Someone mentioned this brush in another post, and then I received an email from Italian Barber letting me know it was on sale for $15. Since I really liked the looks of this brush and have always done well with RazoRock products (brushes, soaps, razors, etc.) I had to give it a try. It arrived this morning, and I'm really excited about this brush. It looks just as good in my bathroom as it did on IB's website, it feels great in my hand and my first test lather was just great. I'll try my first shave with it tomorrow morning. Here's what mine looks like: