I received a Shaving Factory set consisting of a horsehair shave brush, a small apothecary shave mug, and two 50g pucks of Shaving Factory shave soap.

I'm very impressed with the soap. For as cheap as it is, the soap does a very good job. It builds really creamy lather that provides good glide and cushion. It definitely is less finicky than my MWF. It has a smell that reminds me of Dove or Jergens soap. I guess the smell is not unlike a 50s/60s era soap. But it is a pleasant surprise for a low cost soap. From what I seemed to have read, it's Derby soap rebranded.

The brush is not bad either. It was a bit softer brand new compared to my Omega 10049 boar I've had for two months. It did a great job on the soft soap and next shave, I'm going to give it a whirl with MWF. I think this brush will work well with creams. Maybe it's just me, but I didn't notice any of the horsey smell that such brushes are known to have. But then, I have multiple cats so I probably wouldn't notice the smell even if I tried.