Thread: Brushes and soap. Small jump, big difference

Previously, I was using a boar brush and a cake of soap that I just bought in the organic section of the grocery store. It was round so it fit into my mug and I liked the smell (almond). In the absence of any other criteria, you go with what you have.

My lather was OK. Not spectacular but ok. It suited the purpose. then I bought a badger brush and some Col. Conk's. I wanted to see what the badger felt like so I bought the cheapest I could find. I know it doesn't compare to a silvertip, but I'd read that the jump from boar to badger is much bigger than the jump from the lowest grade to the highest grades of badger.

Wow. Big difference. Big fat lather all over the place and the badger brush holds gobs of it.

Now you are going to get a good dose of BAD and SAD.

Oh well, why be any different to practically everyone else here

BAD, SAD, RAD

Sounds like one of my daughter's books.

If you like the Conk, you'd love Mama Bear's stuff. IMHO it beats most others hands down. This is how all sorts of AD start.

I'm not normally prone to acquisition disorders once I find something that suits my purposes. Part of it is I have a genuine love of maintaining well made things. I built my bicycle from the ground up with the idea that if I can't maintain it, it had best be designed to last for ever. For the bicycle fans in the audience, that means Phil Wood and Campy topped off with a Phil Wood Saddle.

But, I'll keep the Mama Bear idea in mind for when I need more soap.

Originally Posted by artilleryo

BAD, SAD, RAD

Sounds like one of my daughter's books.

yup!

LIMIT

Originally Posted by Brad

If you like the Conk, you'd love Mama Bear's stuff. IMHO it beats most others hands down. This is how all sorts of AD start.

Sue is AWESOME! I recommend her Chai Tea. Super slick and sweet smelling. That and my C-MON is the PERFECT Sunday morning!

Originally Posted by Zennmaster

Sue is AWESOME! I recommend her Chai Tea. Super slick and sweet smelling. That and my C-MON is the PERFECT Sunday morning!

Is it available anywhere in Portland? I split my time between Seattle and Portland, but if I can get it in Portland, I usually will.

Most of the soaps that we talk about on here are available online only, Mama bear , TGQ, Sue Bee, even now Mike Ratliff's Bay Oil soap....
Every now and then going into the higher end dept store(Nordstrom, Macy's) will yield a high end soap or shave cream score of a brand other then Art of Shaving, Jack Black or Nancy Boy..... (not bad but very overpriced)
The Conk brand soaps are good soaps especially the Amber... But there are way better out there....
Now that you have a Badger brush you should at "try" a shave cream... You can usually find some" Kiss My Face" in some grocery stores (usually in the Organic section) which is a very good low priced shave cream, in fact it is a very good shave cream at any price....
Welcome to the world of Lather and not just sudsy water