great value and soooo soft [SEP] i picked these up based on reviews in a makeup group i belong to i am always on the hunt for good brushes but cannot get over the sticker shock of each at ulta sephora these honestly feel just as soft as the brushes i have felt there i am sure they will not hold up as long as the brand name brushes but i can buy sets of these for the price of one brush there they seem well put together there were no loose hairs they also came with a description of each brush and how to use it they are well balanced and i love the case they come in it is really cute and perfect for rolling up when you travel i would definitely recommend these brushesmy one complaint is the toxic smell when you first open them up however they arrived while i was home on my lunch break so i left them open on the counter and by the time i returned home that night i could not smell a thing