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BRUSH 28

$18

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 features a mix of natural and synthetic fibers in a flat, pinched paddle shape with a slightly rounded tip. the bristle head is compact and slim, narrower and slightly longer than brush 02. it is handcrafted in kumano, japan, and fitted with a short matte-finish handle.
Reviews+
brush 28 is widely praised across the community, with roughly 88% of community members rating the experience positively and highlighting its ability to pick up and deposit shimmers, creams, and metallic shadows with precision. about 35% specifically call out how well it works for hooded or smaller eyes. a small number of community members noted they would prefer slightly denser bristles for chunkier glitter formulas, and around 8% mentioned that finger application still edges it out for maximum shimmer intensity. roughly 6% found the brush too small for full-lid, one-and-done looks.
Usage+
  • packing shimmer and metallic shadows on the lid (62%)
  • applying cream or liquid eyeshadow on the mobile lid (29%)
  • placing shadow on the inner corner or lower lash line (18%)
Product FAQ+

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

brush 28 works with powder, cream, and liquid eyeshadow. the blend of natural and synthetic fibers picks up cream and liquid formulas smoothly without absorbing too much product. around 29% of community members specifically use it for cream or liquid shadows and report clean, even application on the lid.

will this work on hooded eyes?

yes, this is one of the most common use cases. roughly 35% of community members mention hooded or smaller eyes, and they consistently say the compact, flat profile fits their lid space well. the narrow shape helps place color precisely without pushing shadow above the crease.

how does brush 28 compare to brush 02 or brush 21?

brush 28 is narrower and has slightly longer bristles than brush 02, which makes it better for precise or detailed work. compared to brush 21, community members describe it as a touch fluffier and softer. many own both and reach for brush 28 specifically when working with cream textures or when they need more control in smaller areas.

does it actually pick up glitter and shimmer well?

about 62% of community members use brush 28 primarily for shimmers and metallics. most report strong pigment pickup and minimal fallout, especially with buttery or pressed shimmer formulas. for very chunky or loose glitter, a small number of community members suggest dampening the brush first for better payoff.

is brush 28 good for a simple, everyday eye look?

many community members use it as a one-and-done lid brush for daily wear, especially those with smaller lid space. about 6% with larger lids found it a bit small for all-over application in a single pass. if you prefer a quicker full-lid wash of color, pairing it with a slightly larger brush may help.

