We’re always on the lookout for partners to share our brand and products with new audiences. Sign up to our affiliate programme and be rewarded when you spread the word!

Our affiliate programme is designed for Teachers, Social Media influencers, Podcasters, Bloggers and such. Basically, if you love Rosemary & Co – then this programme is for you!

In a nut shell, every time someone clicks through your link and places an order with us, you will receive a 5% cash-back commission! The same goes for if someone inputs your unique affiliate code at checkout. If you prefer the commission in brushes, we can offer you an extra 2.5% on top of your commission value! In other words you will gain 7.5% back in brushes!

To sign up and learn more, click here

When logged on, click on ‘My Account’ and select ‘My Affiliate’. On the affiliate dashboard, click ‘Create Links’.

The links that you create will open the webpage that you want your followers and viewers to land on. For example the Ivory Pointed rounds or Set 65.

Step 1. Open a new tab and find the Rosemary and Co page you want your viewers to land on. Copy the web URL and paste it into the blank field on the Create link page.

Step 2. Click ‘Generate Referral Link’

Step 3. The newly generated link provided in the yellow box can now be copied and pasted onto your social media pages e.g. Instagram Bio or Youtube video description.

Each time someone clicks on this link and makes an order, you will earn the 5% commission providing they do not clear their cookies. The cookies will follow them for 90 days so even if they leave and come back to purchase, it will work on that order too. If they re-click your link, it’s resets the 90 days!

In the account dashboard, click on ‘Create Links’ to view your unique code.

It is there to be copied and shared across your social media. Any visitor that places an order and enters this code at checkout will generate 5% commission for you.

Click on ‘My Credit’ in your account dashboard to view all the sales generated from visitors using your links and codes.

Here you can view your balances, total earned and total paid.

Please note we do not pay out commissions until the last Friday of each month.

Yes, we distribute our products worldwide and we welcome international affiliates!

When you receive the brushes the heads are set with Gum Arabic. We use this serum for transport purposes and to help the brush keep it’s shape. Gently rinse this out under the tap with lukewarm water. Place the brush head between your finger and thumb to remove the serum. This comes out very easily.

Natural Hair brushes will have a smell to them that you and I can’t always detect BUT moths and butterflies can sniff them out so be aware. These insects like to bury themselves in to the brush head, chewing their way in and laying eggs on occasion. They then quite literally buzz off leaving you with a damaged brush which will shed hair in fragments and render the brush unusable.

To prevent this, place the brushes upright in a jam jar and in the bottom place some moth balls / lavender / cedar wood balls, this will keep them away until you have used them for long enough to have washed off the natural smell. This little tip can save you a costly brush.

We get asked all of the time for the ‘magic’ brush. Sadly, there is no such thing, though there are certainly plenty of options available. And although it’s difficult to recommend a brush to someone without knowing specifically what they are painting, here are some helpful guidelines I want to share.

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We often get asked what the best way to clean your brushes is. Truthfully, there are so many different ways and it really does depend on which medium you’re using, how often you use your brushes, whether you are in a rush or whether you have time to clean them thoroughly.

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I wish I had a penny for each time I’ve answered this one over the last 35+ years! By making brushes and selling to artists’ directly through our website, I am able to eliminate the ‘middle man’ or wholesaler. I simply don’t have the same expensive overheads as some of the larger manufacturers. I use the best raw materials I can buy and do not compromise on quality.

Watercolours:

As a general rule of thumb the finest hair used for watercolour is Kolinsky Sable, followed closely by Pure red Sable, Squirrel etc. At the moment, there are some excellent Nylon fibres which imitate Sable thus keeping costs low. It’s not just about ‘snap & spring’ which are familiar terms but how the brush strokes the paper. Sable has the advantage of holding a huge quantity of liquid and ‘flows’ when pressed onto the paper. Some beginners/intermediates would choose Sable/Nylon blends or indeed 100% Nylon as the feeling of a controlled strokes is more prevalent.

Oils:

Oils, Sable is a favourite but because of the medium’s heavy viscosity and rapid ‘clogging’ of pigment in the brush head, it isn’t greatly favoured by frequent users as the price is a high one to pay. There are excellent alternatives of stronger Nylon filaments to suit the oil painter and my ranges of Shiraz, Ivory and Chungking Bristle are prime examples. A popular choice for acrylic painters are also Shiraz, Ivory and any of the Golden Synthetic ranges. Masters Choice is also a real treat to use!

