I picked up a Vulfix 44 best badger brush at an auction. The price was less than ten dollars, but the brush is terrible soft. It really has very little backbone. It is big and pretty, but it doesnt want to whip up a lather. I will have to try it with shaving creams instead of pucks or my go to Proraso. (As an aside, I did get two things of proraso pre shave and one proraso after shave for Christmas!)