I have a parker pure badger brush and I would say my lather is okay. I use dr. harrison or porasso and sometimes I take time to make really good lather but other times when I am on the go its okay. Might get a silver tip brush eventually. I have a green plastic handle that I actually like even though it was cheap brush and I might remove the synthetic boar for silver tip. The boar synthetic was okay brush but was just what I used when I started, it is definitely not close to the badger I have.

While we are talking about brushes and soap I was at a target store and I actually saw a DE razor for sale there as well as a horse hair brush and some shaving cream. I don't remember brands but I don't believe it was anything crazy was just shocked to see it in store like that.