Thread: AoS Brush and such

Sorry if this has been pounded into the ground, but I can't get the search engine here to work for me... Being dyslexic doesn't help...

My place of work seems to only cary Art of Shaving line of shave products. Being less than wealthy I tend to keep an eye out for discounts and other ways of getting stuff at a better price. But I also want good stuff, even if it costs more to get better stuff I'll go that route.

So how do their brushes grade? They all seem to be pure badger brushes at my location and I think I read somewhere that AoS always uses pure badger. So It may be stiffer or scratchy compared to my Altesse silvertip, no clue yet. Soon we get a 40% off day of shopping and that got me to thinking AoS may be worth that kind of discount...

I'd like to know the quality of their products and how you all feel about them.

i have a AOS pure badger brush, its nice use it for soaps everyone once in a while. my girlfriends father has been using the same AOS pure badger brush since the day AOS opened and loves it. They also make Best and silvertip as well as fancy horn handled brushes. In my opinion they make excellent products (im addicted to there sandalwood soap) but for the price i believe you can do better especially with brushes.

If I remember correctly, the AoS brushes are made by Vulfix. You are better off buying a Vulfix from Jim at Vintage Blades. The #2234 has been extremely popular, but tends to be a bit floppy. I like their shaving creams, and understand that their soaps are also great products.

RT

The highest end AoS are actually Plisson High Mountain Whites in horn!

They do cost 600-700 in AoS stores.

Considering you can get a true Plisson for much less, I wouldn't even look at them unless they are on 50% off sale or something. Actually - I won't look at them even then (because I don't want to support a "shaving" company with pretentious and shaving-illiterate salesmen, and also - I do have one such Plisson already and have no intention of getting another one)

Cheers
Ivo

Originally Posted by izlat

The highest end AoS are actually Plisson High Mountain Whites in horn!

They do cost 600-700 in AoS stores.

Considering you can get a true Plisson for much less, I wouldn't even look at them unless they are on 50% off sale or something. Actually - I won't look at them even then (because I don't want to support a "shaving" company with pretentious and shaving-illiterate salesmen, and also - I do have one such Plisson already and have no intention of getting another one)

Cheers
Ivo

I agree with Ivo in that I have mixed feelings about supporting AOS. They are obnoxious. At the same time, they do bring people closer to our way of shaving and you simply can't pay the rents they do without having a mass market appeal.

That said, I do have an AOS "Fine" badger. I think this is the same as your generic "best" grade. The knot is 21-22mm and retailed for $90 (I had a gift certificate). I'd compare that price minus your discount to what you can get from Shavemac or Saville Row. The quality of the brush is decent. It lost a couple dozen hairs over the first month of use, but seems to have stabilized now. It’s nothing special, but it gets the job done.

Jordan

I have never liked AOS even though my first razor came from there. I think they are snotty and don't really know alot about shaving.

I can't really say negative things about AOS. I got the str8 bug when I was in Atlantic City and I was walking at the Piers when I saw their store.. I was quite intrigued and herre I am... I only purchased a sandelwood soap and unscented pre shave oil...