It also has ultra soft bristles that wont hurt your eyelids at all. Im yet to try zoeva brushes yet ive heard theyre fantastic. The mac 217 blending brush comes in a smart black wooden and nickel plated packaging with snowy white and silky soft fibres which makes me want to tuck it away instead of making it all gooey and dirty with colored products. Hakuhodo j5523 dupe for mac 217 eyeshadow brushes, blending. There is a perfect dupe of mac 217 on ebay too and i will be sharing my thoughts on the same. After hearing many good things about the mac 217 brush, i finally ordered it with a 10% discount from debenhams. The first dupe of mac 217 that i have ever acquired. If you have small lidshooded eyes, then the j5523 might be a little too big for doing transitions between colors on your lids. Youll find that hakuhodos are higher quality than mac. Hakuhodo j5523 so, since i began wearing more eye makeup, i decided it was time. The crown brush c433 is a good alternative too, but it is a bit scratchy, so is the 99p ebay option.
I have both and the hakuhodo is far superior when you blend out your eyeshadow. Ive heard some people said after they tried hakuhodo brushes, the mac ones just doesnt compare. I honestly love my wayne goss and hakuhodo brushes way more than mac. Makeup brushes you need to have ali andreea youtube. Oct 27, 20 hakuhodo has just released a new brush to join their j series, the j004g. The hakuhodo ones cost the same or a bit more than mac brushes. I started to look for a mac 239s dupe a long time ago, just looking for a. The two dupes that i am interested in purchasing are.
It wins in that regard, but isnt that multipurpose as macs 217, new or old. Top 10 makeup brushes tom ford, hakuhodo, wayne goss. Free shipping and returns on mac 217 blending brush at. It is also my first brush from sigma makeup, how coincidental. Like mentioned above, the 217s seems better suited for packing on. Its softer because the hairs have their natural tips instead of being laser cut into shape, and unlike the two. Hakuhodo j5523 so, since i began wearing more eye makeup, i decided it was time to focus on getting some highquality tools for the job. Hakuhodo j5523 mac 217 dupe mac 217 eye blending brush.
The two dupes that i am interested in purchasing are the zoeva 227 luxe soft definer brush 7. There are many good alternatives and this post is mainly to show what other brushes are available to. If you follow me on instagram, you may remember that i recently posted some pics about make up atelier eyeshadow palettes, they have a special texture somehow chalky, quite difficult to work with but then when applied they. Hakuhodo j5523 so, since i began wearing more eye makeup, i decided it was time to focus on. I love brushes and have a lot of them, but these are by far my favorite brushes, along with a couple other japanese brands and wayne goss has some nice ones as well, but the. So a while back i ordered 2 hakuhodo brushes, the j5523 a mac 217 equivalent and the j142. I find that the j5523 is a closer dupe to the mac 217. Hakuhodo x sephora pro brush collection consists of five face brushes that are made out of synthetic fibers.
All five are on the larger side and dense with a lot of springgive particularly the large teardrop brush, which seems almost floppy as the brush. Jan 01, 2015 ive never tried the mac 217, but the hakuhodo j5523 is just sooooo soft. J5523 is a fraction smaller than the 217 and this is most discernible when looking at the profile. Jan 08, 2014 overall, i am afraid that the one and only mac 217. Oh well, a legitimate excuse for more hakuhodo brushes. I really love all of them, and find them better quality than their mac counterparts. Everytime i am on your blog there are hundred of dollars worth of new brushes in my cart. Mac 217 would be similar to wayne goss 18 hakuhodo j5523 and wayne goss 06 would be the same shape, but in squirrel hair. Its not quite as fluffy as the 217 but it fits my crease better. So i dont think ill ever be tempted to buy the mac 217 after i had this j5523. Youll find that hakuhodos are higher quality than mac because the brushes are shaped by hand, and dont cut off the soft, naturally tapered tips of the hairs to shape the brush like mac does. Youll find that hakuhodos are higher quality than mac because the brushes are shaped by hand, and dont cut off the soft, naturally tapered. And for a brush i dont own, but have been thinking about getting the nars yachiyo kabuki brush. The j5523 is the closest mac 217 dupe made by hakuhodo.
It was more out of curiosity, you know me always involved in a brush mission. The 217 is definitely denser fluffier, more hairs and a little rounder, while the cs pro blending fluff brush is a bit flatter and stiffer. I would not hesitate to recommend the hakuhodo j5523 over the mac 217. You may perceive one dissimilarity in the photos above. I just bought the short handled one since ill be traveling next week. Aug 16, 20 there is no exact dupe of the mac 217 here, however there are brushes that are similar that can do the same job, some maybe not so well. I bought both from a seller in instagram named iroiroshopu, they do japanese cosmetics and brushes preorders for. I compared the mac 217s below to the old mac 217, zoeva 227 luxe soft definer and hakuhodo j142. I definitely understand how it takes a big chunk out of your wallet but theyre worth it. It still does an amazingly good job at blending your shadow and packing it on if needed.
J5523 known as the mac 217 dupe, but superior by ten fold j242g flat shading brush, somewhat similar to a mac 239. The hakuhodo j5523 is the most similar, size wise its similar, just the bristles are 1mm shorter on mine, in this particular case the hakuhodo feels a bit softer but the wg is also extremely. May 02, 20 everytime i am on your blog there are hundred of dollars worth of new brushes in my cart. The brush head is 10mm in length, 9mm in width, and 3mm in thickness. I received the package with a sheet of cleaning instructions. Mac professional brushes are handsculpted and assembled using the finest quality materials. I just got back from vacation yesterday and my system is quite disturbed.
