Although a few of the brushes work well, in my opinion most of them feel very rough and just uncomfortable on the skin. The shedding from them i found was shocking. Even before I had used them there was a lot of hairs laying in the leather pouch. Disappointing.

Firstly when you get the brushes they come in a leather pouch that is tacky, then there is an overwhelming smell of chemicals; before use, there are even bristles from the brushes coming off or frayed. When you use the brushed they feel uncomfortable on the skin and bristles come off on your face. The product also drowns in the brushes and so none on goes onto your face. The only reason I am giving this 2stars instead of 1 is because the 'duo-fibre' brush is useable and I also find the contour brush is moderately acceptable at putting bronzer on but two decent-ish brushes for 36pound? Truthfully I didn't expect much just a nice brush set from a brand that everybody raves about but I am disappointed still.

I've never bought professional brushes in my life and have made-do with what comes with the makeup or gifts. So I wanted to try a mid-range not-ridiculously-priced set of brushes and I have to say I love these. The pouch is fake leather - but hey - I couldn't care less. The goat brushes are a little more coarse than the sable ones - I guess there's a reason for that. These ones actually seem to hold colour better. I've used mostly all of them except the blush/foundation/powder - I don't wear blush and I've got a beauty blender for foundation and powder. I'd have given an extra star if the eye brushes were LABELLED for numpties like me. That's not to say I won't use any of the brushes for anything I see fit to use them for - but it helps to know what they are intended for. I've bought again as a gift and my friend loved the set - and she only buys mac brushes.

Dissapointing product. Its better to save your money for sigma brushes. Low quality.

These brushes are very good, blend and apply makeup brilliantly. Particularly happy with the fan brush, this has helped me apply my highlighter flawlessly. Well worth the money!