Review (4/5): Great value brush
This is my first black badger brush, I have brushes in other grades. Silvertip is, of course, the gold standard. This little fellow holds up well with, perhaps, a little more spine than my high end brush. I did lose a bristle on the first use, but so far, nothing else. The initial badger funk was a bit stronger than I'm used to, but after soaking and one use it's down to a very manageable level. I used it with an Arko puck. It produced tons of lather quickly with very little pressure and the brush itself loaded up very nicely. I received this brush at a very low promotional price, however I would have spent up to $20 easily (and maybe more grudgingly). I still prefer badger to boar or synthetic (haven't tried horse yet) and if you're dipping your toe in the wet shaving world this is a good introductory brush.