Handmade in Japan

Handmade in Japan
Handmade in Japan
Handmade in Japan

Meet the Artisan

"Love the way it grips onto shimmers and lays them down"
Lisa G. 2 months agoBRUSH 28
"Brush 28 applies cream and metallic/shimmer eyeshadows very well"
Sirine T. 3 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. 3 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. 3 months agoBRUSH 28
"Great one and done eyeshadow brush. Definitely an essential"
Jennifer S. 3 months agoBRUSH 28
"It picks up product really well, especially sparkles and shimmers."
Elena Z. 4 months agoBRUSH 28
"detailed eyeshadow application, particularly for shimmer, cream, and metallic shades"
Anna V. 4 months agoBRUSH 28
"This is my favourite brush for precise work around the lash line or mapping out the crease"
Yulia K. 6 months agoBRUSH 28
"Flat brush great for laying on shimmer shades. Soft bristles, great for sensitive eyes"
Natasja M. 7 months agoBRUSH 28
"The small size of the brush helps when doing detail work on my eyes."
Tiffany J. 9 months agoBRUSH 28
"I loved this brush. It applies a darker crease color in a more diffused way than the 2."
Kelley N. 10 months agoBRUSH 28
"I love using this to pack on shimmers on the eyelid or for cream shadows."
Maggie W. 10 months agoBRUSH 28
"I actually use it for concealer, work nice for pinpoint spot concealing"
Karene C. 10 months agoBRUSH 28
"The size of the brush combined with the soft bristles make it a versatile makeup tool."
Emilia N. 10 months agoBRUSH 28
"I love how well it applies my super sparkly eyeshadows."
Brianna J. 10 months agoBRUSH 28
"Love the shape! I don’t have anything like it in my collection."
Tia D. 10 months agoBRUSH 28
"I like this brush but I’d have love it more if it would have more bristles"
Giulia C. 10 months agoBRUSH 28
"Lovely brush, especially applying a little shimmer on my eyelid!"
Anna V. 11 months agoBRUSH 28
"Packing a punch of pigment. Very comfortable while applying shadow to the lids."
Golan E. 11 months agoBRUSH 28
"Good for detailed eye looks. Perfect for a smokey wing."
Nielsina S. 11 months agoBRUSH 28
"I love how this brush gives me total control when applying shimmer or cream shadow. it really lets m..."
Maria M. 11 months agoBRUSH 28
"Packs the colours effectively. Maintain the shape after washing. Good quality. Purchased multiple un..."
Elwin C. 11 months agoBRUSH 28
"The size I have a small face and the brush is perfect is you have a smaller face"
Vanessa P. 11 months agoBRUSH 28
"This brush is excellent for hooded eyes. It allows me to deposit and blend colors and apply most kin..."
Xixteel S. 11 months agoBRUSH 28
"Great quality brush to apply shadows, especially glitters."
Nichole T. 11 months agoBRUSH 28
"This brush makes blending a breeze! I always struggled with eyeshadow application and thought it was..."
Carly L. 11 months agoBRUSH 28
"Makes applying shadow easy. No other brush compares."
Susan B. 11 months agoBRUSH 28
"Great for applying shimmer shadow to inner part of the eye"
Wendy C. 11 months agoBRUSH 28
"Perfect brush for applying shimmer/metallic/satin eyeshadows"
Alison W. 11 months agoBRUSH 28
"It's great for eyeshadow with glitter but you can also use it as a lipbrush."
Vanessa K. 11 months agoBRUSH 28
"Beautiful and uniquely shaped detail brush. I sometimes use this to press shimmer shadow into my inn..."
Shaaista A. 11 months agoBRUSH 28
"This brush is so good at laying down cream eyeshadow and keeping it to the movable eyelid. It is the..."
Lisa M. 11 months agoBRUSH 28
"Great for dry or cream eyeshadows, nice handle, feels luxurious"
Natalia D. 11 months agoBRUSH 28
"The quality is fantastic, same with all Rephr brushes"
Fotini D. 11 months agoBRUSH 28
"great quality for use with packing shimmer shadows on the eyelids"
Lianne K. 11 months agoBRUSH 28
"Good for packing on shimmer shadows. Small enough to do precise work."
Sylvia H. 11 months agoBRUSH 28
"I use this brush to apply the base shadow to my eye. I appreciate its ability to stay on the movable..."
Tiffany . 11 months 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. 11 months 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. 1 year 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. 1 year agoBRUSH 28
"This is my absolute brush for applying shimmers. It’s great for those chunky, super cream formulas a..."
Sherri A. 1 year agoBRUSH 28
"At the recommendation of applying shimmer and shine, this excels both in all that glitters! Great si..."
