Quote Originally Posted by xiaotuzi View Post
It certainly can feel like opening a can of worms, but you are just a brush away from getting started and then you can take your time and open that can up more as you feel ready. There are plenty of badger brushes in your price range that won't be a "total waste of money" and will get you lathered up just fine. It will probably come down to just picking one and trying it for a while. To learn more about badger brushes you can search for threads here on SRP about them and also Google "different grades of badger shaving brushes".
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Buy what you can afford to get started.