Thread: Badger Vs. Boar Is there a huge difference?

Originally Posted by sidmind

that can be difficult advise to follow for a beginner,

the more experienced users say expensive brushes are needed.

Not really & I'll try to make it even easier. High quality does not necessarily mean high cost.
One of the Omega boar Professional series brushes 48, 49 or 98. should run less than $20 delivered to your front door.
As an experienced user I like these & think they would also be a very good starting point with no great financial loss should another preference develop later.

My Omega 10005 cost me $15 at the drug store and it holds its own against brushes that cost 5 times that, easily.

Originally Posted by onimaru55

Not really & I'll try to make it even easier. High quality does not necessarily mean high cost.
One of the Omega boar Professional series brushes 48, 49 or 98. should run less than $20 delivered to your front door.
As an experienced user I like these & think they would also be a very good starting point with no great financial loss should another preference develop later.

I am just another beginner like the OP but that sounds like some good advise. I think I should order one of those.
FYI. Giving model numbers of low cost brushes that an experienced user recommends really helps alot.

Edit: do you have better model numbers than 48 49 98 I could not find those on amazon.com all the model numbers are about 6 digits and several end in 48

Originally Posted by sidmind

Edit: do you have better model numbers than 48 49 98 I could not find those on amazon.com all the model numbers are about 6 digits and several end in 48

Sorry always abbreviating. Place a "100" in front of the nos. I gave.
More choices here OMEGA, shaving brushes, bristle shaving brush

Thanks everyone for all the insightful suggestions. I think I am going to start with an Omega Boar bristle and then move to badger as I get my technique and everything established.

I've got a Silvertip from Whipped Dog with $24 shipping to EU included. It works great but it doesn't lather as well with some soaps as a cheap Vulfix bristle, for example. Each type of brush works well with some types of soap, but it's not a general rule that a good brush works best with ANY soap. For example, I'm using Nanny's Silly Company soaps, which lather extremely well with Vulfix, but with the Silvertip they do a poor lather job. They're soft soaps, more like creams.