Best face lathering brush?

[SirArthur]

THANKS TO ALL WHO CONTRIBUTED-YOUR INPUT IS GREATLY APPRECIATED.

I am looking for a brush ($35-$80) that is great for lathering soaps and creams using a face lathering technique. I have tried Rooneys and a few Shavemacs. Perhaps I need to try them again if there are no other choices. What is your experience with The Wee Scot? Are any of the Vulfix brushes suited for face lathering? Thanks for your valued input.

 

[Leche]

Are you willing to try a wonderful boar brush? Good backbone and will get incredibly soft. If so look at the Omega or Semegue offerings.

 

[Fozz7769]

Mate, the Semogue 830 is a great boar brush.

 

[ssultan]

Make one..my total cost on a restore I recently did was just around $50 and it's an unbelievably nice brush to use...

 

[Jatte]

Get a wee scot great for face lathering, since its small you can really swirl the little devil around

its pretty soft but has a good enough backbone to get a little bit of scritch

 

[Klarion]

Agreed on the Semogue 830. I haven't even put 10 shaves on it, but it's been conditioned pretty well. Many of the tips have split, so it leaves a nice feeling on the face, while the bristle and density give it a nice backbone. I consider it to be a good all around brush. It's available for about $30 shipped from Vintage Scent.

 

[talibeard]

It is the combination of soaps and face lathering that got me (re-)hooked on boars. But as for badgers; a dense silvertip with a short loft will do the trick too I reckon.

 

[Bullseye]

Ok, I have 2 brushes I use in rotation, a 20mm pure badger in a restored Majestic handle and a 20mm silvertip, set rather long in a handle I made. Both are TGN knots, and face lather using VDH soap or C O Beigalow cream. Other than hard to lather soaps out there, what's the big deal. I'm not an old pro here but these work for me.

Mark

 

[PaulL]

I'm facing the same question. Told the wife to get me a Rooney 1/1 for my birthday. (from Truefitt and Hill, it's about $60 with the B&B discount)

 

[dpmtherrien]

I picked up a Vulfix 404 from Bullgoose Shaving. Only cost $25.00, and its a very nice brush.

 

[Gogo]

I only face lather and for the price, you can't beat an Omega 49 or a Semogue 1305. Both are boar brushes and take some time to break in, but are worth the effort. The Omega is much bigger and is very gentle when broken in and wet. The 1305 feels soft from day one, but takes a little while to maximize it's lather capabilities.

 

[pennhead]

I have had great luck face lathering with a Men-U Premier synthetic brush. Using a shave cream, the lather literally just explodes on your face.

My first impression of the brush with soaps wasn't good, but I decided to keep trying it before giving up on it. It wasn't until I tried using it with a shave cream instead of a soap that its true beauty came to light. Now it sees regular use in my rotation.

All this said, I have a Semogue 1305 on order from http://www.vintagescent.com/ and looking forward to trying it out.