Thread: advice on my next brush purchase

Wanted to update the thread on my purchase. the Chubby 3 came on Friday and I used it both Sat and today, and BOY what an amazing brush. The difference in the performance of this brush and my Gold-Dachs Silvertip are considerable. While the smaller Gold-Dachs is easier to get the small places, like over my mouth, the Chubby 3 holds a serious lather and covers my face in a thick white coat of foam so thick I can't see my stubble thru it. Very happy with the performance of the tighter knot. I've now decided to get a Rooney and compare the two.. I'm hoping to create a rotation between two or three high quality brushes.

I have been looking at my brush lately and thinking I need to get a good one. The one I have is a badger hair brush, and it works...ok I guess. I looked up some of the brushes you guys were talking about... $300.00 + on a brush??? Are you serious?? Does it make that much of a difference? I dont even have a fraction of the razors I want yet, let alone a $300 brush. At this rate, I'm going to have to wait until I retire to buy one of those things, and then I wont be able to afford it. Someone is going to have to provide some awfully compelling evidence that these things are worth their salt.

I have to agree with you Shaun, some of this has to be a status thing. I have been using my cheap old brush forever and it still performs again and again. Ok so I lose a hair now and then, but $300 that's like investment or rent type of money. Maybe if I tried one I would see, but right now for me, this just seems a waste of good money.

About 3 years ago I bought a $100 silver tip badger brush because I heard they were better than the best badger brush and the boar brush I had been using for the past 10 to 12 years! I have to admit that my silver tipped badger has a luxurious feel to it but recently my father bought me a $30 best badger brush and I find this to be my favored brush!

I'm new to using a brush, but I can certain tell the difference between my cheaper one and my nicer one.. is it 3 to 10 times better? no.. But that's the same with everything... the "you get what you pay for" curve gets very shallow as price goes up.. With all that said, if I can afford it, I get it that's how I buy everything I own.

I'm sure that the members on this thread who have these higher end brushes own them because they like them, and if they weren't worth the money the free market would end their production as there would be no buyers.