I bought this to use as a travel brush. It is nice sized for the kit, applies lather well (much nicer than the el-cheapo I bought at Wal-Mart) and dries quickly. I also like the appearance. It did have a chemical smell out of the box and it did lose a number of bristles early (they all seem to and it declines quickly) but the brush a month out seems to be coming into its own nicely now.