Im relatively new (September 2022) to wet shaving. One of the biggest pieces of advice people give to new wet shavers is to try a variety of products of each type (razors, blades, brushes, etc.). This makes sense. I have (what I think) is a brush in each fiber type:
Boar, badger, synthetic, horse
My questions are:
What type of brush is your favorite and why for:
Hard soaps (tallow based)
Glycerin soaps
Creams
Sticks
Face lathering
Bowl lathering
Overall
Specific brush
Here are my choices in the limited time I've been wet shaving:
Hard soaps (tallow based) - badger:
Good backbone and whips lather pretty well.
Glycerin soaps - synthetic:
I don't know why but it just seems that way.
Creams - badger:
Whips up nice lather
Sticks - boar
Strong backbone for face lathering
Face lathering - boar
Strong backbone to build lather
Bowl lathering - badger
Whips up nice lather overall
Overall - badger
Most versatile
Specific brush:
Vintage Ever - Ready R40 badger - it's the most versatile for me and has a good balance of a strong enough backbone, softness, exfoliating/massaging, builds best overall lather.
The horse hair is ok but feels more like actual hair.
I could just be talking out of my butt but these are my observations and opinions so far.
Boar, badger, synthetic, horse
My questions are:
What type of brush is your favorite and why for:
Hard soaps (tallow based)
Glycerin soaps
Creams
Sticks
Face lathering
Bowl lathering
Overall
Specific brush
Here are my choices in the limited time I've been wet shaving:
Hard soaps (tallow based) - badger:
Good backbone and whips lather pretty well.
Glycerin soaps - synthetic:
I don't know why but it just seems that way.
Creams - badger:
Whips up nice lather
Sticks - boar
Strong backbone for face lathering
Face lathering - boar
Strong backbone to build lather
Bowl lathering - badger
Whips up nice lather overall
Overall - badger
Most versatile
Specific brush:
Vintage Ever - Ready R40 badger - it's the most versatile for me and has a good balance of a strong enough backbone, softness, exfoliating/massaging, builds best overall lather.
The horse hair is ok but feels more like actual hair.
I could just be talking out of my butt but these are my observations and opinions so far.