For the made in China, I expected worse. Only the longest was loose, the metal pox is a party but a little stroke of liquid glue and it was repaired. The brushes come with a small tube to protect the hair, mine were completely new. For nail art, as is not terrible, they are fine in appearance, all I managed to do with on paper, they are big blocks. The advantage is that they are cheap and I have just had no qualms about resize. It's much better although it's not a panacea. For 2 roros, I feel that I got my money.