Thread: Should I buy a Silvertip brush?

nun2sharp, you're trying to get me to join the Aquisition Disorder group! This straight razor endeavor was supposed to save me money in the long run! Seriously though, thanks for the tips and opinions.

K37 that's what I was thinking. That the Silver might be too soft, the Pure a little too scritchy, and the Finest just right.

Originally Posted by Jetmech

nun2sharp, you're trying to get me to join the Aquisition Disorder group! This straight razor endeavor was supposed to save me money in the long run! Seriously though, thanks for the tips and opinions.

K37 that's what I was thinking. That the Silver might be too soft, the Pure a little too scritchy, and the Finest just right.

You are already there I can tell by your feigned denial. and like Goldielocks you wont find the one that's just right until you have tried them all! Have fun!

Badgers!?, Badgers!? We don't need no steenking Badgers! Sorry, just couldn't resist

Originally Posted by nun2sharp

...you wont find the one that's just right until you have tried them all! Have fun!

That's for sure. It would be nice to be able to walk into a store right now and try every type of brush, find the one you like the best and buy it no matter the cost then expand much later. I don't think that's feasible so in the meantime, I would be a two band badger or make a finest badger; you'll probably like it much better than what you have and won't need or really desire to upgrade right after your purchase.

Although soaps reacts according to the skin type, if you skin is sensitive its defiantly cause some problem because of the soap, some people have very hard skin it doesn't react on it.

Going back to your original question, 1-yes you will notice a huge difference if you go silvertip over the pure and 2-worth is a value only you can judge. if you like the difference it's worth it if you don't it's not. You should try and go to a store where you can try different types if you live in a large city. If not you're left with on-line ordering.

Most any silvertip will serve you well for years and will work with both soaps and creams, but the so will your current brush. If you are willing to spend the $$ for a brush that is going to feel softer and more plush, then go for it. From my experience, as far as the feel of the brush on your face, you will feel a difference.

Originally Posted by Jetmech

nun2sharp, you're trying to get me to join the Aquisition Disorder group! This straight razor endeavor was supposed to save me money in the long run! Seriously though, thanks for the tips and opinions.

K37 that's what I was thinking. That the Silver might be too soft, the Pure a little too scritchy, and the Finest just right.

I thought that I was going to get off cheaper in the long run too. It is possible to make straight razor shaving cheaper than cartridge shaving but not easy. 6 gillete proglide razors are about twenty dollars if you use one a week then in 3 months you've used 40 dollars worth. meaning you spend 160 a year on razors and maybe 3 cans of barbasol which is roughly 12 dollars all together i think. so say you do what i did and go with a sight unseen razor from larry get a brush and soap set a poor man strop.

If I recall correctly that was about 90 dollars all together. but then the problem is straight razor shaving is something that is highly customizable and to figure out what works best for you there is some experimentation as well. this is true with shaving and with equipment (Im still trying to figure out what works best for me)

search your straight shaving motivations. I can tell you that even though I got into it to save money, I'm sticking with it because of the experience, the focused action of it all (it's like breaking down a gun or sharpening a knife to me I zone in on it and it relaxes me... wow I just sounded like one of those people that winds up sharpening knives all day and giving off ballistic records off the top of his head... oh wait), and because I really love the lather experience and the close shave.

Oh and I thought i would hate a silver tip until I tried one. I still like my pure badger though

Silver tip brushes are nice, but they won't make or break a fantastic shave nor will they turn you into a lather master. It's a luxury product, that's all.

I have 1best badger, 2pure badgers and 1silvertip. My go to brushes are my 2 pure badgers. They load up nice with soap pucks or cream and I get a great shave with any of my brushes. To me I think you can hand lather if your technique is good with the blade. And I haven't found a soap where I wasn't able to get a good shave. The 2 things IMO that you HAVE to have are a shave ready razor and good shaving technique, the rest is optional.