Good, but I just can't fall in love with it...maybe it's me.
It's a little prickly. Maybe that will improve over time as it breaks in.<br /><br />It also comes up short on backbone. It doesn't stay bunched in the bundle shape; when full of lather it spreads out and leaves a wide cone-shaped void in the middle.<br /><br />The handle is a nice material. I don't expect grime to build up on the flat base as happens with some brushes, nor does it seem like it will show wear.<br /><br />I don't know, maybe I just don't like badger brushes after all...I've done well with boar and horse hair brushes, but this is the second badger brush that I find prickly and lacking backbone -- though this one is a lot better than the Art Of Shaving badger brush that I have. I like it but I don't love it.
Rating: 4 stars