Money saver for me with my artwork!
I have been using other cotton swabs (with a solvent or solution) to blend the pencil strokes and backgrounds in my pastel art pieces.  Unfortunately those cotton swabs didn't have much cotton on the tips, had a paper stick and not only did the cotton unravel quickly (making me have to change swabs constantly) but the sticks also came apart in the solvent/solution.  I really like to use the cotton swabs rather than brushes as a blender because it gives me more control, so I was very glad to find these.  They do not unravel, are double tipped with cotton and the stick is 'wood' so there's no chance of them coming apart (which saves me money)!  I used to have to use 3-4 cotton swabs to blend one small background, but with these I can use just one to finish the entire job. These will be the swabs I use going forward for my artwork.  **I received this item at a discount in exchange for my honest and unbiased review (good or bad)
Rating: 5 stars