I thought the weirdest thing people said about these brushes is that they smell chemicals. I read these reviews and was thinking - wow people are really sensitive, smell shmell. When I opened the ziplock bag these came in, I was TAKEN BACK by the waft of chemical smell. Like a combination of acrylic nail liquid & paint thinner. Each brush was individually wrapped and I was astonished how much each one smelled IMMEDIATELY washed them one by one - and even turned the bathroom fan on in the process because I know the chemical fumes are not good to breathe in.YOU KNOW when the company puts a note in the packaging saying the brushes will smell like chemicals because they've been trapped in a ziplock bag that you're nose is not exaggerating and that you didn't just get a bad batch.PROS:1) I was happily surprised that none of the handles popped off while washing them.2) Even more happy that I think I saw only 1 bristle come out while I washed all the brushes. I will say I like that the bristles are a very nice quality. For synthetic bristles they are very soft.3) I previously had been using a MAC stippling brush that was black with white tips like these and EVERY time I washed it it would clean off the makeup and the water would turn blackish like the black dye was bleeding. I assumed this would happen with these if that happened for years with my MAC brush and NONE of these turned the water or my white towels black while they were drying.CONS:1) See above about smell - though the smell did go away after washing them.2) The brushes take a lot longer to dry than most any brushes I have used. I was really surprised they did not dry over night even after squeezing them out with a dry bamboo paper towel. I even went so far as to hang them upside-down to make sure water wouldn't sit in the metal base of the brush.3) I wish the eyeshadow brushes were a little more different. These brushes are great, but they are pretty similar to each other. They all look like different variations of brushes I would use to blend shadows - all very similar.5 days after I purchased these brushes, the price was $3.79 less than what I paid for them from the same seller. I was fairly surprised and contacted Amazon to see if there was any sort of price match thing and they said anything fulfilled through Amazon has a price-match guarantee within 7 days after receiving your product. So I'm happy to say I was able to get it for the lower price.***UPDATE*** w/ photos1 handle came off but it honestly didn't bother me - I just paid $18 for one eyeliner brush at sephora the other day and so even if a couple of these brushes had problems (which they don't) I still think they are a great set of brushes for such a low price. A little super glue and I went to hold them all and completely forgot which one I had just glued.*****I REALLY LIKE how well you can see the amount of product on the brushes - see pic with product on brushes. The picture to the right of the brushes with blush & shadow on them is of the same 2 brushes just after wiping them off on a tissue with a little alcohol (not washed with soap & water).I would definitely purchase these brushes again or recommend them to friends.Sold by: Sunlion ShopShipped by: Amazon LLCDelivered: 4 days after order date