Thread: Badger Hair Shaving Brush Advice

I found this badger hair shaving brush online and was wondering if you guys could tell if it's a good one.

Silvertip Badger Hair Shaving Brush with Black Handle: 001010-006 VirtualVillage.com

Thanks

I wouldn't call myself a brush expert, but I've never seen a real silvertip grade brush for this little $$. It also looks more like a Pure grade brush, but again, I can't be sure of that. Pure brushes can certainly do the job, but don't have the soft luxurious feel of silvertip.

FWIW, if I were just getting into brushes, I would stick with reputable brands - Vulfix, for example makes great brushes at reasonable prices. Shavemac, Saville Row from QED, Rooney, Omega, Muhle, etc.


Jordan

I agree with Jordan. That would be a killa price for real a Silvertip.
Caveat emptor.

I think “you get what you pay for” probably comes nicely into play here. I have a Shavemac Silvertip, about $200 retail. Orgasmic is one of the few words that adequately describes shaving with this Shavemac. I have a couple other ‘Silvertip’ badgers that are thick and dense like the Shavemac but in actual use don’t even approach the Shavemac in lathering ability and on skin feeling. Still, they function OK and keep wear off the Shavemac. They were in the $35 range. . Yes I am spoiled. I do have a Tweezerman that made me perfectly happy UNITL the Shavemac and others arrived. This brush seems to be real similar to a Tweezerman, with a 1mm wider knot and substantially longer in the bristle length, though I would not guess that from the picture. This cannot be a dense brush, boys and girls! I’d be willing to bet the water retention and release properties of this brush are not too good, just as they are not with the Tweezerman. It may be called “Silvertip” by these folks, but I feel you will be disappointed if you purchase thinking you will be getting the real McCoy. I think jnich67’s advice is pretty good.

if you want cheap, the JA Henckels one sells for something like $12.99 on eBay. i love mine.

I know at least one person on another forum who uses this brush every day and loves it. So, it might be good, it might be bad. I personally would recommend you look at Omega or Vulfix brushes, if you're looking for an inexpensive Badger. Boar is also an option, of course, but some people will tell you it's not.

This is my first and only brush (so far!) and I reccommend it. It whips up a great lather quickly and feels good on the skin. You cant go wrong at that price.

Having said that I have nothing else to compare it to. The next brush I get will have a longer handle on it as i do find this 1 a little short