Hakuhodo j5523 a softer, better quality substitute for a mac 217 is a medium sized crease brush. Hi cindy, i hope you dont mind my throwing in my two cents. No doubt they are really great brushes and some of them are excellent dupes for the mac ones for half the price. If you have the opportunity to acquire a hakuhodo brush, go, actually run for it. Everybody who is into makeup has either owned a mac 217 at some point in their life or are lemming for it. I hope this posts helps and if you guys have any recommendations please do leave them in the comments section below. I bought the j5523 and its similar to the mac 217 and much softer.
There is no exact dupe of the mac 217 here, however there are brushes that are similar that can do the same job, some maybe not so well. Hakuhodo has just released a new brush to join their j series, the j004g. Eyeshadow lid brushes for quickly applying eyeshadow to the eyelid and undereye area. Sephora professional smokey eye brush, crown pencil brush, sigma e30 pencil brush. Sep 18, 2011 no doubt they are really great brushes and some of them are excellent dupes for the mac ones for half the price. This guide should be able to clear things up a little if you want to go from mac to sigma or sigma to mac. I can say with confidence that the hakuhodo equivalent is far, far superior. So, since i began wearing more eye makeup, i decided it was time to focus on. Jun 27, 20 so laying down product with the 217 is no problem but blending is where it starts to become one.
Hakuhodo is softer, and has a slightly different shape that makes it perfect for blending. May 15, 2016 this pin was discovered by melissa ping. Shop by series all s100 series s100 series black kokutan series 200 series basic series g series j series ougi series. More than a humble blending brush, the 217 has the perfect tapered edges for crease work, while still being flat enough to lay down colour, and its soft enough to blend. Mac seems absolutely scratchy in comparison and the goat hair wayne goss or hakuhodo brushes are either the same or even better at blending. Some of them are incredible and very similar to the amazing 217, some are simply ok and one is a bit disappointing. Mac 217 brush dupesalternatives the truth is i dont think there is an absolute dupe for the mac 217 brush especially after using it consistently for a few weeks. Its a very well known shape, its the dupe for mac 217 if you want a softer option, you absolutely need the wg 18. Its much easier than navigating through cdjapan or ebay to. Its unbelievably soft, but still manages to pick up the perfect amount of product. But, call me cheap, id still prefer to pay less if i can.
Morphe m433 vs mac 217 if there is one brush every makeup artist from here to edge of the earth has owned at one time or another, its the mac 217. The j5533 is a round brush with a flattened head while the j5523 is a flatter brush with a tapered head more similar to the 217. Anyway, i have the j 5523 mac 217 dupe, b j004g mac 239 dupe, b j142, and the g5514bksl pencil brush. As ive mentioned before in a post ive been trying to expand my brush collection, especially my eye brushes because i used to only have one. Hakuhodo brushes the lowdown and haul shameless fripperies. Also, the revlon contour shadow brush is a great dupe too. Except not a dupe, because the j5523 is superior in every way. Sometimes makeup tutorials will refer to specific brushes by numbers, which can get confusing if you do not own that specific brand. Its even done a great job with my pigmented blushes from fyrinnae. I have been looking out for a mac 217 dupe from a very long time.
There are a lot of brushes similar to the mac 217 like sigma e25 blending brush, zoeva 227 soft definer brush, coastal scents blending brush and so on. It comes wrapped in a flimsy plastic wrap duhh mean mac. Like mentioned above, the 217s seems better suited for packing on colour instead of heavyduty blending. Eyeshadow detail brushes for blending, smudging, creasework and other detailed needs around the eyes.
Hakuhodo g5523, hakuhodo g5529, hakuhodo h2896, hakuhodo h2897, hakuhodo k005, mac 165, mac 217, paula dorf crease brush, sigma e17, the collection, wayne goss. I find the bristles of this much softer than the tf blending brush which is downright scratchy in comparison and why i didnt include that brush in my top 9. The bdellium tools 776 and the real techniques base shadow brush are both smaller than the mac 217, which can suit smaller eyes and smaller eye sockets which helped blending precisely easier. Feb 04, 2014 these are the brushes i want to get dupesbetter versions for.
These are the brushes i want to get dupesbetter versions for. I would like to get either hakuhodo, koyudo or chikuhodo. Made of white goat hair, it takes the same shape as the 217, a round but flattened head that, on side view, creates an oval footprint. It is made of white goat hair with a roundoval but flattened head. I also have the j5523 217 dupe and j5529 similar but smaller than j5523 on the way to me right now. Jun 19, 2017 its a very well known shape, its the dupe for mac 217 if you want a softer option, you absolutely need the wg 18. Ideal for the shading or blending of powdery or creamy products, the 217 blending brush is made with luxuriously soft, densely packed fibers that are arranged in an oval shape. Jan 08, 2018 hakuhodo is softer, and has a slightly different shape that makes it perfect for blending. Japanese brushes chikuhodo, koyudo, hakuhodo, suqqu, etc. Im really not interested in sigma brushes they dont seem like good value for the quality. I thought it was time to introduce you to probably one of my all time favourite eye brushes, the hakuhodo j5523. Apr, 20 this is the closest 217 dupe offered by hakuhodo. I started to look for a mac 239s dupe a long time ago, just looking for a cheaper version or even a better quality one but not because i wasnt happy with the original mac 239. There are many good alternatives and this post is mainly to show what other brushes are available to achieve similar results read.