Our long handles are approx. 11 inches.

Our short handles are approx. 7 inches.

We measure the handle from the tip of the handle to the base/collar of the ferrule.

The size of the handle can vary depending upon the diameter of the ferrule.

We look to get the perfect balance of the brush.

Generally speaking, watercolourists use the short handles because they are sat down at a table, and a longer handle would usually get in the way.

Acrylic painters tend to use a mix of both short and long handles.

Oil painters in the studio tend to favour the long handle. As a general rule, Oil painters are usually standing at the easel and the longer handle length allows for perspective. However, Plein Air painters do enjoy the short handles for on-the-go pochade boxes.

In short, the handle length is your personal preference and in truth, will depend on what feels comfortable to you.

Apart from the price (Kolinsky Sable being the more expensive of the two) – Kolinsky Sable has more snap and spring than the Red Sable. Both hold the same amount of pigment or liquid but the Red Sable does tend to wear down quicker.

In short: buy the best you can afford. I like to describe the Kolinsky Sable as the finest hair money can buy, closely followed by the Red Sable.

The cap is placed on the head by us purely to keep the brush in pristine condition in transit. Once natural hair is wet it will swell and the belly will expand thus making it nigh on impossible to squeeze back into the cap. I tend to throw mine away and store brushes without caps as this will allow the brush heads to remain dry and ventilated, also this discourages any mould.

Please note, all of our protective caps are 100% recyclable.

It is important to know before we discuss this further that synthetic fibres wear out and natural hair brushes wear down. The reason for curling at the ends of the brush can be down to several factors:

1. The surface you are painting on.
2. The surface that you are mixing your paint on.
3. Your technique. e.g if you ‘scrub’ with your brushes, this will wear them out. This causes friction and thus the hairs to splay/curl.

You could try the ‘boiling water’ trick. Carefully pour boiling water into a suitable container, immerse the brush head for 30 seconds to a minute then reshape and allow to dry naturally. This sometimes revives the twist or curl in the brush head.

Depending on how often you use it and how you clean and condition it, a good Sable brush should give many years service. Rough paper and cheaper watercolours which contain ‘fillers’ can wear down your brush. Remember not to ‘scrub or mix’ paint to retain good point!

Ouch! No, No, No! The brush is formed in a ‘goblet’ (sometimes called a brass cannon) and tapped/twisted by hand. With experienced manipulation I can form a beautiful sharp point from the natural hair tips. As I’ve mentioned before, a smaller size brush would require the shorter lengths of hair progressing to the longer lengths for the larger diameter brush heads.

This is a serum called ‘gum arabic’ which protects the brush head in transit. It can be easily washed out under cold water.

Unfortunately not. However, you can use your gift card for any of the other products on our website.

You can either use your gift card online through our website, or by calling us over the telephone (you would need to quote your gift card code to us).

For the website: Once all your items have been added to your cart, hit the checkout button at the top right hand corner of the screen as normal. When the “SHOPPING CART” page appears, enter your code in the box provided and press the ‘APPLY GIFT CARDS’ button . This will then automatically deduct the value of the gift card from the total in your shopping cart.

You can watch a HOW TO video here

TIP: Any remaining credit on your gift card can be used against future orders.

We offer two cards.

Paper Card (which arrives through the post) & Electronic Card (which arrives via email).

You can see those here.

If you find that your gift card is not accepted at checkout, please check the code you have entered and try again.

TIP: Please note the code is case sensitive.

If you continue to experience any further difficulties please contact us or call us on 01535 632666 (+44 1535 632666 for international callers).

Our office hours are 10am – 6pm (GMT) Monday-Friday.

When you order an electronic gift card this will be emailed to you. You can print this off if you have a printer!

When purchasing a paper gift card you will be sent this through the post, so there is no need for you to print it off.

TIP: If you wish to print the voucher yourself to give to a friend, enter your own email address as the recipient for the electronic gift card.

If you entered the wrong recipient email address then please contact us immediately so that we can try and help. Unfortunately, if your gift card has been sent to the wrong recipient through your own error and has been redeemed, we cannot be held responsible for this and no refund will be offered.

TIP: Please make sure you are careful when entering recipient email address for electronic gift card.

Please contact us so that we can try and help you.

