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I have been using a cheap tweezerman brush to start. I cant get the best lather with it,but for the cost I did not expect much.
I recived as a gift a pure badger The Art Of Shaving brush. I think it cost $55. Anyone have any experience with it?
I checked some other threads about a nice brush in that price range, however I know thats a very tough question.
Dovo makes awesome razors, so who makes awesome brushes.
Yes I am new to this.
Thanks
I love my aos brush.. I believe if u look up my latest posts u will find one that explains brushes..
I have a AOS fine badger that I got as a gift and enjoy the heck out if it.
Mine is a finest badger but it is a very nice brush and I can't imagine I will ever get rid of it.
I believe AOS brushes are made by Shavemac. Shavemac is very well respected.
I use my AOS brush everyday. Ido have two others but since it was my first brush and work great why change.
Maybe this is a silly question, but why not just use the one you received to see what you think of it?
I suggest trying it. I have a VDH Deluxe boar ($ 9) and three good badgers ( up to $ 140). They all make good lather and I use them all each week.
At the AOS store by me, I have asked two different clerks on two separate occasions who makes their brushes, and they both answered, "Victoria."Quote:
Originally Posted by GeauxLSU
I'm basing this on the shape of the handle. At my local AOS store, when asked, they had no idea.Quote:
Originally Posted by Joegags
A search for "Victoria shaving brushes" yielded this:
"VICTORIA is a 100 percent subsidiary of GEKA. The company, which is headquartered in Bechhofen-Königshofen, Germany, imports and trades in cosmetic brushes, powder puffs, sponges, related accessories, and advertising products for national and international cosmetics companies and perfumery chains. Its specialty is the manufacture of shaving brushes that meet the high standards of leading brands and perfumeries throughout the world."
I have one. I like it as much as my silver tip. I think they make good product for an average price of
I have that brush. This is my first and only brush so far. I love it. It is soft but has a good backbone. It lathers pretty well, my only gripe about it is the handle, I wish it was a little bit bigger, other than that it is an excellent brush IMO.
Ok, so I went to a local AOS store to look. I checked out the brushes. Mine was the $55 base model. They had one for 80 and one for 180 I think. The one I had $55 felt not as good as the others, significantly different. The hair felt more loose. The other ones say hand made, it makes a difference.
I exchanged all my stuff $175 worth of stuff for store credit. I am going to think about it. I think I will end up getting a $80 brush and a nice stand for it. Then some small shave oil/soaps.
I picked up a dovo strop, the leather felt very soft. The one in the store was all cut up from people messing with it.
I picked up a dovo razor, WOW it just feels nice. Soild, clean, of course the blade felt dull. For sure they are not shave ready. The guy in the store never shaved with a strait razor and was not very knowledgeable. But I was very happy he gave me store credit.
Should have brought my razors and stropped them!! (I don't have a strop yet)