Picked this up as my second brush (the first brush I've owned is the cheap tweezerman from amazon). At first I didn't like this brush as it felt like it needed more backbone and it was a bit too soft for me. I was disappointed for the first week, but kept with it and now I love how this brush feels on my skin compared to my scratchy/poor-lathering tweezerman! This thing holds a lot of lather and is sooooo soft and comfortable. I think it just took a bit of time for me to get used to a different type of brush. Plus the handle is beautiful ;)