when i bought my dome eyeshadow brush, i also wanted to buy another brush. actually a couple more brush, but unfortunately the ones that i want weren't available at that time. so when i look around, i remembered that some of those youtuber use tapered brush to apply their powder to set their makeup. i didn't have that brush. i use my elf powder brush with my powder. it works well, but somehow i just want to see if the result would be better if i use tapered brush. plus i don't have any highlighter brush. i try using my angled blush brush, but it doesn't work well. considering that i have to do my own makeup i want to have another brush to practice my highlighting. so i decided to grab this.

this is the description from kaycollection website: its tapered shape covers all of the curves of your face, making precision in highlighting, contouring or applying powder all over your face.

the packaging: this one is from their professional line, so the brush comes in a plastic tube. there's a sticker label at the bottom that indicates the number, name and description of the brush.

the product: the brush is longer than the eye brush, 18 cm in length. but as for face brushes, it's slightly longer than my other face brushes. the handle is black and it's bigger than my other face brushes, make it very sturdy and feels strong when i grip it. it has silver metallic ferrule. the brush is tapered, so it's pointy at one side. and the bristles.. oh the bristles is soooo sofffftttt.. the softest that i've tried.

the result: okay, since i only have pressed powder, that's the first one that i try. with pressed powder, the brush picks very little amount, thus gives more natural result. i can feel only a thin layer of powder on my face. perhaps it will work better with loose powder since it will only pick a good amount of powder. my elf powder brush tends to pick too much loose powder. the tapered side is perfect to apply powder. now move on to highlighting. since i only have one highlighter at the moment, i can't say much. with my catrice highlighter, it can pack good amount of highlighter, but somehow it's too subtle. i've tried scratching the surface with spoolie and it does improving the pigmentation. but still, it's very subtle. but it's better than my angled brush.

definitely like this brush, although i have to practice more with different highlighter to see its full capability. one thing though, the eye brush is affordable, but this one is more expensive. when i had to pay, i was quite surprised seeing the price, but since it works well, i think it's worth the price.

update: i've tried it with my brand new elf highlighter, and the result is similar to catrice. it give subtle result. the tapered part is a little bit wide, so it's hard to apply it constricted to certain part. when i use the pointy side, the highlighter will just pack on the tip of the brush, so i have to dip numerous time to get the result that i want. since it's very soft, somehow it makes my highlighter messy, too powdery and i get dust all over. i've tried this with contour powder too, and since it's quite wide, the contouring gets a little bit wider than i used to do, especially under the ears, but result is more subtle, softer, blended beautifully. so i guess it's really up to you, what kind of result that you like. you can use this brush with powder, highlighter and contour powder and it will give you more natural and subtle result.

top left: the tube top right: the tapered shape bottom: the label on the tube

i honestly have no idea how i knew masami shouko. but after reading all the reviews, i became interested. all of them saying that it's affordable and the brushes are good. when i was searching on kaycollection website, i was thinking of getting their 219 blending brush. but apparently it was sold out at the store. i was afraid that it's as big as my BH brush that it's such a waste to buy online. and i want to buy their eyeshadow brush stack. it will be perfect for travelling, but again, it's sold out online and at stores. so i decided to ask the store attendant and she suggested this brush. i want to try something from masami shouko, so i decided to buy it. i also bought their tapered brush, which i intend to use with highlighter or powder. but i will tell you about it in other post.

this is the description from kaycollection website: to apply intense colours on the crease or to add depth on the outer crease using darker colours. ideal to create smoky eyes or to smudge pencil liner. natural bristles. size 13,5 cm.

the packaging: this one is from their original line, so it doesn't have special packaging, unlike the professional one. it comes in plastic bag, with description at the back.

the product: it really looks like regular brush. it's shorter than my bh cosmetics brush. it has black handle with silver metallic ferrule before the hair brush. the hair brush is made of natural bristles, which is why it's so soft. it doesn't prick me unlike the blending brush. its shape is also unusual. i never have this kind of brush. it's thick and round, with dome tip. it fits perfectly to my crease, which helps in applying color to my crease. it also helps blending it, although not perfect. i still like blending with my blending brush. sometimes when i'm too lazy to change brush, i also pack color to my lid using this brush. they printed the brand name and brush number on the handle too.

the result: it works well to apply color to my crease and slightly blending it, but for overall blending, i still prefer my blending brush. it also pack color nicely to my lid. but i still can't pack darker color to my outer V since it's quite round, i still need my pencil brush to put color to my outer V.

honestly, i started to like this brush. since it's small, it helps me to put color to my crease. but it's dense so sometimes i put a little bit too much on my crease, which is not good. but because it's dense, it can pack color to my lid. what i don't quite like is the size of the handle. i wish it has the same length as my bh cosmetic one, and it will be perfect. oh and it doesn't shed a bit even after i wash it a couple times since buying it.

the packaging

more close up on the brush