I received my brushes on Wednesday 19th October; after receiving an email from Groupon a couple of weeks ago informing me that there has been a delay with the brushes in Germany.
When I received my brushes, the package had a UK stamp on it with a date; 17/11/11. This made me suspicious as to whether the brushes were in the UK the whole time and it took them this long to post them or they were exported from a different country/German to the UK and then packaged and posted?
I was a little disappointed with the quality of these brushes. Not what I expected! It was also my first time buying off Groupon and after looking at reviews for these brushes, I realized that they are not "top notch" at all.
The brushes are very light weight and sheds; especially the black bristle brushes. Very poor quality! The "leather" pouch is also very cheap looking and to touch. I have read that some brushes have been poorly packed, causing damage to the bristles, thankfully mine were OK, however the stitching on the pouch which separates the little pockets for each brush is badly done. In one of mine, it isn't even stitched down!
I have never owned a make up brush set before and thought this was a good deal when I saw it on Groupon. Although these brushes are very poor in every way, I will use them (Haven't so far), just to experiment with different brushes.
I would say these brushes are good if you are looking for VERY cheap alternatives and not so serious about make up tools.
One downside I have found is that the brushes are not labelled and have no indication of what type of brush they are; as I am new to make up brushes, it would have been very useful to include a guide of some sort with it.
All in all, I wouldn't recommend.