Beautiful brushes!
Let me first start by saying that these brushes are absolutely beautiful and you will feel elegant and classy just holding them.  The larger paddle brush is a nice shiney finished wood and the bristles are also made from wood.  I didn't have any problems with mine falling apart like other reviewers have mentioned.  Now I do wish that the bristles were longer because they don't work as well for my daughters thick hair.  My hair is thinner and it seems to also pull my hair a bit more than other brushes.  I believe that is just a thing with paddle brushes though which is why I am not the biggest fan of them, but I i figured I would give this one a try.  I do love the smaller brush and use it often in place of the bigger one.  The wood on the small brush seems like it's unfinished compared to the wood on the larger, but it doesn't give you splinters or anything.  Overall I still really like the brushes.
Rating: 4 stars