed with synthetic these days. Some eyeshadow brushes have already been converted into ‘mixed.’ G series have ‘N’ at the end of product number.e.g. G5533N G series will be continued with ‘N’ after grey squirrel hair is out of stock. I still have a stock…
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Hi Everyone, A client of mine asked me if there are new brushes by Hakuhodo. I did not know them, so I asked Hakuhodo in Hiroshima. They are not sold online yet but can be bought at shop, I found. Please see more detailed information. https://store.fudejapan.com/ja/products/copy-of-hakuhodo-j6440-blush-brush-maru?_pos=1&_sid=484573fb5&_ss=r&variant=43399783481589 Both are eyeshadow brushes, angled, with goat and synthetic mixed.Length…
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(the picture about is B539 concealer brush) Hi Everyone, Yesterday I wrote about grey squirrel brushes made by Hakuhodo. There are still 100% grey squirrel brushes whereas most of them are not mixed with synthetic. A brush number ends with ‘N’ if it is mixed with synthetic. e.g G5533N Today, I want to introduce kolinsky…
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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
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(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…
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(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…
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(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…
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(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…
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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, …
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