I was a little skeptical at first when purchasing these brushes. I wasn't sure about the quality and I had never heard of the maker before. Shopperplus was great at shipping out very fast. I was looking for a natural bristle brush for my painting. These were described as 'Pure white bristle', which I had to look up. Pure white bristle means animal hair bristle, typically hog hair. As it turns out, they are pretty good. There has been a little shedding of bristles, but that is to be expected in a more economical brush. There were a few bent bristles, but I guess that is to be expected with natural hair brushes, as animal hair is not always perfect. So, so far so good, and we shall see how they fare in the long run.