If your gift card is worth more than the value of your order, you will be able to use the remaining amount on the gift card on any future orders.

If your gift card is worth less than the value of your order you will need to enter your debit/credit card information at the check out to pay off the remaining balance.

TIP: Save your gift card code for your future purchases!

No. Unfortunately, all gift cards are non-refundable and are only able to be used on the Rosemary & Co Ltd website.

If you would like to return something that you have paid for with your gift card, we will refund you back via the same method of payment.

This does not affect your statutory rights.

Yes! You can redeem more than one gift card on the same order through our website or over the telephone. Please enter your code in the “APPLY GIFT CARDS” box one after another which can be found at the checkout page.

TIP: You can use a code from a gift card and an electronic gift card on one order!

No! We do not have an expiry date for our gift cards!

TIP: We’re nice like that 🙂

No, we are sorry. The gift cards are for use over the telephone or the website only. We appreciate your understanding.

The shipping price quote will be shown at check out when you enter your Country.

We accept Paypal, Mastercard, Visa, American Express, BACS Transfers and cheques (UK Only).

To pay via American Express, you must select the Payment Method labelled “Paypal / American Express”. See the image below for details.

We have several currencies available for you to view our prices in. If you look at the top-right of our homepage you will see a flag icon – click on it and you will see several currency options. If you your currency is not listed please feel free to Contact Us.

We do not charge UK VAT (20%) for shipments to countries outside the EU. Any taxes that appear on the website will be deducted from your order total when you enter a delivery address outside the EU on the checkout page.

However, we cannot be held responsible for any Tax or Duties your country sees fit to charge. For small orders generally speaking there isn’t any tax especially if you are the end user and not a retail outlet etc… if you are concerned please check with your own country’s authorities who will answer your questions accurately.

IOSS (Import One Stop Shop), allows us to collect VAT on orders to EU below €150. The €150 net threshold is calculated before adding VAT and shipping. This will mean that orders will pass through customs smoothly and quickly and there will be no hidden charges. For EU businesses that are registered for VAT, we will send deliveries under the DDU service which means that our courier will contact you when the parcel reaches customs and request payment of VAT and duty fees (if any). In this way the VAT can be reclaimed on your usual monthly or quarterly VAT return. Please put your VAT/EORI number within your order notes. For private individuals ordering above €150 Euros – we can still send your order with a courier BUT we cannot collect your VAT the courier will contact you upon entry to your country and you pay them direct.

In your account dashboard, under orders, you will find tracking information for each order you have placed.

You will also receive a tracking number via email when your item has been shipped.

If you haven’t received this, please contact us.

Tip: This will be shown on the top right of your order confirmation

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When you have placed an order, you will receive a confirmation email – at this stage, we are processing your order! As soon as your order is shipped, we will update you via the email address you placed your order with. Your order is fully trackable at this stage.

We endeavour to get all orders shipped within two working days or sooner (if you are outside of the UK, please allow time difference for our office hours).

If you’ve placed your order with the Airmail shipping option before October 15th 2021, this does not have tracking information – the code you have been sent is a reference number. In short, this means your order has been shipped.

AirMail is no longer an option as of 15th October 2021.

TIP: The reason Airmail is less expensive than Tracked & Signed is because there is no tracking information.

This varies on which country we are shipping to!

When you come to place an order on the website, this will be calculated for you. This depends on factors such as weight & dimensions.

For more up to date information, please see our Delivery & Returns Information.

We ship to most countries in the world!

We currently do not ship to Nigeria, Russia, North Korea, Belarus and Ukraine.

The 24″ Handle brushes are available to most countries, but due to the length of these brushes we must ship them only with DPD (UK orders) or Fedex (International orders).

Due to shipping constraints we unfortunately we can not ship to South Africa, Australia and Canada.

Yes!

You can send an order to somebody else, or to a second home etc – you would just need to make sure you are using the correct credit card/debit card which is registered to your billing address.

TIP: If your order is a gift, you can select gift wrap & leave a note when you come to the check out!

Updated June 2022

As a workshop, we are almost back to normal so business is as usual.

For more up to date information regarding Covid19 affecting shipping, please see Delivery & Returns.

United Kingdom (mainland) – We do offer DPD and DHL as an option, but your order must be placed before 12pm and is subject to stock availability. We are working on offering a Saturday delivery – watch this space for now!

