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07-10-2017, 11:23 PM #1
yes, as Bob said read the primer at the beginning of this forum.
Brushes are one of those things you don't know what you like until you try them. Best advice is get a middle quality, middle size badger hair brush and then go from there.No matter how many men you kill you can't kill your successor-Emperor Nero
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07-10-2017, 11:34 PM #2
Just to add another option, I've become a fan of a quality synthetics. My reasoning is that the prices are reasonable and they tend to develop a good lather relatively easily. For the price you can try a couple of different knots and get an idea of what you actually like before spending a bunch of money on a higher-end badger. Keep in mind, I have nothing against those knots but I learned a lot more about what I liked once I began spending a moderate amount of money on a selection of synthetic knots.
I'm not sure if you've seen it but I put together a review thread where I recorded my journey: http://straightrazorpalace.com/brush...-shootout.html
To be clear, I have absolutely nothing against the badger options that are available, I just thought I'd provide another option.Knowledge is power. Power corrupts.
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07-11-2017, 12:40 AM #3
Another article on brushes for the OP.
Brush Observations - Shave Library
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07-11-2017, 02:21 AM #4
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Thanked: 292I love using badger hair brushes with creams as they are luxuriously soft. I love using boar brushes with hard soaps as they have sufficient backbone to load it like you hate it. However, if I could only have one brush (oh, what a tragedy), it would either be a Vie Long horsehair or a synthetic brush. These twp types tend to fall somewhere between the badger and boar brushes in softness and backbone, so they work well with creams, croaps, and hard soaps. For travel, when you do not have time to soak a brush, or to dry it afterward, the synthetic brush is idea as the bristles do not absorb water.
For a beginner who might be discouraged by the smell of a natural hair/bristle brush, a synthetic is also a good choice. However, ultimately it is good to have a variety of brushes from which to choose. Although some badger brushes can be rather expensive, you do not have to spend a lot of money to get a decent lather.
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07-11-2017, 02:34 AM #5
Having a variety of brushes and razors makes it interesting and fun to see what comes up in rotation for the next shave.
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07-11-2017, 03:39 AM #6
The advice I gave you on another forum is what I would still offer.
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07-11-2017, 05:12 AM #7
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Thanked: 171Like some other posters have already, I would like to steer you towards a high-quality synthetic brush. My recommendation would be a medium to large sized Mühle Silvertip Fibre®, as they call it, which comes surprisingly close in performance to a "real" top of the line silvertip badger brush. If you stick to their "classic" style, you won't have to pay for any of the fancier handle materials.
These brushes come from an innovative, hghly respected company that has been in the business for generations, work extremely well, are robust, and forgive early handling mistakes.
Once you have decided whether shaving brushes are for you, you will find that you have entered the game at a high level already and are able to judge better whether the additional expense of a real silvertip badger brush is for you, or whether you want to experiment with boar, or even horse hair.
Good luck with your choice.
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07-11-2017, 02:44 AM #8
I really like the synthetics most of all. They don't hold water as well as natural bristles, though that isn't a problem with proper technique. The synthetics have advantages over natural fiber as well.
One of my favorites is a little $9 brush. Here's a link:
https://www.maggardrazors.com/produc...rush-4-colors/
It is synthetic boar, which means that is firm. The shaving term for that is that it has a lot of backbone.
Here is one of my favorite synthetic badgers, which comes in at a whopping $11.99.
https://www.maggardrazors.com/produc...marble-handle/
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07-11-2017, 09:45 AM #9
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Thanked: 3222That is exactly why it is so difficult to recommend a shave brush to anyone. Everyone has personal likes and dislikes and mine may or may not match yours.
I went through a few different brushes till I found the type of badger brush, boar brush and synthetic brush that I liked.
BobLife is a terminal illness in the end