I love this brush to apply my bronzer. At first I thought it was too small... cause I definitely wouldn't put it under the category of "large". It's probably more mid sized in my opinion because my old contour brush was a bit large. I prefer this one though because I feel like I am able to apply product in more concentrated areas. My mac brushes never shed and I've had some for a very long time so they are awesome. Mac is the first brand that always come to my mind when I buy brushes though because I love them! I just wish that mac gave the physical stores more stock cause this brush is always out! Good luck finding this in store cause it was never there and never even at the mac store. Perhaps just a popular brush but totally worth it.