the largest oval brushes are great the small ones not useful [SEP] these brushes and handles seem sturdy they arrived quickly and in good condition i washed them with face wash rinsed in cool water and dried standing up in a coffee cup because you should wash new makeup brushes they did not lose any bristles and dried overnight in like new conditionthe second largest brush was great for applying it cc cream liquid foundation the bristles are dense and soft i needed less foundation and it applied easily and very smoothly offering even coverage this ones a winnerthe largest brush applied bare minerals mineral veil quickly and easily it was dense and soft i will use this again tooi tried one of the smaller round brushes for eyeshadow it did not do a good job laying down pigment and felt rough and uncomfortablei have seen demos of the third largest oval brush used to apply setting powder to the under eye area this would probably work wellthe linear brush was not useful to apply powder shadow as liner