When you are still saving up for that premium silvertip badger get one of these to ease the pain of not owning one yet. I love the colour of these knots, and the knots feels as if they have a bit more backbone than the other two synthetic brushes in this range They have fine synthetic hair that may not hold water as well as a natural hair brush, but it does lather up a storm and it does that consistently. This brush is medium soft to the touch, and bristles seems slightly thicker than our other synthetics in this handle. Many of our clients living at the coast or places with high humidity prefer synthetic brushes as they dry quicker than boar and badger.