Smudger Two

Sonia G. Smudge Two Brush ($28.00) is a small, flat eye brush that is made out of Saikoho goat hair, and it was designed to work with "tricky eyeshadow textures" and to be an "ultra-soft smudging brush." It is the same shape and size as Smudger One but goat hair is much more resilient than blue squirrel, which is why it can be used with creams as well as powders and will pick up more product more readily than Smudger One.

I found the edge to be a little sharp against my lower lash line, both gently going back and forth along my lower lash line as well as using short strokes to smudge out color, and at times, the brush felt just slightly pokey. I didn't it along my outer lid/outer corner or when I've used it to apply more precise brow bone highlighter (right under my brow arch). While I didn't use it as much for smudging, I liked it for packing on color on my lash line, particularly things like glittery, liquid eyeshadows. The brush did pick up product more readily than the Smudger Two, and it was particularly good at distributing cream eyeshadow without sheering it out.

Per the brand, the handle has a total length of 147mm with a brush head length of 7mm and width of 9mm. As part of the core range, the handles are wider than average (the PRO range has thinner, more tapered handles). You can safely assume that the brush has held up beautifully over many washings and uses; if there are any issues from washing, shape changes, and the like, they’ll be called out specifically.

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