Anna P. 1 year agoBRUSH 28
"This brush is great for shadow placement, and is small enough to navigate contours of the eye very e..."
Laura K. 1 year agoBRUSH 28
"Love this brush for laying down lid color or blending bottom lash line"
Rosalio M. 1 year agoBRUSH 28
"this brush is great for smudging the outer corner of the lid, bristles are packed just right to hold..."
Lavanya A. 1 year agoBRUSH 28
"The size works great when doing a smaller area on the eye"
Rhona D. 1 year agoBRUSH 28
"Use exclusively for my cream shadows, better application then any other brush I have"
Julia Q. 1 year agoBRUSH 28
"It actually picks up glitter and shimmer pigment so I can pack those shades on without fallout every..."
Macy C. 1 year agoBRUSH 28
"Great for detail. I use it to add color on my eyelid."
Adrienne V. 1 year 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. 1 year agoBRUSH 28
"This is a fantastic brush for packing on liquids, creams, and powder products. It has a great size f..."
Krystle U. 1 year agoBRUSH 28
"Another great brush for laying down metallic and shimmer shadows.... and it allows for very precise ..."
Kelly S. 1 year agoBRUSH 28
"Works great to use with shimmer or glitter powder eyeshadows"
Kimberly P. 1 year agoBRUSH 28
"The precise control of this brush is vastly superior to anything else I've tried."
Amanda E. 1 year agoBRUSH 28
"I love to smudge under my eye with this brush-works beautifully"
Leanne H. 1 year agoBRUSH 28
"I love to use this brush with cream eyeshadow. It beautifully blends the product."
Tienyi T. 1 year agoBRUSH 28
"Perfect for packing eyeshadow and works great for shimmers too."
Julissa V. 1 year agoBRUSH 28
"Soft brush. Easy to apply shadow. Best for satin eyeshadows"
Liva V. 1 year agoBRUSH 28
"Use it mostly to apply liquid eyeshadows and does a great application"
Christina T. 1 year agoBRUSH 28
"This is the perfect size ad shape for outer corner placement of eyeshadow. Usually I have to place ..."
Faye W. 1 year 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. 1 year agoBRUSH 28
"The brush is short and compact so you can apply the shimmer shadows very well."
Laura O. 1 year agoBRUSH 28
"I like the size, it's great for inner corners and detailed work"
Iga P. 1 year agoBRUSH 28
"Great brush for applying shimmers! I have a lot of different brushes in various shapes, sizes, and b..."
Tetiana D. 1 year agoBRUSH 28
"My favorite thing about this brush is the lack of fallout it produced."
Benny c B. 1 year agoBRUSH 28
"Size and shape. Also loved the density of the brush. Picked up more "crumbly" type of eyeshadows per..."
Victoria S. 1 year 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. 1 year 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. 1 year agoBRUSH 28
"It' very useful to give set a spot of light in eye inner corner"
Francesca L. 1 year agoBRUSH 28
"When comparing R.E.P.H.R. Brush #28 to my other brushes, I didn’t find a huge difference overall, bu..."
Saray S. 1 year agoBRUSH 28
"This brush works well with cream eyeshadows, picking up the product and making the application smoot..."
Nozomi K. 1 year agoBRUSH 28
"Finally! A brush for cream eyeshadow that truly works. Brush 28 is what I’ve been looking for and it..."
Mary C. 1 year agoBRUSH 28
"I love how soft it is! And it picks up product well!"
Ashley W. 1 year agoBRUSH 28
"Love the size of this flat paddle brush. It’s smaller than the 02 eye brush and I love this for smal..."
Ashlee M. 1 year agoBRUSH 28
"Really good for packing on color and good with shimmer shadows, which so many brushes aren't."
Heather A. 1 year agoBRUSH 28
"Good brush in a classic form, ideal for eyeshadows really holds the pigment which does't fall down o..."
Inna R. 1 year agoBRUSH 28
"This brush is great for packaging on shimmers. I just wish the brush head was slightly shorter for b..."
Carolyn E. 1 year agoBRUSH 28
"A smaller shading brush to the 02, it is a great brush for those of us with more mature and/or hoode..."
Michelle M. 1 year agoBRUSH 28
"I needed a small dense brush for applying shimmer without getting fallout and this works perfectly. ..."
Michelle B. 1 year agoBRUSH 28
"Good for packing precise colour onto eyelid giving clean application"
Lucy S. 1 year agoBRUSH 28
"This small and precise tool makes it ideal for applying eyeshadow on small, hooded eyes."
Jade L. 1 year agoBRUSH 28
"Super soft and perfect for hooded eyes and small/tight areas"
Inesa E. 1 year agoBRUSH 28