I read so many good reviews here that I discounted the negative ones and took a chance on this dry skin brush. When this brush came it had bristles falling out and was smooshed/flattened in one part. The handle sucks and seems potentially splintery. The brushes were also nowhere near as firm as I like, now I know why some people said they could brush their skin for hours with it, because you can hardly feel anything. It was not invigorating at all, the way dry skin brushing should be. Waste of money!