strong chemical smell [SEP] i have bought several makeup brushes sets in the past and this one by far was the worst the bag had a very strong smell of chemicals and plastic which made me think the brushes were not even safe to use i returned this itemthe brushes did look good but i would not use them i tried to leave them opened for a couple of days and the odor was very strong still i would not recommend this product i always think that having a good set of brushes is a must and tried to buy this set to try but was highly disappointedi received this item with a discount for my honest review