It's like everything it has its drawbacks. Okay let's say you get a boar(personal favorite of mine. I would suggest the Semouge 680 as a good starter. Reasonable price not too expensive)the plus side is it has good backbone but is so soft. Let's say you get a badger(Franks is a good brand) A synthetic I've heard Tweezeman is good. Each brush material has different properties they preform differently. For instance a boar has to be soaked to limber up. It retains more water. A badger is softer on the face.
Along these lines a scuttle is a tool. It assists in making lather and keeping the brush of your choice warm along with your lather. A good cheap scuttle is a microwave salsa bowl. Now if you wanna go fancy and can I know of two choices. The first is SRD (straight razor designs)they can fix you up. Also George Town Pottery they have a toll free number. If you call ask to speak with Jessica. Ask her for what is called a "Seconds" their just as good as a regular scuttle but they have a coloration defect but they work like they should. At about half the price
A long post I know and off point somewhat but hope this helped