This brush it soft and give a great application. But I can almost guarantee in a year or two, the ferrule will break and you will have bristle shedding. They more you wash, the worst it gets, but you need to keep your bushes clean! This is alright for a young girl.

The elf studio powder brush is amazing, it is very soft, works with powders and liquids, and is large enough to be better and faster than other brushes that do foundation. It also does blush and bronzer, and blends things in nicely. I did find that the hairs were uneven and needed trimming. My gripe with this brush is that it comes loose from the handle, which makes it uncomfortable to use.

The elf essential powder brush, I find to be ok. It's not the softest brush in the world, can feel scratchy, but it does a good job with undereyesetting powder and bronzer. I find that it is a good size for both those things, but it is too small for the whole face, as it takes too long, that's not to say that you can't use it to buff powder on the whole face. I do prefer the studio tapered brush, as it is essentially the same brush, but softer.

it is really soft and works to my expectations! it really picks up the colour and transfers it smoothly onto my face.

I was not impressed with this Brush. It left my make up streaky. I was disappointing because most of elf's products are amazing.