Boar Brush? Face Lathering? Oh.... now I get it!!

[goby]

I just got a virtually NOS Fuller Boar Brush off the BST for $10.00. I figured I would try boar. For the past 8 months I have been a cream and Vulfix 2234 (super floppy) user.

So I loaded my boar for about 5 seconds with Trumper Coconut and started face lathering. HOLY TOLEDO!!!

Then I did it with Cade the next day. HOLY TOLEDO!!!

Now I get the big deal about face lathering. I suspect that this is a lower quality brush (I'm not sure how Fuller, as in Fuller Brush Man, compares to modern quality boar brushes). My Vulfix and creams feel so neglected, but I'm loving he boar.

I guess I could face lather with my creams, right?

 

[Schwert]

Face lathering is the way to go....you can certainly use the creams. Why lather a bowl if you are not going to shave it?

A photo of the old brush would be nice.

 

[insomniac]

You are comparing apples and oranges. Super floppy brushes aren't optimal for soaps.

A better comparison would be a Rooney x/1 which has a firm backbone.

 

[Klarion]

That should be his Fuller.

That knot certainly looks quality. And those years of use, assures goby didn't have to suffer through any growing pains whatsoever. Just a little soak 'n lather. Well, it looks like it paid off.

 

[goby]

That's my Fuller. I'll put a picture below.

I've never had a badger with backbone, only floppy badgers. But I could see a higher quality and slightly bigger boar being amazing. I wondered why a few people like boar better than badger... now I understand.

Tomorrow... face lathering with Proraso.

 

[Slash McCoy]

Why lather a bowl if you are not going to shave it?

Sounds like a good sig!

 

[Slash McCoy]

Nice looking boar! As it breaks in, it will get even better.

 

[goby]

Nice looking boar! As it breaks in, it will get even better.

Thanks! And it will get even better?

 

[Schwert]

I can see where messing around with a real floppy badger would make anything with backbone look like nirvana...but don't fully discount a decent short-lofted badger...they can be a real pleasure to use too.

That Fuller should give you plenty of excellent service, but keep your eyes open for a nice short lofted restore done with a finest badger if you want a badger knot that can ply the soaps.

 

[Dewaine]

Thanks! And it will get even better?

Absolutely. Boars don't begin to reach their best until after about 30 shaves.

 

[pspdonatelli]

Good thread...got me interested in a boar brush. Anyone have any suggestions for someone with rough Italian hair? If not, there are plenty of wild boars here on Guam *loads shotgun*

 

[Drubbing]

You are comparing apples and oranges. Super floppy brushes aren't optimal for soaps.

A better comparison would be a Rooney x/1 which has a firm backbone.

I started with floppy vulfix 849, not a problem with creams, but needed a fair bit more work with hard soaps, it just splayed out on the puck. People using floppy brushes with soaps really do need to spend extra time loading the brush up.

Now I use a 1/2 and a Semogue 620 boar. Both are lather machines but very different.

The Silvertip is a luxury mop with backbone. It retains a lot of water, but a good squeeze leaves it damp and will load up any soap with ease in a few swirls.

The Semogue releases a lot of it's water after a squeeze, so can be a bit too dry to lift soap, so I leave a few drips on the puck. Apart from that tweak, it loads up just as well as the Silvertip, makes a great lather, is much stiffer and scrubby on the face. I don't find it prickly, but others might.

 

[buyandhold2018]

Hard to beat boar brushes for face lathering and inexpensive to boot.

 

[Joe Edson]

Good thread...got me interested in a boar brush. Anyone have any suggestions for someone with rough Italian hair? If not, there are plenty of wild boars here on Guam *loads shotgun*

I would stick with the Omegas and Semogues. They have quite the reputation around here. Personally I own 4 semogue boars (with one on the way) and they are all great. For face lathering I prefer my semogue 620 and also the 830.

 

[Drubbing]

I would stick with the Omegas and Semogues. They have quite the reputation around here. Personally I own 4 semogue boars (with one on the way) and they are all great. For face lathering I prefer my semogue 620 and also the 830.

My only boar experience is with the Semogue 620. I'd buy another if my house burned down. And I'd wait for the insurance money to come through before replacing the T&H.

I must admit, before I got this 620 I had a bit of unspoken snobbery towards boars. They were just too damn cheap. But also I did have a very old, very cheap Omega I bought 15 years ago, and I only used it for a while to push goo around my face. It became misshapen in a no time at all. I dug it out a few months ago to compare it with my vulfix, it shed by the dozen, so it went in the bin.

I'm glad I gave them another go. This 620 is certainly head and shoulders above in quality to that old brush.

 

[W_B_K]

Now I get the big deal about face lathering. I suspect that this is a lower quality brush (I'm not sure how Fuller, as in Fuller Brush Man, compares to modern quality boar brushes). My Vulfix and creams feel so neglected, but I'm loving he boar.

Oh no, my friend. A lower quality brush it is not! That brush has one of the best boar knots I have come across, far better than the Vulfix boars. I was very tempted to take that knot out and put it in something else but that would have resulted in having to destroy the handle. That is the reason I sold it, I didn't want to succumb to temptation and destroy that handle!

Just wait until that brush actually breaks in, you will really be amazed then.

 

[pspdonatelli]

I would stick with the Omegas and Semogues. They have quite the reputation around here. Personally I own 4 semogue boars (with one on the way) and they are all great. For face lathering I prefer my semogue 620 and also the 830.

Appreciate it. I'll have to check both of them out. Now all I have to do is come up with a cover story to convince my wife why I NEED another "shaving gadget"...

 

[Drubbing]

Appreciate it. I'll have to check both of them out. Now all I have to do is come up with a cover story to convince my wife why I NEED another "shaving gadget"...

Don't convince her. Ask her why she needs more than one make up brush.

 

[pspdonatelli]

Don't convince her. Ask her why she needs more than one make up brush.

lol

 

[aimsport]

Don't convince her. Ask her why she needs more than one make up brush.

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