International – (Outside the UK) – though we do not strictly offer next day delivery, Fedex International Priority should take 1-2 working days and is subject to stock availability.

TIP: Any of our European customers should be able to enjoy Fedex as an option soon – we are working on it.

Only a small percentage of our customers are affected with customs and although this is out of our control, please contact us and we will do all we can to help you.

We are sorry, we can no longer ship Kolinsky Sable to the USA.

We do have several alternatives for you;
Pure Red Sable
Red Sable Blend
Red Dot Collection

We do deliver to PO Boxes however there are some restrictions. Fedex do not deliver to PO Boxes so please choose the alternative shipping method e.g. Royal Mail. If Fedex is the only shipping channel we offer to your country then please use an alternative delivery address such as your residential or work address.

For the UAE and USA in particular, please use Royal Mail for delivery to your PO Box.

You will not be able to use the smart points that you earnt on that order against the same order. You will be able to use them on future transactions though, but just make sure you sign in so the website knows it’s you & your account. When you come to the check out, you will see you can “Apply Smart Points”. Enter the amount of Smart Points you’d like to apply, and you can go from there.

During the second checkout page, simply add their code to box labelled affiliate/coupon code as seen below. Please note this does not give you a discount, but it is recognition to the recommendation by the Affiliate and lets them have commission on your order.

To create an account on our website simply click here, or go to the top of any page on our website and click on Register Account. 

You will need to enter some personal details such as name, email address and a secure password. If you decide to enter your date of birth, you will earn Smart points every year!

To request a new password, please click here, enter your email address and press the “submit” button. You will be emailed a link to create a new password.

If you are trying to reset your password and receive the message “Warning: The E-Mail Address was not found in our records, please try again!”, please double check that you entering the correct email address.

If your email address is still not recognised, it is likely that you do not have an account on our website. If you would like to create one you can do so on the registration page.

Your new password should arrive at the email address you entered immediately after clicking the “reset password” button. If your new password does not arrive, please firstly check your spam box incase your spam filter caught the email. You might also like to try adding “enquiries@rosemaryandco.com” to your safe sender list to make sure your email service provider is not blocking the email before retrying the password reset form.

Failing this, please contact us at enquiries@rosemaryandco.com, or call us on +44 (0) 1535 632666.

If you have an account with us already and have changed your email address, you will firstly need to login to your account using your old email address. You may then visit the “My account” section of the website using the link at the top right.

Once on the “My Account” page, click on the link labelled “Edit your account information”. Here you can change your personal details including email address. When you have made the changes click “Continue” to save the changes.

To update your personal details, firstly please login to our website. You may then visit the “My account” section of the website using the link at the top right.

Once on the “My Account” page, click on the link labelled “Edit your account information”. Here you can change your personal details including email address, name and telephone number. When you have made the changes click “Continue” to save the changes.

To change your address, or add a new address please use the link labelled “Modify your address book entries”. Again, this is found under the “My Account” section of the website.

To update your password, firstly please login to our website. You may then visit the “My account” section of the website using the link at the top right.

Once on the “My Account” page, click on the link labelled “Change your password”. On this page please enter your new password, then once again in the next box to confirm it. When you have entered your password in both boxes, click “Continue” to save the changes.

To logout of our website, simply click the “Logout” link which is found at the top right hand side of any page on our website. If you can’t see this link – you are not logged in. See the image below for more info.

If you would like to change the quantity of items in your cart, or to remove them completely. You must first visit the shopping cart page. You can find a link to this at the top right of any page on our website – as shown in the image below.

To the right of each product in your cart you will see a box with a number and two icons next to it. To update the quantity of that product enter the number you would like in the box and then press the arrow to save your changes. To remove the item completely, simply click the red X icon.

If the website shows “your transaction cannot be completed” and you are sure you have typed all the details correctly, this could be due to your bank blocking the transaction. This happens occasionally for customers who are overseas where transactions are flagged as fraud by the customer’s bank. You would have to contact your bank to confirm if this is the case.

Alternatively you could select “Paypal” as your payment method on the first page of our checkout. With this method you can still use your credit/debit card but you will be taken to the paypal website to make payment.

If you call us on 01535 632666 or email enquiries@rosemaryandco.com, we will try out best to get the additional item(s) added on to your order. This may not always be possible, though, as we aim to get all orders processed and dispatched as quickly as possible. If your order has been dispatched then unfortunately there is nothing we can do.

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