higher quality beauty sponges than other brands [SEP] you never know what you are gonna get with some of these beauty sponges but this is definitely one of the good setsthe sponges are actually soft and do not absorb as much product as other sponges i recently tried another brand that looked exactly the same but they were so hard and rubbery these are soooo much softer in comparison i do not feel like i am softly punching my face like i do with the othersvery easy to clean after use and have no weird smell or anything i have not used the puffs or brush yet but i am going to attempt to use the puffs for powder or maybe even jelly products the brush would probably work well for concealer or eyeshadow primer it has soft bristles and a solid handleoverall i think this is an awesome quality set for a great price