So I've had three shaves with the Vulfix 404 Grosvenor Mixed Badger/Bristle Shaving Brush and I'm very pleased. In terms of "scritchyness" it's the best I've tried so far, lot's of backbone, the handle has the right size and heft to it, and it felt really good on the face.

With a hard puck, it doesn't load as well as a pure badger, I've found I've had to reload the brush for a good second pass, but that could be due to inexperience with the brush, because it certainly digs in well on the puck.

With the T&H cream, no problem, loads very easily.

One nice thing I noticed about this brush is it wasn't prone to excessive dripping, and for me, as the boars tend to do, a little to much water, and it would slop onto your chest or the sink area.

I've been letting the brush sit in some very hot water for ten minutes before each shave, still going to take awhile to work in as normal, but for me, this brush actually has delivered a great mix of both worlds, and for the price, I'm glad I gave it a try, it's a keeper.

Hope this helps