ok soft not a lot of shine on their own they are ok [SEP] this hair has a very interesting texture it is soft to the touch yet simultaneously has a rough texture it is not like baby fine hair it is like thick slightly frizzy hairthere is not a whole lot of shine to this faux hair although the flash on my camera added someyou get a generous six packages of hair there is not a large amout of hair in each package but it is long enough to be versatileplease note i do not wear this type of hair i use them for craft purposes i was happy with both the texture and the color of this batch