Beauty Product Reviews

Very Cheaply Made

I was looking so forward to this tool to expertly take care of my beloved and expensive Fude brushes. It took me a while to finally splurge on it. But upon receipt I have to say that I was most disappointed. The comb itself has almost no weight to it, plus the prongs of the comb seem extremely flimsy and very prone to unintentional bending or breaking. They feel even more flimsy that sewing pins. I may be wrong here and the light weight wood is a special type of Japanese wood, but the prongs of this comb do not seem "expertly" at all to me. The whole tool looks and feels like a dollar store item. I am VERY sorry that I spent $55 on this. I can only hope at this point that it won't damage my Fude brushes, as promised. Returning unfortunately is no option, as I live in Germany and the postage alone would be half the price of the item, so a total monetary loss. In case I am misjudging this tool I would kindly ask KOYUDO to please correct me and explain to me why this seems so flimsy and cheap. In case anyone decides to purchase this, make sure to store it in a way where the prongs cannot bend or break.

Simply Magnificent!

I just received my set today and I am over the moon!

The entire experience of unboxing the brushes, the lovely box, the beautiful seal around the box, the brushes themselves, just phenomenal.

The knowledge alone that the wood for the handles is 1,000 years old gives me a deep feeling of respect and complete appreciation, that I am able to even own something so extraordinary in this world of things that seem so easily "exchangeable".

I do feel very deeply about all my Sonia G. brushes, knowing how much worksmanship, care and love goes into each and every brush made in Kumano. But these two brushes here are the epitome of Japanese culture to me.

I may just display them and not use them. I would hate for them to get spoiled in any way. I know how stupid that may sound, but in my view they deserve to be admired only. 🙏🏻💖

Great Addition to the Make-up Line

I just love the new eye shadow palette and the 2 new eye liner pencils. The quality is absolutely consistent with the first palette and pencils and the colors can be mixed and matched between the two palettes. I do not necessarily need a black in every palette, as there are only 6 shades, but I do understand that it would be necessary to have, if you do not have every palette from Wayne's line. I am overall very happy with my purchase and can wholeheartedly recommend it!

Holy Grail Warm Nude Lipstick

I had been on the hunt for many years for a great warm nude lipstick, which would not be too orangy on me, and that I could pair with all my warm toned eye shadow palettes and BAM, here we are...Orchid, THE PERFECT match for warm toned eyes! I have so many lipsticks, from drugstore to super high end, and when I try to buy nude tones online I usually greatly fail, but Orchid turned out to be just sensational in every aspect. It goes on like butter, but does not bleed into the fine lines of my 55-year old lips (probably also because of the wonderful Sepia lipliner), and it does not dry them out during the day. Yes, due to the fact that it is a creamy formula, I had to reapply after eating, but that is perfectly normal. Wayne absolutely nailed it with this collection! The color range seems uninteresting at first glance, BUT there will be the perfect hue for everyone. I am not sure how he did it, but Orchid is the first color in that particular range that does not look "painted" on me, but really natural. I was so happy with this when it arrived that I even dared to order Zinnia + Cinnamon as a liner, plus 2 back-ups of the Sepia liner, my new holy grail nude liner. All I can say is THANK YOU Wayne Goss, for creating this exceptional collection. I cannot wait to see what is coming next!

Holy Grail Lip Liner

Dear Wayne, we all knew that make-up products released by you would be exceptional, but they are more than that! They are stunningly beautiful, they have the PERFECT colors, pigmentation and formulation. I am usually not too keen on lip products, especially lip pencils. It takes me forever to find the right formulation (mostly way too soft) and most of all the color. Years ago I had a drugstore color that was my holy grail color that would suit most of my nude lipsticks and glosses. Well, they stopped selling the brand in Germany and when I saw your color Sepia I knew this just might be it. And BINGO - my initial order arrived today and Sepia is my new HOLY GRAIL lip pencil. I am so grateful to you for this outstanding product. I had also ordered the lipstick Orchid and the glosses Chysanthemum and Petunia. You nailed each and every color and formulation. I could not be happier with everything. So a few minutes ago I ordered 2 more of Sepia plus 1 of Cinnamon and one of the brick red lipsticks, sorry I forgot the color name right now. I cannot wait to get it all delivered. My tip for storage of lipsticks and glosses during summer - keep them in the fridge, so they do not spoil! Wayne, again a HUGE Thank You to you for these wonderful products from Germany!