shrug [SEP] the brushes themselves are fine they are not however the brushes in the product photos the bristles are purple and beautiful beyond the ferrule though its a different item the handle is not purple the handles of the brushes i received were red they were almost cherry lacquer finish my intent in this purchase was to display the things they were pretty in the pictures and i found them browsing lightning deals they are now sitting in a basket the tops are visiblethe case seemed to be the source of a pungent melted plastic glue smell the case looked very nice but i could not keep it after removing all the brushes from their protective sleeves and disposing of the case i did not have odor