Thread: What is your favorite brush? Why?

Let try to get good pics. Name of it and reason why it it is your favorite? It could be: last forever, High Quality, Looks, Dream brush, whatever! Then do you bowl with it or palm with it.

I found a guy that hand makes them they are beautiful! I a big USMC fan and love the Olive drab color this is a silver tip badger olive drab colored Buckeye Burl wood 24mm. I use mine with a bowl. Since he does them custom I plan to get him to put a little EGA on it if possible.

Love them all because I made every one

I have a couple of Somerset made Simpson Supers, Rooney Finest, Plisson HMW and a few Thater 2 bands. I love 'em all. Gotta go to work now so no time for pix.

As a noob brush idiot, can someone explain what differences I might expect to enjoy from a "better" brush than my low cost but seemingly effective pure badger brush?

Thanks for the help.

I'll post a photo of it later and will say I think it's great and is the best brush I've ever used!!! LOL it's the only brush I've ever tried.

The heck with the brushes in that photo, I'll take the clock.

I've never really gotten into brushes. I don't know why - perhaps because the area of making lather and applying it is the least interesting part of shaving for me. Many people love them, but I just see them as a tool. I have 3 atm - all badger in varying degrees of silvertipery. I used to have a boar one but it fell apart. I suppose if I had to choose which one I favoured the most it would be the one I am using at the moment - Truefitt and Hill something-badger (pure, best, super, whatever).

James.

Originally Posted by thebigspendur

The heck with the brushes in that photo, I'll take the clock.

Not Gonna Happen,Thats a 10 inch Chelsea

I only have one (an Omega Badger) used with an old coffee cup (I don't have any cool scuttles or froo-froo shave bowls )

Originally Posted by unit

As a noob brush idiot, can someone explain what differences I might expect to enjoy from a "better" brush than my low cost but seemingly effective pure badger brush?.

I've only tried three different badgers, but have been able to tell quite a difference. One was a Sabi best or pure...not sure..it was an add on with an ebay purchase. They S. to the UCK. Another was a Parker best or pure that came with a safety and stand and it's actually been a nice compliment filler between the horse and silvertip. I like it's water retention abililty along with the stiff/softness ratio. My silvertip is my favorite and stands out much softer than the rest. There's no name brand here, but a nice, weighty, beautiful, hand-turned cocobolo handled, well-balanced tool made expressly for creams, in my opinion.

So, in order of stiffness: boar, horse, best badger, silvertip
in order of favorite: boar, best badger, horse, silvertip

TMI?