So I've been wet-shaving for a couple years now but have never used a badger hair brush. Curiosity finally got the better of me and I ordered a "tortoiseshell" handled brush from WCS to see what all the fuss is about. It arrived today, two-days early. Why this particular brush? Well it has somewhere around 80 glowing reviews on WCS, it fit comfortably within my budget and I liked the look of the handle (similar to my Trafalgar T3). While I don't beans about badger brushes generally speaking, and maybe I'm easily impressed, but this seems like a really nice specimen, at least at first blush. It did have just a wee-little bit of badgerlicious funk going on, so I shampooed it, set it in hot-rollers and hung it up to dry. Okay, so I'm joking about the hot-rollers. I didn't realize it was going to "explode" like it did after washing. Wow. It's a honkin' big brush (26mm knot); and I've been using a Trafalgar T3 for a long time. Conveniently, it fits my extra-wide razor/brush stand perfectly, so that's a plus.
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WCS Brush (post-shampoo) Posed With Trafalger T3.....
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So, what's next in this gripping saga: Will I be totes blown away by my first fur brush? Will I disavow synthetics forever more? Will I pass through the Looking Glass and fall down the "rabbit hole"? The anticipation is positively palpable!
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WCS Brush (post-shampoo) Posed With Trafalger T3
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So, what's next in this gripping saga: Will I be totes blown away by my first fur brush? Will I disavow synthetics forever more? Will I pass through the Looking Glass and fall down the "rabbit hole"? The anticipation is positively palpable!