Thread: Shaving Brush Beginner - What One to get?

I 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.