I received my brushes, was very excited to start using them! There were quite a few fibers that came out the first time I used them... which sucks. I thought they were made better than that. I was also really confused because I had bought a brush prior to the set, and comparing the two colors of the handles, the periwinkle blue, the new brushes were more lavender than blue like my old brush. Overall, they are easy to use and do a great job applying makeup in different creams, powders and liquids, but I was just really dumbfounded about the other issues of fibers coming out and difference in color.