Any opinions or experience with this brush?

[johnnyyt]

Newbie at shaving with a DE razor but I'm enjoying it so far.

I'm currently using a synthetic brush that a friend of mine got for me but I think it's pretty darn rough on my face.

My local shop carries a pretty large variety of brushes but I've been looking at one of them in particular. The parker silver tip badger brushes.

If anyone has used these, do you have any experience with them?

http://www.parkershaving.com/categories/Shaving-Brushes/Silvertip-Badger/

 

[LAM&P]

I currently use a Parker Blue handled Black Badger brush as my daily shaver and it performs well beyond the price I paid for it. That being said if you don’t mind a bit of backbone and scritch it’s perfect. This is the only Parker I’ve owned but am more than satisfied with the purchase.

 

[takeshi]

I haven't but others certainly have:
https://www.google.com/search?q=par...78,d.eWU&fp=146b86452caa966d&biw=1920&bih=995

 

[Whiskey Badger]

I have the chrome handled silvertip. I have had it for 3-4 years now I think. I got it on Amazon.com, and if I recall correctly I paid in the ballpark of $55-60. I am more than pleased with the performance, and it's my daily brush.

The Parker emblem basically whiped off the chrome like a week after use. The paint just couldn't stick to the chrome. It didn't leave any visible marks so it just looks like a plain, untagged, chrome handle. The handle has some nice weight to it.

The knot is a SOLID performer. It is great for face lathering (like I said: daily brush), and it more than gets the job done for bowl lathering. It loads well with all the hard soaps I use and holds more than enough lather for at least 3 passes and doesn't hog any lather. The only cream I use is AOS, and it works great for that too.

This brush is the reason my brush collection is so small, because I rarely think of ever needing to try something new in the brush department.

If I missed anything specific on the brush that you are looking for, feel free to ask, or drop a PM.

 

[johnnyyt]

I have the chrome handled silvertip. I have had it for 3-4 years now I think. I got it on Amazon.com, and if I recall correctly I paid in the ballpark of $55-60. I am more than pleased with the performance, and it's my daily brush.

The Parker emblem basically whiped off the chrome like a week after use. The paint just couldn't stick to the chrome. It didn't leave any visible marks so it just looks like a plain, untagged, chrome handle. The handle has some nice weight to it.

The knot is a SOLID performer. It is great for face lathering (like I said: daily brush), and it more than gets the job done for bowl lathering. It loads well with all the hard soaps I use and holds more than enough lather for at least 3 passes and doesn't hog any lather. The only cream I use is AOS, and it works great for that too.

This brush is the reason my brush collection is so small, because I rarely think of ever needing to try something new in the brush department.

If I missed anything specific on the brush that you are looking for, feel free to ask, or drop a PM.

thanks for the info! sounds like i know what my next brush will be
i plan on getting the olivewood handle.

 

[Jut]

the logo disappeared off mine after a few uses. i found it to be a serviceable brush.

 

[Jess2940]

I have the chrome parker and a wood handle parker. The chrome parker is best because it holds the heat from the hot longer. The Parker brushes are nice but kind of pricey. I bought a couple silver tip badger chinese brushes off eBay for like 10 bucks a piece. Yeah, the Chinese are a little smaller but the hair of silver tip badger is the same, so if you want to spend 50-60 bucks on a brush, go ahead, for me, the ten dollars brushes work just as good.