Inochige Pro

Sonia G Inochige Pro Brush ($TBA) is a large, tapered brush that's quite dense through the bottom two-thirds before softening and having more give where it comes to a soft point.  The brand recommends it for setting powders and applying bronzer and blush.  The bristles felt incredibly smooth and silky against my skin, regardless of the direction or motion I used with it--from tapping to pressing to rolling to swirling.

It definitely worked well for applying setting powder, though I felt like it took longer than a larger, slightly fluffier (more traditional powder brush) so it would be more suitable for someone who either does more of a press and roll motion to set, prefers to set only portions of the face (like the t-zone), and generally wants to have more precision and control over how they set their makeup.  With firmer or stiffer bronzing powders, it worked well to pick up enough product while still giving more gradual, buildable application to get an all-over bronzing effect.

If you're someone who's had a tapered highlighting brush and wished for a mega-sized one (for whatever purpose), this is in that vein.  This is another one that I'm not sure if it'll be something I reach for regularly, even if it's beautifully made and does work as intended--there are just other brushes I suspect I'll prefer (again, more as a shape and size thing, not a quality concern).  I'm eager to try this one with finishing powders like Hourglass Ambient Lighting Powders and Guerlain Meteorites.

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