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BRUSH 28

$22

brush 28 is a variant of our flagship shader brush 02, designed based on feedback received from our customers. with a mix of natural/synthetic fibres and a more compact profile, brush 28 is a shader that excels at precision application of liquids, creams & shimmers.

handcrafted by master artisans in Kumano, Japan using a blend of natural and synthetic fibers.

bristle length: 11mm

Product Details+
brush 28 is a flat shader with a mixed-fiber head combining natural and synthetic bristles, set in a pinched ferrule. the bristle profile is compact and slightly rounded at the tip, thinner and narrower than the 02. it features a short matte handle and is handcrafted in kumano, japan.
Reviews+
community members overwhelmingly praise brush 28 for its softness and ability to pick up shimmer, metallic, and cream eyeshadows with precision, with over 85% expressing strong satisfaction. roughly 40% of community members highlight its suitability for smaller or hooded eyes. around 12% note they still prefer finger application for maximum shimmer intensity. a small number of community members noted the bristles can splay slightly after washing or wished for a denser brush head.
Usage+
  • packing shimmer or metallic shadow on the lid (58%)
  • applying cream or liquid eyeshadow (27%)
  • placing color on inner corner or lower lash line (15%)
Product FAQ+

can i use brush 28 for cream eyeshadow or just powder?

brush 28 works well with both. roughly 27% of community members use it specifically for cream or liquid eyeshadows, and many say the mixed-fiber construction picks up and distributes cream textures smoothly without dragging. it also handles powder, shimmer, and metallic formulas with ease.

will this work on hooded eyes?

yes. about 40% of community members mention having hooded or smaller eyes, and they consistently say brush 28 fits their lid space well. its compact, flat profile allows precise placement without pushing color above the crease or into unwanted areas.

is brush 28 better than using my finger for shimmers?

most community members say brush 28 gets close to finger-like payoff while offering more precision and less mess. however, around 12% still prefer their fingers for maximum shimmer intensity. many recommend lightly dampening the brush with setting spray to boost pigment transfer.

what is the difference between brush 28 and brush 21?

community members describe brush 28 as slightly shorter in bristle length and a touch wider and denser than brush 21, making it feel a bit softer and more versatile for cream products. some prefer brush 21 for ultra-precise shimmer work and brush 28 for broader lid coverage and cream formulas.

can i use brush 28 for anything besides eyeshadow?

many community members find it useful beyond eyeshadow. popular alternative uses include spot concealing under the eyes, blending out eyeliner, applying lip color, and placing highlighter on the brow bone. its flat, compact shape lends itself well to any task requiring controlled product placement.

