I did buy a replica from another brand that was on special with a heavy discount and thinking that there couldn't be too much difference....how wrong was I! This brush is so gentle yet get it's job done, I absolutely adore my brush and for people who have a sensitive scalp this is just magic and doesn't rip hair out of your head as many others do as the don't give at all and even though this has give in it, it doesn't effect the quality of what you're trying to achieve. I have medical conditions that leave me in a lot of pain and don't want to be touch as a result let alone run a stiff hard hairbrush thru my hair as I know it's going to kill my scalp yet this brush doesn't and as I've said still does it's job. I'm so thankful that I purchased this