Badger Hair Brushes

tweezerman.com makes a real badger hair shaving brushes that retails for $10.00 with a lifetime warranty. I know they don't compare with the expensive silver tips but they work just fine and don't cost much more than a boar bristle brush. If you go to tweezerman.com they have a search engine so you can check local availability. I haven't tried the internet site below but they ship free so if they are not available locally you might want to try ordering from these folks.

http://www.arivaskincare.com/tweezerman.html

Jack

I think those may be coming out of mainland China. When a stranger comes to the door, they've been heard to bark!




(just kidding, OK?, JUST kidding)

Hey Uthed. I used one this morning. It's as good as my more expensive low end badger brush. Good brush for the newbies or for travel.
Jack

Uthed,
On that note I will say I bought a Surrey "badger" from the local Rite Aid for $7, I swear it smells like a wet dog everytime it ges wet. I had to stop using it simply because of the aroma. real turn off.
In contrast my $7 Burma Shave brush is my daily user even over my nice badger brush. Whips up a lather really quickly which is great on weekdays mornings. I already started getting up 20 minutes earlier just to enjoy my shave.
I'm going to put that other brush near the door the next time I hear the mailman coming and see what happens <g>.

Tony

If you want a good silver tip brush for cheap go with Vulfix, cheap and damn good quality. I am personally lusting after a Simpsons or even a Plisson, absolutly beatiful brush, but because I don't have oddles of money to spend I'll for no have to stick with my Vulfix #374 and Kent BK8.

I have a Kent T4, a $20 Surrey Badger brush and a Tweezerman Badger brush. I can only feel a vary minor difference between them. I guess my face isn't vary sensetive. Or cheap Badger brushes all feel alike.

[quote="Tony Miller"]Uthed,
I swear it smells like a wet dog everytime it ges wet. I had to stop using it simply because of the aroma. real turn off.

Try washing it out with shampoo a couple of times, that should remove the smell.

JIC

Is anybody familiar with these brushes? They have tons of categories and even a PDF file that explains the differences of brushes I didn't even know about: mixed hair; colored boar, etc.

http://www.muehle-pinsel.de

Check it out and post what you think.

showme

We just didn't want to bore you with such details.

I have a question has anyone upgraded their badger hair brushes from the $25 to the silvertip? Do you really notice any difference?

RichZ
There is a big difference between the regular badger and the silver tip. The silver tip is the ultimate in luxury. I recently upgraded and am not sorry. However the silver tip is so soft that if you have a heavy beard it may not be stiff enough to raise the whiskers enough to suit you.
Jack

Jack,

Thanks for the 10-4 on that. Definitely something to think about. 8)

Mostly I found the difference in fullness and a bit softer.

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Originally Posted by StubbleBuster

Mostly I found the difference in fullness and a bit softer.

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Yea but the thread is so old all the brushes have since shriveled up and fallen apart.:)

I used to use a boars hair. It felt fine while it was all I had. Then I bought a Parker 100% Badger after coming here and learning what I have been missing. I love the Bagder and have not returned to the boars hair. I will be looking for a silvertip next.

Good array of Rooney brushes are available. I really enjoy my 1/1 silvertip (small). Price is around $65. Sold by advertisers on this site.

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Originally Posted by Sinatra

If you want a good silver tip brush for cheap go with Vulfix, cheap and damn good quality. I am personally lusting after a Simpsons or even a Plisson, absolutly beatiful brush, but because I don't have oddles of money to spend I'll for no have to stick with my Vulfix #374 and Kent BK8.

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Nothing wrong with the BK8. I've got Plissons, Simpsons, Rooneys, etc. If I had to save one from a housefire, I'd reach for the Kent.

Thats a good price, the only place i can get one locally costs £201

I have a Vulfix SuperBadger and a GoldenNib Grade A Silver Tip (Also made by Vulfix, who acquired you know who) The VSB gets the job done well with cream and soaps. The SilverTip works better with soaps. Basically, its a little softer and a lot thicker than the VSB. Because of this, it requires a lot of cream to get it working and much more than what is needed to get a BBS shave done. So, I just use it for Soaps and my VSB for creams.

I think China is the predominant producer of badger hair and that is one reason why badger brushes and silvertips have come down in price.

Lots of choices and price points. More fun for everyone!

Pabster

Update:

Now I have a Golden Nib 22mm grade a silvertip badger mated to their faux ivory handle 22mm Ivory #3.

Great brush!! Now my main brush.