Thread: please recommend a scritchy brush... on a budget

Well for starters I followed Brontosaurus' suggestion and ordered a VP Leonhardy 95600 Brush based on the description at TSS which states "...a hearty confluence of scratch and healthy scrubbing." Sounds exactly what I was looking for. Didn't cost much so I figured I would also try RayClem's idea of getting a cheap synthetic and trimming it a little at a time. I went with a very cheap Omega for that. So, budget is still intact and I can try a couple brushes and see.. . . . . But then I couldn't stop myself from ordering a Vie-Long 13061 horse hair, 50% mane/50% tail even though I went a little over the budget in all...but in a good way as I see it.

Thanks guys for all the thoughtful suggestions, I'm looking forward to trying out some other ones when I can.

Originally Posted by RezDog

One of my first brushes was a no name best badger from Classic Edge, it had scratch and backbone galore. I love that brush but passed it on t o my oldest nephew as he started wet shaving.

Hahaha...yes!

Those brushes that Phil made are superb - $30.00 Canadian if I'm not mistaken and are actually great brushes - good backbone, and definitely some solid scritch factor...probably one of the best brushes out there IMO for the cost.

Think this is the one that came with my starter kit:

Pure Badger Faux Ebony Shaving Brush

Sounds like you are well on your way towards a full blown chronic case of Brush Acquisition Disorder. Enjoy!

Good luck with the VP Leonhardy 95600. Every now and then I apply walnut oil to the wooden handle to keep it from drying out.

You want scritch, you need to have a black badger. They can be had at a very low price, and will exfoliate your skin like no other. IMO, there's nothing that is as scritchy as a black badger. It's a very low grade of badger, but if it wasn't categorised as "low end" I feel like more people would use them, and appreciate them. There's nothing wrong with taking a shine to something others deem "low end." Just my little ramble for yuh.

My first brush was a black badger from Vulfix, re-branded under Col. Conk, and even after I tried higher end brushes, I came back to the black badger when I wanted that scrubby feeling. I'll always have a black badger in my brush rotation.

https://www.fendrihan.ca/products/vu...x-ivory-handle

Just a little update on the hunt for a really scritchy brush. As Brontosaurus said, the VP Leonhardy 95600 is indeed a hairshirt wearing cenobite's favorite. All is subjective when describing brushes of course but to me it has the mega scritch I was looking for and feels very satisfying especially with a couple days growth. The Vie-Long horsehair 50mane/50tail is a brush I like very much; thick, creates super lather and feels very good for any day when I'm not ready to take a layer of epidermis off with the VP. And so, yet another _AD has officially taken hold...

Semogue 1470.

Originally Posted by HARRYWALLY

You want scritch, you need to have a black badger. They can be had at a very low price, and will exfoliate your skin like no other. IMO, there's nothing that is as scritchy as a black badger. It's a very low grade of badger, but if it wasn't categorised as "low end" I feel like more people would use them, and appreciate them. There's nothing wrong with taking a shine to something others deem "low end." Just my little ramble for yuh.

My first brush was a black badger from Vulfix, re-branded under Col. Conk, and even after I tried higher end brushes, I came back to the black badger when I wanted that scrubby feeling. I'll always have a black badger in my brush rotation.

https://www.fendrihan.ca/products/vu...x-ivory-handle

You know me well..

Originally Posted by outback

You know me well..

I like that turquoise colored one in the middle. From here looks like Buffalo horn on the base of it.

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Hey I think I recognize the third one from the right. Is that the Outback Magna Badger? I have a black badger knot in the mail and hope to fit it into a handle I'm trying to make. Should be here soon I think.