Brush 11 Buffing Brush

I was very excited to purchase this brush, as I was looking for a new brush that would apply powder/mineral foundation seamlessly without tugging on the skin. I own Wayne's newest eye brush set, and those are some of my favorite brushes I have ever owned, so I had high hopes for this one from the face collection.

The brush works wonderfully well--it picks up powders and buffs them into the skin beautifully. However, the one and only HUGE flaw I have found is that this brush sheds--it sheds a few hairs every time I use it. I keep holding out hope that it will eventually quit shedding, but I have used this brush every single day for powder foundation since receiving it and without fail, I always manage to find at least one stray hair from the brush on my face. In my opinion, for the very hefty price of this brush, this is an unacceptable flaw and reduces the experience of using this brush for me tremendously. I am honestly afraid to clean this brush when the time comes, as it feels as though it may fall apart if I even dare make the attempt. To say that I am disappointed would be an understatement; I expected much, much better from the Wayne Goss line of face brushes, and I would be very hesitant to purchase another one again (especially since I am already making flex payments on a brush that sheds). Perhaps this is a total fluke and I just happened to get a bad one, but I really hope my feedback is taken into consideration and measures will be taken to improve the quality and construction of these brushes in the future.

I have many of Wayne's brushes and have been very pleased with all them (except the first "holiday" brush. However, this version of the #11 brush has been a bit of a let down. It is definitely soft and the perfect size/shape for powder, bronzer, or blush application. While the shape and taper of the brush appears expertly bundled, I am experiencing an unacceptable amount of shedding. I washed the brush when I received it and it shed about 5 hairs which can happen when there are some stray loose hairs left over from the manufacturing process. However, I've used this brush daily for the past week and it sheds 3-4 hairs everytime I use it. I have not experienced anything like this with any of my other WG brushes. So I have to assume this version of this brush is a dud. It's really too bad because the #11 is my favorite brush from the original face set.

This brush doesn't move your foundation even if you don't set it with powder. This can do everything the 13 does, except applying liquid foundation.

I am still working out ways to utilize this brush. Firstly it is quite silky and more dense than expected. I think it works well for bronzer and blush application, as well as brushing off excess product and of course buffing it all in, including working on neck and declotage. As an all over powder brush... Maybe not so much, as it can disturb foundation. I do love using it, it just feels fabulous on the skin!

Wayne's brushes are the softest, hardworking brushes out there. Great for multitasking from powder or liquid foundation to contour or blush.

I just recently started to get obsessed with buying brushes. I recently bought a hakuhodo brush and thought that was the softest brush I have ever touched until I bought this. Wow, I am at lost for words. I always said oh I would never spend so much money on brushes that's so much but it is worth every penny. Wayne brushes are the only one I will be buying from now on.

I own 3 Wayne Goss brushes - the #10 cheek, the #13 face, and this buffing brush. The cheek and face brushes are some of my most beloved brushes, and have held up beautifully to several months of use and washes with no shedding. However, this brush is a shedding monster. I cannot for the life of me find a way to use this without having white hairs shedding and flying all over my face. I'm sad that I cannot love this one as much as I do the other two, and I'm hoping its just a dud, but I am finally laying this brush to rest. No matter what I do, it keeps shedding and I'm hoping my hakuhodo replacement will not give me the same issues.

I debated getting a hakuhodo but after watching Stephanie Nicole and her review of the brushes I decided to again trust her review and comparisons to get Wayne Goss Face brushes and I do not regret it. They don't scratch up my face like my old MAC brushes. I had one strand of hair fall out but that's fine. It is true this brush doesn't move your foundation around either. Definitely good to have when you're looking to upgrade your face brushes to the next level.

This brush is amazing .. Very soft ..perfect to use with powder and liquid products... I really like to use it to set my face.. I love Wayne goss brushes.. The only reason I give it 4 stars because of its shedding.. I have this brush almost 5 months now.. Every time it shedes 4-5 hairs... I have other Wayne goss brushes but I never have that problem.. May be I got the bad one...

I decided to purchase this brush to add to my growing and much loved (for the most part) Wayne Goss brush collection as I wanted to replace what I call my "stipling brush" (MAC) as it was time to retire it. As it is promoted as a buffing brush, I used it initially for that purpose and took note of the types of powder that Wayne Goss recommends. I think I may be too heavy-handed with the powder product as the final look appears too heavy for a person of my vintage. I think I need more practice with this brush before I can decide whether it was a wise purchase.

I decided to then try it as a stipling brush and this was not a good idea as I cannot bear to look at the end product, a dirty brush so I have stopped this practice. However one decides to use it, this brush is incredibly soft and feels luxurious. I love the black handle but would probably prefer black bristles.

All that being said, I am most impressed with the advice and service from Beautylish which I discovered only last year. Thank you to all the staff at Beautylish.