Best eyeshadow brushes for hooded lids! ....(or small eyes) 

I'm so glad to hear it!

The "black" line of Hakuhodo is very reasonable (vs the red line) and I think they are same as the red line in many cases, just with different handles. I wish there was a place nearby to look at them in person. The few I have, I really love!

@@TheHoodedLid I've been binge watching hakuhodo/chikuhodo brush videos since that's the closest I can get to, too. Definitely going for the black line! I think i'll go for the goat hair, but the goat/squirrel mix sounds interesting too

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While these are not drugstore prices, they are not more expensive than, for instance, MAC brushes. And they will last you for years and years. One way to look at is a Beauty Blender is 20 bucks and only last a month or so. Whereas a $20 brush will last for years. You might want to build a brush "wardrobe" slowly and over time you'll have maybe five solid brushes that you can depend on. The hard part is you have to get them online, so if you decide to get one, check the return policy, you don't want to get stuck with a brush that doesn't work for you when you're on a budget. For a long time, I only used one brush, because I didn't really know what I needed. It did a good enough job, but it made my job a little harder (a lot more blending)because it wasn't ideal for hooded lids.

I have not tried the MAC brushes since they went synthetic - they used to be goat. I think it's handy to have both syn and natural as they behave differently. But I recently did another brush video you may want to watch before deciding what brushes you want to add to your collection.

@@TheHoodedLid Thank you so much!

Sure! I don't really use too many face brushes, but I'd be happy to do it maybe next week!

@@TheHoodedLid Thank you so much!

I just finished editing my face brush video and it'll be up tomorrow!

I don't use brushes with cream all that often, but when I do, I go for a fluffy like Mac 217 (? - it's been so long, I can't remember maybe it's 218). Sigma has something somewhat similar.

I can't personally recommend any. You could use the same ideas about shape on density and apply them to cheaper options for sure. For me, I have a lot of issues with the eyes and find there's a big difference with quality brushes. Most are about $30 and will last for years if you take good care of them. Whereas a Beauty Blender is $20 and if you use it every day, will last a month. For me, fingers for foundation and build a brush wardrobe of 4-8 brushes.