Thread: Van der Hagan badger Brush

I just recently found out that van der Hagan makes badger brushes and was wondering if anyone had tried it yet, because right now I use there boar brush and it does what it's supposed to do it makes lather, and it allows me to apply it to my face.

I am curious about badger brushes but not enough to spend a large amounts of my hard earned cash on them. The VDH brush is under $20 but if there is no difference between there boar and badger I wont wast my money on it.

does anyone have any views on the brush I would love to hear them

yes, there is a difference between boar and badger. i'm sure its somewhere in the wiki.
i'm sure a lot of people, including myself, have tried the vdh brush. it's a good brush for beginners, but i'm sure you'll want something softer eventually and something that holds water better.
use the search and read the wiki and you'll find a much more detailed answer.

Everything in my experience with the VDH boar brush tells me not to bother with their badger. If you want badger on the DL you can get in to Vulfix for 40-50 or get one of the knots from golden nib and buy a matching handle and DIY it for 25-40.

It's a pure badger so it should be pretty stiff and prickly. I'm not sure there is that much difference performance wise from a Boar or basic Badger like that. Maybe the badger will hold a bit more water. If I were in your shoes I would continue using what I have and save my dimes until I could afford a decent badger if that's what you want.

Hello, Alucard77:

I concur with my friend thebigspendur. Save your money and spend it on a better badger brush. Edwin Jagger, Omega and several other manufacturers have a variety of pure badger brushes reasonably priced. Go with a better badger brush.

Regards,

Obie

I started out with the VDH Board and liked it well enough. But then I managed to get a hold of a horse hair brush from bestshave.net. It really surprised me how different a broken in No6 or even a No7 was compared to the VDH boar. The horse hair is sort of a middle ground between the stiffness of the boar (which I didn't have a problem with) and the softness of the badger (which I haven't personally experienced on account of the cost). IMHO it holds more water and builds lather easier than the boar VDH and costs less to boot.

If you go that way take note: The horse hair had a funky smell to it for the first week or so...not a horse smell, but a smell I can only guess is a disinfectant or a hold over from the process of making the brush. It also shed for the first week, but not since.

FWIW!

Peace,

thankyou for the info

I've got several brushes; boar, horse and badger, one being a VDH badger. It's a decent brush - nice size with a bit of scratchiness. It is a bit floppy IMO, but not too bad in general. I also have the Tweezerman badger, and between the two I would recommend the Tweezerman. It's cheaper and a bit stiffer, but like most other things, YRMV. Hope this helps!

Remember that for a long time Horse was the preferred alternative to badger for folks on a budget. After the Anthrax scares they switched to Boar as the next best alternative.

for $35, i'm DYING to try the simpsons wee scott