Updates on the Traditions Kakishibu T7 and T8

The Traditions Kakishibu brushes are restocking very soon, and there will be a small change to two of the brushes, the T7 and the T8. Today, I wanted to share all the details about these two brushes, so you know exactly what to expect before they return.

These are the Traditions brushes that will be restocking, and they will be available for pre-order on the 16th of June at 10am PT:

The Traditions T7 and the T8 are coming back with a small change, if you were interested in these two brushes, please keep in mind that they won’t be exaclty the same brushes as before. I will explain what changes and why and if you have any other questions about them, please do not hesitate to reach out to me in the comment section below!

THE TRADITIONS T7

The previous T7

The Traditions T7 was first released in August 2025, it’s a multipurpose brush with a pinched ferrule and we can use it for several tasks, for example for laydown, target blending or crease work. It is a fantastic brush, however, as time passed and batches of bristles changed, it had an impact on the brush shape for this restock.

Sometimes we can adapt and change the tools or technique to maintain the same functionality, but sometimes it can be more tricky. The structure of the bristles made it difficult to have it resemble the very first prototype that we had made and as a result, it was getting too close to the T2.

It didn’t make sense to end up with two brushes that are so similar in function, so we decided to redesign, or slightly change, both the T2 and the T7. The T2 will come back at a later date.

We had to do something about this T7 already for this restock, and we thought that it would be amazing to take this opportunity and convert this brush into a brush shape that you often requested: the Summer Koi Smooth Blender.

The Summer Koi Smooth Blender becomes the new T7

We had so many requests to add the previous Summer Koi Smooth Blender brush in the permanent Traditions collection. And, in parallel, there was also a huge interest for the Mini Essentials Compact Crease to also be available with a standard length handle (the Mini Essentials come with a short handle).
Since these two brushes have a very similar brush shape, adapting the T7 to match this shape was the best option we had: it would give us the functionality of the Summer Koi and the Compact Crease brushes, and since it’s for the Traditions series, it would come with the standard handle length.

The Summer Koi and the Compact Crease are amongst the most challenging brush shapes to create. I won’t go into the technical details as we feel it’s important to protect and preserve the artisans’ know-how. Unfortunately, copies are a real problem we face nowadays, so I’d like to gently remind you that our brushes are available exclusively through Beautylish.

The previous T7 versus the new T7

The bristles of the previous and the new T7 are the same length, the ferrule is the same diameter, but now the ferrule is round. The new T7 brush is dense, but the bristles aren’t too tightly packed together so it’s easy to work with darker shades without having the shadow too heavily stamped versus a denser/firmer brush. It is such a beautiful brush for precision blending or for boosting the intensity in the crease area, or for blending the transition area.

It’s like a mini buffer, we can polish or blend within a very small area. If you just need to fix the edges of a placement, or smooth a perimeter, this brush is so amazing because it has sufficient strength, but it won’t obliterate the colour.

The T7 versus the T3

The T7 will remind you of the T3, they look a little similar but they are different brushes.

The T7 is going to be stronger right at the surface, which means you have more control on the area you want to target and you can more efficiently work within a smaller perimeter.

The T3 has longer bristles, more movement, the working area is all around the brush, while on the T7 it is concentrated right at the surface.

The T7 is more like a crease brush, while the T7 is more like a smoother, a blender. That said, I often use the T7 as a crease brush because the formulas that I love to use are quite difficult to work with, and this brush makes the application much faster.

THE TRADITIONS T8

There isn’t a big change in this brush, the bristles are the same length and the ferrule is the same. However, the new T8 tappers more, it’s firmer and more directional, it offers a little more control and precision with the placement and with the blending.

The T8 versus the Soft Blender (Mini Essentials)

These are natural bristles and with natural bristles comes the challenge of ensuring that every batch is effective and is as consistent as possible.
For this brush, we wanted to get as close as possible to the Soft Blender of the Mini Essentials, so if you have the Soft Blender already, these two will offer the same functionality.

The Mini Essentials Soft Blender comes with the mini handle, there is a dedicated post on these mini handles available here should you be interested in reading more about them!

What I absolutely adore about these two brushes is the super soft point surrounded by the many layers of bristles, they give this brush volume and blending power. Whether you use it in the crease or on a flatter area, the bristles flex and adapt with similar strength across the surface.

The T8 versus the T3

I wanted to show you the T3 again, this time against the T8.
The T8 is a bigger brush, the bigger layers will cover more surface when working.

TRADITIONS KEYAKI KAKISHIBU SPECS

AVAILABILITY

I hope this was helpful and that you are looking forward to these Traditions restock! If you have others questions, please do not hesitate to reach out in the comments below!

These brushes will restock at the same time as the launch of the Keyaki Kakishibu Celebrations set on Beautylish starting on June 16th, 2026, at 10am PT.
Please kindly note that these Traditions brushes (TF4, T1, T6, T7, T8, T9) are currently backordered, we think they will reach us in approximately one week. If you wanted to also order the Celebrations set and if you’d prefer to receive the Celebrations Set sooner, since this set is already at the warehouse, we recommend placing a separate order. Thank you so much!