Thread: Fathers Day brush gift ideas.

Gentlemen,
As I'm sure you're all aware, Fathers Day is approaching. Both my Father and my Father-in-law have shown a great deal of interest in wet shaving. I figure the best, and easiest, way to spark that interest is with a gift for Father's Day. They both loved the scent of Arko, so I'm thinking about getting them a few Arko sticks and a brush for Father's Day. I do not have a bunch of money to spend, so my question is. What are a few brands of good quality, inexpensive brushes? The handle does not need to be fancy, a plain jane brush will do.
Thank you for your help
-Matt

Matt depending what your budget tops out at will decide the range of brush your looking at. If your looking low end a boar brush from omega or semogue would be nice. If you can swing a bit more badger is my choice. On the other hand the Van der hagan premium kits the big box stores carry are a decent start. Brush soap an mug like $20 range around here.

I love the feel of my badger. I'd like to avoid a boar brush, and I have no experience with horse or synthetic. My guess is that they will both stick to face lathering for a while.

Originally Posted by guthriemt

I love the feel of my badger. I'd like to avoid a boar brush, and I have no experience with horse or synthetic. My guess is that they will both stick to face lathering for a while.

Whipped dog would be one option for badger on a budget. The golden nib also has handles so it would be some assembly required. The pen work line starts around $10 for the handle plus knot of your choice/budget.

Matt,

For badger hair brushes, depending on your budget, Thater, Simpson, Rooney, Vulfix, Kent, Jagger, Muhle and Plisson all have fine brushes. For starters, I especially like the Simpson Commodore, Model #3 in best badger (About $79) as an ideal all-around brush.

For boar bristle brushes, again depending on your budget, try Semogue and Omega. I especially like the Semogue Models 1305, 620, 830 and Owners Club — these are inexpensive brushes and highly regarded.

Just seen a week or so ago that stirling soap company has a couple badger brushes for sale. The price was good too. If that didn't work out I say whipped dog has the best options vs price IMO.

Yes Stirling has a good entry level badger for not much money ,, I thought it was 20-25 dollars, I bought one when they first came out to equip a friend who wanted to start down this wet shaving road , he's had it for a couple of months and no complaints. But I'm sure there are others out there too for that price, Tc. Good luck