I've been using my C&E Pure Badger Brush for a couple of months now after graduating from my Body Shop Synthetic and was pretty impressed with it. I recently acquired a C&E BBB from another member and gave it a try the other day.......WOW! I really didn't believe there would be such a dramatic difference. I attribute part of that to water retention I guess, but it is still quite dramatic. It turned my C&E Sienna cream into something akin to Cool Whip! The brush after about ten or so turns had a huge peak and felt great to the skin. Consider this yet another hearty endorsement of the BBB.