Review (4/5): Pretty good brushes for a budget!
First off, the brushes do not smell... The case does or the plastic the whole thing was in does. I've had the set out for two days now and it doesn't really smell like plastic anymore.
Case: not super soft material but not overly rigid, closes with the two snaps well. Has a pretty floral motif in gold with a white background... Really like the pattern! Spaces for the brushes are sized appropriately and nothing falls out. Also includes a close over flap to protect the brush heads.
Face brushes : keeping in mind that this is a budget set, I didn't not compare these to my Sigma or real techniques brushes. Instead I looked at their overall quality and performance. The face brushes are soft, decent on the amount of hairs and pretty dense. They worked well for everything I tried, although I do not use powder foundation. A few of the brushes had some uneven hairs poking out, which I trimmed and did not seem to negatively affect the outcome. Ferrules on my set (white and gold) are firmly attached, no wobbly-ness and no shedding after washing twice and using twice.
Eye brushes: work pretty well, I like the face brushes better to be honest but these work, just not great. My issue was with the product pick up and then depositing it on my eyelids... It did but not evenly. The ferrules were attached firmly and not shedding on theses either. Only one eye brush had a few uneven hairs.
Package also included a brief description of brush names and suggested uses, along with cleaning instructions (useful for a beginner, for sure).
Overall, the set is pretty good and the price is really good. I think it's worth it for the face brushes and the case, so-so on the eye brushes.
*I did use a coupon code on this item but I paid with my own money*