Received items today and this evening did a quick palm lather as a tester and to lose the slight whiff of pig. Chose pro green, as for me this a quite a strong scent. Soaked it for 5 minutes and went away. First thing that was immediately noticeable was the back bone, this brush I'm sure will stand up to anything you can throw at it. It chomped up the proraso into great peaks effortlessly. I simulated 3 passes & although the last pass was a little weak I'm confident that when it breaks in, it will release lather efficiently.
Going to let it dry out properly and then test it out with a hard soap. So far I'm very pleased with it, but for under £15 this piggy could be a dog & you wouldn't care! And it most certainly isn't.