I would rate it a 7.5 if I could. Paid $100 and that has a lot to do with my rating. At $200 I would be disappointed. After doing my research I knew what I was getting, a luxuriously soft brush with no stiffness/scrubbiness to speak of. This brush is excellent for bowl lathering. It makes more lather with less product than my SR 3824.
In terms of design, I feel like the handle is oddly shaped but this is a visual problem more than anything, it's comfortable. The loft of the brush is 57mm, maybe a tad too high and it contributes to the brushes 'floppy' reputation. My biggest problem with the brush is its lack of density. When wet there is a 'hole' the size of a golf ball in the middle of the brush. I feel like the amount of hair in the bk8 should have made a 24mm knot and not a 26mm.
The positives of the brush are very well documented, it is the softest brush on the market and it lathers like a champ. It does have a few drawbacks though.
In terms of design, I feel like the handle is oddly shaped but this is a visual problem more than anything, it's comfortable. The loft of the brush is 57mm, maybe a tad too high and it contributes to the brushes 'floppy' reputation. My biggest problem with the brush is its lack of density. When wet there is a 'hole' the size of a golf ball in the middle of the brush. I feel like the amount of hair in the bk8 should have made a 24mm knot and not a 26mm.
The positives of the brush are very well documented, it is the softest brush on the market and it lathers like a champ. It does have a few drawbacks though.