24 piece brush set

I have been looking for a brush set for forever. I just wanted a cheap starter brush set since I am just a beginner makeup user but most brush sets I cam across were expensive and I just did not want to dish out that much money for brushes that will barely get used. So, of course I looked for a set in Divisoria. Most places there were selling 24 piece sets for around 700 php or so. My aunt managed to haggle with this one store owner so that I was able to get my 24 piece brush set for only 500php while she got two 12 piece brush sets for 250php each.

It's quite nice that the set comes with a black carrying case that keeps everything together. I do like how everything is black. It definitely looks more expensive than it actually is. Because of that top flap, the brushes don't fall out when upside down except for that one big brush to the right that is not under the flap. That brush tends to fall out if held upside down. It looks leather but the bag is more of some leather plastic blend, I think. Anyway, it doesn't feel like real leather.

The brushes themselves are all black with black plastic bristles. The brushes say MAC on the side because they are MAC knockoffs. But believe me, you would never be fooled by these knockoffs. The bag is one indication of it being cheaply made. If you feel the brushes, they are definitely not as soft. The little details like how the bristles are attached to the brushes and you can see how things are glued together also give it away.

Being so cheap, the brushes do shed a lot at first. Though it didn't shed so much that I pretty much lost half the brush so I would say it did a moderate amount of shedding. Also, some of the brushes were not well glued together, as you can see above. Four brushes broken out of 24 is a pretty significant number. It was nothing serious though that my glue gun couldn't fix.

All in all, for the price I got this set for, I'm pretty content with the quality. It truly is hard to find anything cheaper. In Divisoria, there were some 32 piece sets being sold but they weren't as cheap as this set when you do the math of how much per brush. Plus, I didn't need 32 brushes anyway. So yes, though the quality isn't all that super great, the price can't be beat. Overall, I'm content with it.