Feb 2020 : I bought these brushes because of their visual similarity to Make Up for Ever ones and their claim to have natural hair. Natural hair brushes are rare - since synthetic hair is also vegan, it lower production cost and increase social acceptability for manufacturers to remove natural hair. Natural hair is however exceptionnally soft and pick up powder like no other. Some OVW brushes are softer than MUFE. Ferrules and handle aren't the same texture and color, but they feel similar in hand. Bristles shapes are all different. So, it's a lovely complement to the MUFE line. Go for the full set or the face brushes set, because they are exceptionally soft. About smell : the heaviest smell is coming from the bubble wrap bag itself. Then, some brushes (mostly the big face brushes, I noticed) have a faint ''farm'' smell - to me, it's collateral to having natural hair brushes. The smell will probably go away with washes.
Feb 2020 : I bought these brushes because of their visual similarity to Make Up for Ever ones and their claim to have natural hair. Natural hair brushes are rare - since synthetic hair is also vegan, it lower production cost and increase social acceptability for manufacturers to remove natural hair. Natural hair is however exceptionnally soft and pick up powder like no other. Some OVW brushes are softer than MUFE. Ferrules and handle aren't the same texture and color, but they feel similar in hand. Bristles shapes are all different. So, it's a lovely complement to the MUFE line. Go for the full set or the face brushes set, because they are exceptionally soft. About smell : the heaviest smell is coming from the bubble wrap bag itself. Then, some brushes (mostly the big face brushes, I noticed) have a faint ''farm'' smell - to me, it's collateral to having natural hair brushes. The smell will probably go away with washes.