Thread: Using just one brush?

I have a couple..One built with the a Golden Nib Special Silver on Elk Antler...One I pick up in Germany, a tortise regular badger and a older badger that is soft as silk embeded in a clear plastic block (probably my favorite) and of course a travel Vulix for the shave kit.

Only have one brush...a $7 VDH. Never really wanted another. Well, I take that back, I like the fancier brushes, but can feed my kids for a week or two with the proceeds required to buy some of the other brushes and can't really justify that expense. Besides, the VDH is a fine brush and does the job it was made to do.

One Simpson PJ1.

We were made for each other!

Actually, depending on what you use, you might not even need a brush. Obviously, if you use the canned shaving cream, a brush is not needed. Even some of the high-end shaving creams don't require a shaving brush; just use your hands. If you only use soaps, then a brush is required.

There can be a practical reason to own two brushes, though. If you use very dense brushes, they may take longer than a day to dry. For instance, my Simpson Chubby 1 Two-Band brush takes a little longer than a day to fully dry. In this kind of case, you may want to own two brushes to insure that you can shave every day if you have to or want to.

Personally, I really like brushes and wouldn't mind owning a few (<10). I am the type of guy that would prefer to have a razor or two and than have more brushes. However, that would be the opposite of the norm on this site .

I own 4 brushes now, one I got with my first SR kit, I used it a couple of times and I just didnt like it, soaks up water like a sponge and goes floppy lol, my go to is my tweezerman, I love this brush it's so comfortable, I have a larger badger that I use on occasion and an omega boar which I bought to try, and really have no complaints about but I still don't think I've got it just right with the boar.

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I've only got one brush and I'm totally happy with it. I dont think I'll get another until this one wears out TBH..!

Its about the only thing I didnt get an AD for lol!

I bought a Kent BK8 and my other brushes either went into retirement or the travel kit.

I switch from badger to boar but I do have a favorite and that is one I made up which has a large wood handle with a relatively small knot that
I got from Golden Nib.

Originally Posted by zib

I do the same thing with my Thater brush. I kicked my other's to the curb. Funny thing is, at first, I didn't like the Thater. I thought it was way to flimsy compared to a Rooney for instance...I forced myself to use it, as if it was my only brush. Now, I love it. I have to make it a point to use the others....

Rich, out of curiosity, which Thater do you have that made you kick all your others to the curb?

I own just one brush at home, & one smaller brush for travel.