Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

I've been on a hairbrush hunt lately and have bought 4 different mixed bristle brushes (plastic and boar). I started with the ridiculously priced Mason Pearson "Popular" ($150 Costco) because I just had to see what on earth the fuss was about. Well, it's definitely a great brush and feels good on the hair and scalp. However, I found the plastic bristles to be just slightly too short to get through my thick, wavy, course hair and thus lacked the satisfaction I was desiring. The plastic bristles were also straight with no beads on ends. It got returned, as I couldn't justify that expenditure for something that wasn't perfect. I tried the Sonia Kashuk ($15.99 Target.com) version, and it was just about the same as the MP, only smaller. In fact, it really looks as though it is trying to be a very comparable and competitively priced knock off. Same thing with plastic bristles being too short for my hair. Then I tried the Goody Heritage brush ($15.99 Target or $8 on Amazon!!), which is larger than Sonia Kashuk and feels absolutely wonderful! If you do not have super thick hair, wavy hair, it is PERFECT. The plastic bristles have beads on the end which feel amazing on your scalp. My child with long, but thinner, hair LOVES it. Kept it for the kid. I found the length of plastic bristles to be perfect, but they were a little softer, and not quite stiff enough for my liking. Enter this Sosoon brush. I LOVE it. The plastic bristles are great length, are stiff enough for my thick hair, have the beaded ends, which I love and make my scalp feel massaged, and had large surface area in its paddle design. Very happy. Appears well made. As others have mentioned, nice magnetic storage box. I should note that all the boar bristles on the 4 brushes above were great. Mason Pearson had the stiffest, and probably best quality boar bristles.