Handmade in Japan

Handmade in Japan
Handmade in Japan
Handmade in Japan

Meet the Artisan

"Great for my hooded eyes and picks up the shadows well"
Johanna F. 1 week agoBRUSH 28
"The perfect brush that picks up the right amount of shadow and has no fallout"
Chansamone O. 2 months agoBRUSH 28
"Perfect for applying shimmer eyeshadows to the lid"
Louise R. 2 months agoBRUSH 28
"Perfo4mant brush perfect for the shimmer eyeshadow and for blending concelaer"
Venera T. 3 months agoBRUSH 28
"Brush 28 is my favorite shader brush. Regular shaders are too large for my eyelids, so the 28's smal..."
Nancy C. 4 months agoBRUSH 28
"Great brush for shimmer shades but also for a light application of shadow"
Teresa B. 4 months agoBRUSH 28
"A great brush to pack on lid shades when you don't want to use a finger"
Joy J. 4 months agoBRUSH 28
"excellent picking up the shadow and spredding it on the lid."
Henriette O. 5 months agoBRUSH 28
"small but useful tool for more precise putting of less dusty eye shadows"
Beata K. 5 months agoBRUSH 28
"Perfect to pick up loose eyeshadow with out falling out"
Tatiana C. 5 months agoBRUSH 28
"I like using it for blending, I just love that it’s from real (goat) hair and not synthetic"
Chaimaa J. 5 months agoBRUSH 28
"Perfect for shimmer and glitter shadow application. So soft"
Holley O. 5 months agoBRUSH 28
"Good to apply shimmer, gel, under eye eyeshadow, but nothing groundbreaking"
Maria-alexandra gabriela A. 5 months agoBRUSH 28
"It’s a good shape to pat colour in the Center of your eyelids as well as a pop of colour on the inne..."
Priya G. 5 months agoBRUSH 28
"Love the way it grips onto shimmers and lays them down"
Lisa G. 8 months agoBRUSH 28
"Brush 28 applies cream and metallic/shimmer eyeshadows very well"
Sirine T. 8 months agoBRUSH 28
"The flat shape and size of the brush. Love it for placing sparkly eyeshadow on the round top of my ..."
Patricia A. 9 months agoBRUSH 28
"This brush is the ONLY brush I can use now to apply my crease shadow, which it does beautifully with..."
Shelley W. 9 months agoBRUSH 28
"Great one and done eyeshadow brush. Definitely an essential"
Jennifer S. 9 months agoBRUSH 28
"It picks up product really well, especially sparkles and shimmers."
Elena Z. 10 months agoBRUSH 28
"detailed eyeshadow application, particularly for shimmer, cream, and metallic shades"
Anna V. 10 months agoBRUSH 28
"This is my favourite brush for precise work around the lash line or mapping out the crease"
Yulia K. 1 year agoBRUSH 28
"Flat brush great for laying on shimmer shades. Soft bristles, great for sensitive eyes"
Natasja M. 1 year agoBRUSH 28
"The small size of the brush helps when doing detail work on my eyes."
Tiffany J. 1 year agoBRUSH 28
"I loved this brush. It applies a darker crease color in a more diffused way than the 2."
Kelley N. 1 year agoBRUSH 28
"I love using this to pack on shimmers on the eyelid or for cream shadows."
Maggie W. 1 year agoBRUSH 28
"I actually use it for concealer, work nice for pinpoint spot concealing"
Karene C. 1 year agoBRUSH 28
"The size of the brush combined with the soft bristles make it a versatile makeup tool."
Emilia N. 1 year agoBRUSH 28
"I love how well it applies my super sparkly eyeshadows."
Brianna J. 1 year agoBRUSH 28
"Love the shape! I don’t have anything like it in my collection."
Tia D. 1 year agoBRUSH 28
"I like this brush but I’d have love it more if it would have more bristles"
Giulia C. 1 year agoBRUSH 28
"Lovely brush, especially applying a little shimmer on my eyelid!"
Anna V. 1 year agoBRUSH 28
"Packing a punch of pigment. Very comfortable while applying shadow to the lids."
Golan E. 1 year agoBRUSH 28
"Good for detailed eye looks. Perfect for a smokey wing."
Nielsina S. 1 year agoBRUSH 28
"I love how this brush gives me total control when applying shimmer or cream shadow. it really lets m..."
Maria M. 1 year agoBRUSH 28
"Packs the colours effectively. Maintain the shape after washing. Good quality. Purchased multiple un..."
Elwin C. 1 year agoBRUSH 28
"The size I have a small face and the brush is perfect is you have a smaller face"
Vanessa P. 1 year agoBRUSH 28
"This brush is excellent for hooded eyes. It allows me to deposit and blend colors and apply most kin..."
Xixteel S. 1 year agoBRUSH 28
"Great quality brush to apply shadows, especially glitters."
Nichole T. 1 year agoBRUSH 28
"This brush makes blending a breeze! I always struggled with eyeshadow application and thought it was..."
Carly L. 1 year agoBRUSH 28
"Makes applying shadow easy. No other brush compares."
Susan B. 1 year agoBRUSH 28
"Great for applying shimmer shadow to inner part of the eye"
Wendy C. 1 year agoBRUSH 28
"Perfect brush for applying shimmer/metallic/satin eyeshadows"
Alison W. 1 year agoBRUSH 28
"It's great for eyeshadow with glitter but you can also use it as a lipbrush."
Vanessa K. 1 year agoBRUSH 28
"Beautiful and uniquely shaped detail brush. I sometimes use this to press shimmer shadow into my inn..."
Shaaista A. 1 year agoBRUSH 28
"This brush is so good at laying down cream eyeshadow and keeping it to the movable eyelid. It is the..."
Lisa M. 1 year agoBRUSH 28
"Great for dry or cream eyeshadows, nice handle, feels luxurious"
Natalia D. 1 year agoBRUSH 28
"The quality is fantastic, same with all Rephr brushes"
Fotini D. 1 year agoBRUSH 28
"great quality for use with packing shimmer shadows on the eyelids"
Lianne K. 1 year agoBRUSH 28
"Good for packing on shimmer shadows. Small enough to do precise work."
Sylvia H. 1 year agoBRUSH 28
"I use this brush to apply the base shadow to my eye. I appreciate its ability to stay on the movable..."
Tiffany . 1 year agoBRUSH 28
"I love the size and shape of the brush. It firm and flexible at the same time. Great for packing the..."
Oksana S. 1 year agoBRUSH 28
"I like the shape of it, I use it to apply creamy eyeshadows."
Ranim H. 1 year agoBRUSH 28
"I like the flat edge, it's great for adding shimmers/glitter"
Kimberly B. 1 year agoBRUSH 28
"I love almost all of your eye brushes. They are my favorite. They are soft and do their jobs well."
Hoang phuong N. 1 year agoBRUSH 28
"I like the shape of this brush, it makes it easy to strategically apply one-and-done solo eyeshadows..."
Tatiana C. 1 year agoBRUSH 28
"This is a great brush to pack color. Nothing to complain about. Gave 4 stars b/c i feel like nothin..."
Nicole M. 1 year agoBRUSH 28
"Versatile brush, i use it for liquide eye shadow as well as glittery shadow"
Natalia T. 1 year agoBRUSH 28
"I love this brush bc the bristles are more compact and slightly more dense"
Brittney G. 1 year agoBRUSH 28
"Applies powder in outer corner well on my hooded eyes"
Mandy O. 1 year agoBRUSH 28
"Nice flat brush for patting on powders to the lids or applying liquid shadows."
Julia D. 1 year agoBRUSH 28
"I use this brush every day with my cream shadows. My favorite thing is the size of the brush. It's n..."
Joanna S. 1 year agoBRUSH 28
"I like the size of this brush for my small eyes. It picks up shimmers and applies them to my lid won..."
Becky G. 1 year agoBRUSH 28
"best brush for application of liquids, creams & shimmer eyeshadow"
Bernardica P. 1 year agoBRUSH 28
"The brush quality and design is great I like the white brush color. It is easy to clean and hold up ..."
May T. 2 years agoBRUSH 28
"Interesting size flat brush, I don’t have a lot of space on the eyelids so it comes in handy. Good f..."
Marharyta H. 2 years agoBRUSH 28
"This is my absolute brush for applying shimmers. It’s great for those chunky, super cream formulas a..."
Sherri A. 2 years agoBRUSH 28
"At the recommendation of applying shimmer and shine, this excels both in all that glitters! Great si..."
Anna P. 2 years agoBRUSH 28
"This brush is great for shadow placement, and is small enough to navigate contours of the eye very e..."
Laura K. 2 years agoBRUSH 28
"Love this brush for laying down lid color or blending bottom lash line"
Rosalio M. 2 years agoBRUSH 28
"this brush is great for smudging the outer corner of the lid, bristles are packed just right to hold..."
Lavanya A. 2 years agoBRUSH 28
"The size works great when doing a smaller area on the eye"
Rhona D. 2 years agoBRUSH 28
"Use exclusively for my cream shadows, better application then any other brush I have"
Julia Q. 2 years agoBRUSH 28
"It actually picks up glitter and shimmer pigment so I can pack those shades on without fallout every..."
Macy C. 2 years agoBRUSH 28
"Great for detail. I use it to add color on my eyelid."
Adrienne V. 2 years agoBRUSH 28
"I didn't know what I was missing out, I was doing my eyeshadow makeup in less time! This Rephr brush..."
Yolanda L. 2 years agoBRUSH 28
"This is a fantastic brush for packing on liquids, creams, and powder products. It has a great size f..."
Krystle U. 2 years agoBRUSH 28
"Another great brush for laying down metallic and shimmer shadows.... and it allows for very precise ..."
Kelly S. 2 years agoBRUSH 28
"Works great to use with shimmer or glitter powder eyeshadows"
Kimberly P. 2 years agoBRUSH 28
"The precise control of this brush is vastly superior to anything else I've tried."
Amanda E. 2 years agoBRUSH 28
"I love to smudge under my eye with this brush-works beautifully"
Leanne H. 2 years agoBRUSH 28
"I love to use this brush with cream eyeshadow. It beautifully blends the product."
Tienyi T. 2 years agoBRUSH 28
"Perfect for packing eyeshadow and works great for shimmers too."
Julissa V. 2 years agoBRUSH 28
"Soft brush. Easy to apply shadow. Best for satin eyeshadows"
Liva V. 2 years agoBRUSH 28
"Use it mostly to apply liquid eyeshadows and does a great application"
Christina T. 2 years agoBRUSH 28
"This is the perfect size ad shape for outer corner placement of eyeshadow. Usually I have to place ..."
Faye W. 2 years agoBRUSH 28
"It's a nice feeling brush and really soft, but for me, I find it hard to know how to use it. I think..."
Jean E. 2 years agoBRUSH 28
"The brush is short and compact so you can apply the shimmer shadows very well."
Laura O. 2 years agoBRUSH 28
"I like the size, it's great for inner corners and detailed work"
Iga P. 2 years agoBRUSH 28
"Great brush for applying shimmers! I have a lot of different brushes in various shapes, sizes, and b..."
Tetiana D. 2 years agoBRUSH 28
"My favorite thing about this brush is the lack of fallout it produced."
Benny c B. 2 years agoBRUSH 28
"Size and shape. Also loved the density of the brush. Picked up more "crumbly" type of eyeshadows per..."
Victoria S. 2 years agoBRUSH 28
"I love all these brushes and shapes and can’t see using any other brand honestly,I love the unique s..."
Jennifer L. 2 years agoBRUSH 28
"I like that is not too small and not too big. I always use it with any glitter eyeshadows as I don't..."
Dominika B. 2 years agoBRUSH 28