This was originally high on my Christmas Wish List when I first saw them in RougeDeluxe‘s haul post. My eyes popped out of my socket and I made it my life mission to get my hands on the limited edition tokidoki 24 Karat Pittura Brush Set. But after miraculously finding it in Sephora despite being told it was sold out, I can now happily cross it off my Wish List.
My fate with tokidoki was sealed the moment I met Simone Legno, creator of tokidoki, in person at last year’s Singapore Toy Comic and Games Convention. This year, my life and small collection of tokidoki is (temporarily) complete because Sephora Singapore has kindly brought in tokidoki’s limited edition 24 Karat makeup and Kat Von D for the holidays.
The special edition tokidoki 24 Karat edition makeup is opulent and edgy; the latter being a consistent in all tokidoki designs. But the gold and black… Now that’s something new. It was a no brainer when I saw the tokidoki 24K Pittura Brush Set among the rest of the other 24K makeup. Shiny gold and black brush handles with magnificent detailing, I had to have ‘em. Plus, those charms! Ohhh… They charmed SGD $59 straight out of my wallet without hesitation.
So the story goes like this. I was told by the Singapore beauty bloggers that the 24K Pittura Brush Sets were sold out everywhere in Sephora Singapore. Walking into Sephora ION, I was told the same by the sales assistants in the shop when asked. I was overwhelmed by a sense of sadness. I really did want those brushes.
Wandering about Sephora, I browsed the other tokidoki 24 Karat makeup and even considered just getting the SGD $15 24 Karat Mini Eyeshadow Palette because I am a makeup whore it is a limited edition set. But lo and behold, a peek at the bottom shelf revealed the 24 Karat Brush set nestled between the tokidoki Mini Rollerball Set and the 24 Karat Skate Deck Palette. You cannot imagine my happiness when I saw the set. I grabbed one set (even considered getting two), tweeted the news and re-contemplated the second set. Haha.
Some of the other beauty bloggers have commented about how distracting the dangly charms at the end can be when you’re applying your make up. They jingle and they jangle as you sweep your make up over your face. And it’s true. I found that out myself while trying the brushes but thought the movement was rather cute, a playful reminder of tokidoki and its fun factor.
In fact, as a testament to how playful tokidoki can be, the charms can be detached from the Pittura Brushes and linked up to make a bracelet. tokidoki jewelry!
All 4 star brushes in the tokidoki 24K Pittura Brush Set, the Ciao Ciao Star Powder Brush, Latte Eyeshadow Brush, Adios Star Smudge Brush and the Unicorno Eyeliner/ Lip Brush have synthetic fibre brush heads encased in beautifully detailed black and gold handles, topped off at the end with their respective respective detachable charms.
For almost SGD $15 a brush, the brushes didnt disappoint. They were incredibly soft to the touch and picked up pigments well. With the Adios Star Smudge Brush you can contour the outer corner of your eye and it performed just as well, but not better, than my Sigma 12-brush kit.
Although the Ciao Ciao Star Power Brush and Adios Star Smudge Brush are my favourite brushes of the lot, the tokidoki 24K Pittura Brush Set wont be your go-to set if you’ve already got a professional brush kit you rely on. I, for one, cant bear to use it because it’s such a gorgeous set. A definite must-have on your Christmas Wish List if you’re a tokidoki fan. Cross my heart.
