a little bigger than it needs to be stars [SEP] this brush was pretty nice overall as a foundation brush but it is slightly bigger than it needs to be in my opinion which meant it was hard to not get it into my hairline a biti also found that the hair of the brush was not necessarily packed as tight together as other brands i have used this means more of the liquid foundation seeps into the brush is kind of wasted but overall it still worked really well i think brushes are a much better alternative to fingers and i like the smooth blended look it createdas other reviewers have mentioned the handle was not the stiffest so i ended up holding it pretty high up on the handle but that was not really a problem