Chinese Brush Haul & First Impressions | Shou Shou Lang & Qinzhi

[@susomapauria2282]

That second brush broke my heart. I would have died 😢😢😢

[@jerb1996]

Great video. Thank you. Do you have a recommendation for a squirrel flat buffing brush? Also would you consider doing a “dupes” video for Sonia G with shou shou Lang or any other Chinese brush brand? Thanks!!

[@DianaPuspasariYT]

Wow didn't know there are some Chinese brushes like these, so how is it compares to Japanese brushes, performance and durability wise?

[@FudeKyun]

@Diana Puspasari They perform similarly to fude. I have older videos with Shou Shou Lang brushes on my channel you can check out too!

[@chiaraf8104]

I love your content and I‘m a huge fan from Germany. I‘ve ordered a few Chinese brushes from AliExpress and can’t wait to try them. I would love to hear about your favorites from your Chinese brushes. Thank you for your lovely videos. All the best! Sincerely Chiara

[@FudeKyun]

@Chiara F Thank you so much for your kind words Chiara! (by the way, your name is so cute). I hope you love the ones you've ordered. I'll try my best to make a video on my favorites eventually.

[@desertflower89]

Nice brushes! 😃 I'd love to see more videos, especially a throughout review of these brushes.Thank you for sharing!🙂👍🤗

[@ShazzaDazzle]

oh no, i'd be crying about that brush disaster too. Maybe you could use it as an undereye setting brush since it might be work as well for eyeshadow now. after watching this and your dedicated red fox brush video I'm hunting down some shou shou lang via aliexpress just to try first.

[@FudeKyun]

@Siobhan thank you! I will try 😄 I hope you get some nice brushes from Shou Shou Lang.

[@ShazzaDazzle]

@@FudeKyun I hope so too, I did end up buying a bit more than intended since they seemed to be having a good deal on their Aliexpress store. I also managed to purchase a Qinzhi silver fox dupe of pfo.

[@neoneha123]

Very informative! How does the Qin Saibikoho quality compare to say Hakuhodo Saikoho ?

[@FudeKyun]

@Neha Mohan Agarwal Thanks for watching! I think the current Qin saibikoho on their Feng Lin series feels similar to old Hakuhodo saikoho from a couple years ago.

[@1015SaturdayNight]

I just got some incredible brushes from Girlstory on Amazon - they are squirrel and goat mix with orange handles, lush quality and incredible softness. But OMG they smell like kerosene or something! I think it must be from the adhesive or paint and getting packaged up without being allowed to off gas first. I did Enkore's brush deodorizing method and they still smell. After a few days of sitting out it's a big better, but I sure hope this goes away! Is this common with Chinese made brushes? I hope this smell goes away because the actual brushes are incredibly nice.

[@FudeKyun]

@Emily Rachel Gilley I do not have brushes from that store but all the recent Shou Shou Lang brushes I've ordered do not have any chemical or strong smells. Maybe a faint animal smell during wash but that's it. Qin brushes are more pungent with the animal and mothball scents. If you're sensitive to scents then I recommend Shou Shou Lang!

[@PolishedHippy]

I've been really happy with my Chinese handmade brushes. It is nice to be able to fill in shapes and hair types that I don't have from Japanese brush makers in an affordable way. I would likely never drop $500 plus on some of the rarer hair types from Japanese makers, but am glad to be able to try them for considerably less via makers like Shoushoulang, Qin Zhi, etc.

[@FudeKyun]

@Polished Hippy Glad to hear you're really happy with your Chinese brushes! I love the concave shape SSL makes :) Yes, the fude prices keep increasing along with its popularity.

[@chiaraf8104]

Would you mind sharing your favorites so I can check them out too?

[@PolishedHippy]

@@chiaraf8104 Of the ones Fude Kyun mentioned that I also have, I loved the Qin Zhi ebony kabuki brush, the Qin Zhi Feng Lin (Phoenix) series (I have most of the goat eye brushes, the large goat face brush, the squirrel-fox face brush, and the combined red fox blue squirrel face brush - all are insanely soft). I also love the Shoushoulang red fox, sandalwood, and green dill series. The red fox is softer than my silver fox, which doesn't make sense because it is the same species, but there it is. I would say the Shoushoulang sheds a bit less and has less odor than my Qin Zhi brushes. I have also been liking the Qin Wu Tang ebony handled fox highlight brush, various Qin Zhi and Shoushoulang pine/canadian squirrel eye brushes (they are stronger than gray squirrel), and Qin Wu Tang fox eye brushes. Since I can't write in Chinese, I buy my brushes from Aliexpress, Qin Wu Tang (model names start with Q and Z) from the Girlstory store, Qin Zhi from the Qin Store, and Shoushoulang from the Shou Shou Store. They are all run by a lovely lady named Ada who is extremely helpful and offers great customer service.

[@chiaraf8104]

@@PolishedHippy thank you very much for your extensive feedback - it’s highly appreciated. I‘ve bought my first batch of Chinese brushes - mainly Kolinsky and Canadian Squirrel with fancy shapes which I didn’t see often from Japanese Fude makers. In Germany you pay 19% tax on top of already expensive natural hair brushes. So the AliExpress ones would be a real alternative if the quality is comparable.

