I've got a Semogue Boar and it feels pretty much like my Simpson badger....scritchier than i prefer, but does a great job, so I rotate it in when I'm in the mood. Neither are my favorites, but they lather and that, after all, is their job!

I guess everyone's face is different (mine is pretty much oblivious to razor burn....although it HATES Prosaso Green), so I assume that everyone's experience with brushes, soaps, razors and after shaves are somewhat different. Accordingly, I own almost one of everything...more of my favorites.