Thread: Boar vs Badger and Cream vs Soap

Originally Posted by Razorrookie01

Any of you tried horse hair brushes.... just wondering

Yup, I have a few antiques that I brought back to life. They fall between boar and badger and they hold a huge amount of water or lather. The hair expands and will destroy a flimsy handle ferrule.
Seven days in the week and I can grab whatever I wish from the shelving. Nothing expensive just good quality for the prices I paid.
I do use the boar brushes a lot more than the badgers, though. Geezeritis' of the imagination I would guess. Started with boar, doncha' know!
Have fun and learn each brush you buy, with whatever lathering or brushless product you find. and then move onward. Brushless will do a number on a good brush so use a cheap one.
~Richard
PS. To borrow a comment made long ago by a member:
I've been shaving for over 60 years and enjoying for the last few."

Originally Posted by Doryferon

My Boar collection increased because i have found that a well broken-in Boar is unbeatable

Nice to see you converted to boar Dory! I remember a long time ago you used to prefer badger brushes.

Originally Posted by Razorrookie01

Any of you tried horse hair brushes.... just wondering

I have many horsehair brushes, both mane hair and tail hair brushes, as well as mixed mane and tail hair brushes.
I like my own very much because they are custom made by some true Italian artists, however I don't use them very often because they don't behave as I would prefer.
I agree with Geezer, horse hair brushes are between boar and badger brushes.

Originally Posted by Phrank

I tried a Vulvix mixed badger/boar "Grosvenor" brush, and while some could say it's the worst of both, I quite like it, it's one of my favourites as I find it hast the best of both and it's great to change things up.

I bought two Grosvenor brushes and a Semogue Mistura, which is also a mix of both badger and boar.

Put it this way, I am cheap, but I gave away the two Grosvenors and still regularly enjoy the Mistura. There is absolutely no comparison between the quality of the two so I recommend you buy one if they ever come available again.

Originally Posted by Razorrookie01

Any of you tried horse hair brushes.... just wondering

I have 2,one is 50/50 and the other 65/35 and i want to try a White horse someday
Till then my Boars are the winners.