Thread: First Brush: Recommend a good silvertip?

Josh Welcome to SRP
what I did is bought everything I thought I needed first, only to find out I didnt have what I needed to shave.

I would say you first need a razor and a strop to get started. I bought the strop last and had everything else and couldnt do anything till I had enough money to buy a strop, I actually had to borrow a strop ( that I still have BTW and is still in useable condition). It seems like a lot of money to get started, you could easily spend hundreds of dollors. I would first shop for a razor in the clasified section of this forum, there are lots of good razors here and they are comming from members who are knowledegable, and most likely they will get them shave ready for you. Secondly you need a strop, there are vendors here that will set you up with quality products from around $40 up to around $120.

You can buy samples of shave creams and soaps from the forum vendors, or even buy from the classsifieds. There are even members making creams and giving away samples.

You can buy a brush as cheap as $12 to get started , and there are plenty of guys using $12 brushes or you can spend $300 on one. Im still on a $12 brush and will probally upgrade to an $80 silvertip soon. Hope this helps you a little.