[@PolishedHippy]

@@chiaraf8104 That is what attracted me to the Chinese artisan brush makers - I could get luxury hair types that were either unavailable from Japanese manufacturers, or were in the $300 plus range. I am still really puzzled why the Japanese makers claim they are having difficulty sourcing longer Saikoho grade goat hair - the Chinese makers have access to goat that is even softer than Japanese Saikoho at lower prices, so it seems to be a supplier issue more than true scarcity. I hope the Japanese manufacturers are working on some way to partner with farmers to raise the goats for the hair qualities they need rather than just give up and discontinue brushes. It makes no sense when domestic goats are readily available to raise! With my aging crepey eyelids, synthetics just do not perform the way natural brushes do and I will switch entirely to Chinese brushes before I move away from natural hair if the Japanese makers just go to synthetics.

[@PinCushionQueen]

May I ask how these compare in price point & quality to Japanese fude? 🖊 I’ve been curious for years but didn’t know where to start. That’s quite an impressive haul of beautiful brushes. Thanks for sharing!

[@FudeKyun]

@Jen X Thank you for watching and for your kind words! Chinese brushes are cheaper but the prices all vary depending on the series and brand. Qinzhi costs more than Shou Shou Lang in general. I will try to discuss the quality in a later video, but in the meantime I have some old Shou Shou Lang videos on my channel. Fude popularity and prices keep increasing...

[@楠-u4z]

I overheard that generally speaking, for the price, Chinese cosmetic brush has better goat hair than Japanese fude; but famous fude brands use better squirrel hair, though most natural hair suppliers and trading are in China. And Japanese fude ferrule is unlikely to tarnish and oxidize.

[@PinCushionQueen]

@@楠-u4z Thank you for the helpful insights!

[@楠-u4z]

@@PinCushionQueen My pleasure😊

[@420Zara]

Thank you for this very useful. If you could it would have been great if you shared what you paid for them, just for reference. Also, I have both the branded Brush Guards and received some of SSL guards and they are pretty much the same! Unlike other guards not made of net.

[@elissacox4291]

I don’t know if you respond to older posts, but from your videos it looks like you have dupes for the Chikuhodo P-FO and P8? I was wondering how they fairer over time, or whether you destashed them?

[@cindypltnm]

What are the first three brushes you share in the still shot of your video intro?

[@LuVena143]

Sorry if you’ve already explained, I’m only half way into the video but do they ship to the US?

[@soniayvinnyful]

Yes they do ship to the US

[@LuVena143]

@@soniayvinnyful ahhh it looks like you need to know some Chinese to navigate the website and understand the postage. Darn it. I’d love to try some Chinese brushes. Thanks for letting me know though!

[@laurawilcox1211]

@@LuVena143 it can be done a few different ways. Google taobao shipping to US and see what method may work for you.

[@chiaraf8104]

@@LuVena143 you should be able to find a lot of them through AliExpress 👍

[@xianlonglonglong5321]

So sorry about the brush 😿I will try Qin and Shoushoulang definitely.

[@amypanddirtytoo1926]

RIP flat shader brush.............but that jiggle made up for it!!

[@kaorurl7039]

Thank you for making this video, the brushes all look beautiful. This opens the door to Chinese brushes for fude lovers. I'm happy to hear that bundling quality went up, maybe I will dip my toes into Chinese brushes in a few years when the ferrule quality also goes up, but then I'm always scared of rare/good quality hair goes extinct. There seems to be so many Chinese brands too, and so many series in each brand, I have zero clue to where to even start.

[@FudeKyun]

@Kaoru RL Thank you for watching! I've been pleasantly surprised by their bundling quality improvement and the hairs of my recent purchases. Don't let the ferrules stop you from buying now! I'm not sure if they'll be able to improve the ferrule quality in the next couple years. I love Shou Shou Lang so much, I highly recommend them.

[@楠-u4z]

What's your professional opinion on QinWuTang brushes? Is this brand as good as QinZhi or ShouShouLang?

[@lindseysmith190]

Where can I buy these. Having trouble finding. Thanks:)

[@coffeewish9451]

When you order from different shops, did they re-pack to minimize the final parcel size before international mailout? Or they just used a bigger box to fit both SSL box and QZ box?

[@teadivamuse]

The video quality was great for this! Thanks for covering the Chinese brush scene. The Japanese brushes are becoming prohibitively priced, just like a great sushi meal...

[@FudeKyun]

@teadivamuse Thank you for watching! Yes, the fude prices keep increasing along with its popularity..

[@PinCushionQueen]

Omg , I cried out when I saw your poor brush! 😩🥺😖

[@Davida_S]

I like to make my brushes flop around too.Glad I'm not the only one😂

[@FudeKyun]

@pandora2ds _ Hehe, the floppiness never ceases to make me laugh! Thank you for watching!

[@neoneha123]

How do you like the Qin Saibikoho foundation brush ? I have had my eye on it for a while now but unsure how it functional it would be to actually apply cream foundation.

[@FudeKyun]

@Neha Mohan Agarwal I have yet to wash it! Also don't use cream foundation at the moment.

[@mutantfroggy]

I have some Chinese brushes I got 2nd hand and Ive been trying to find the brand for some of them, turns out they're Qinzhi! They have the same logo on them. Thanks for making this video! (now if only I could read & understand Chinese languages) Edit: that jiggle though 😂

[@FudeKyun]

@mutantfroggy Thank you for watching! Glad it was able to help you figure out what brand your second hand brushes are :) Hahahaha the jiggling never ceases to make me laugh XD.

[@amomi07]

The cut brush looks like pacman now, kinda cute, lol.

[@goldiesworld6891]

So sorry for the brush accident 😢😢😢😢

[@ayceleijae]

Is aliexpress a legit company?