I ordered a couple of these to go with the shaving soaps that were gifts to several men in the family. I also kept one for shaving my own legs. After 2.5 years, it is a little thinner from loss of bristles here and there, but it still works very well. Of course, this is the only shaving brush I've ever owned, so maybe it's actually terrible, lol. But it works well enough for my needs. My SIL still uses his daily, as well.