For a drug store brush it's pretty good. I mean when you just cant get high end brushes you got to do what you got to do, you know. The hairs don't fall out what to ever and the shape is pretty big, great for concealing aroung the face and circles. But right off the back the fibers start to seperate so it really isn't stiff. It does come in a handy portable pouch, great for carrying around and keeping bacteria at bay.

I actually don't use this as a lip brush but it works good as a concealor brush so I'm sure it would work with lips too!  The short, stiff bristles allow you to put your concealor (or lip color ;)) right where you want it; however I do need to do a little blending with my finger after I use the brush to fully smooth the concealor out.  (But I noticed the instructions on Bobbi Brown's website said you should blend your concealor with your finger after using their concealor brush, so maybe that is to be expected!)

 

But the fun thing about this brush is that the bottom half (the gold part in the picture) actually comes off and acts as a cover for the brush for travel.  When the cover's on, the brush is only half the length -- a great brush for travel, and when you put the cover on the end (as shown) you still have a long handle instead of a short one like most travel brushes!  And at only $7 this is a great buy!

 

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