My impressions after the very first use:
– Lovely coloured handle, a wee bit on the small side but not enough to bother me.
– Scritchy! This is definitely not your silky smooth badger, just as I had hoped.
– A vague smell of ‘animal’ – not to dissimilar from the scent I catch a whiff of when our cat decides to nest on my chest..

Conclusions so far:
– Money well spent.
– A face latherers brush.
– Will likely smell of soap by the end of the week.