Brush Advice

[Mryanwalker]

Hello fellas!

Recently added shaving soap to my den, and am now happy with my assortment of lather creators.

Now for my next purchase...a better brush. I'm looking for a brush that works equally well with soaps and creams. Looking for one that holds water well, and (most importantly) one that won't rape my wallet.

If anyone has any suggestions (or a brush they're willing to sell), please reply, or send me a message.

Thanks!

 

[papi]

I asked the same question and a dealer that told me he could choose any brush he wanted said that he liked the little wee scott simpson brush. Thats all he ever uses. Its tiny, but it has the best hair and knot you could get. Its easy to clean. You dont waste product. It is very effective and it only cost only 45 bucks. Its the only simpson brush that has a signature on it. I listened to that dealer, and I am glad I did. I later wanted to purchase even a less expensive brush that was very stiff so that I could whip up very hard soaps easily. To get messy as to say. I went with a boar brush made by vulfix. Its good for what I wanted. I only paid about 25 bucks for the vulfix. I dont want to buy another.

 

[woodfluter]

Given your criteria, I'd pick a high-quality reasonably short-loft boar hair brush - something around 20-22 mm knot diameter and around 55 mm or less in loft. Perhaps an Omega. Those are inexpensive, very effective with soaps and still work well with creams.

Boar brushes are cheap enough that you can afford two and allow each to dry fully by alternating them.

I have a Wee Scot and love it! A great brush. But suspect you'll get more good experience out of a decent boar, given your favored materials.

Just my 2 bits.

- Bill

 

[Picaro]

The latest brush I bought is an Omega 10029. Its a boar that cost me $14.95AUS, and I must say I'm quite impressed with the value. Its a great face latherer straight out of the pack. Havent used it in a bowl, though

 

[Drubbing]

It depends on your budget and what you want, soft, firm or soft with backbone. Practically any decent brush will hold water well.

Generally you pay for softness + backbone in Badger, as the higher grade hair is softer yet more resistant. And they usually make them more dense too.

For a fraction of that you can get the same thing in a quality boar brush. It won't ever be quite a soft and mop-like as a Badger, but some find even the high grade badgers too soft, or too big.

 

[Eclectic]

This is just my simplistic view but it is backed up by owning a few brushes and by many posts by others on here.

If you have very little money get a boar brush from your local discount store, it will do the job.

If you want something better spend $9.99 on a Frank shaving Finest Badger (not the silvertip) brush. Look through the adverts and choose the one with the 53mm loft. These brushes are (IMHO) the biggest bargain in shaving just now. Look at this thread here: http://badgerandblade.com/vb/showthread.php?t=160334

If you must have the very best then buy a Simpson's. Over 20 basic models to choose from and with size and hair variations over 100 different brushes. All superb. You can almost tailor the exact brush for you.

There are lots of other brush makes, you can add them into the collection later for a bit of variety.

 

[TheSentinel]

Thanks for the Frank's link, Eclectic.

 

[Doc4]

I'm looking for a brush that works equally well with soaps and creams.

Any brush that works well, works well with creams.

Not every brush has enough backbone to scrub suds off a cake of soap in a timely fashion, so not all are 'good' for soaps, but once you get past that bit, it all boils down to personal preference.

 

[TheSentinel]

Thanks for the Frank's link, Eclectic.

 

[vitaman]

Hello fellas!

Recently added shaving soap to my den, and am now happy with my assortment of lather creators.

Now for my next purchase...a better brush. I'm looking for a brush that works equally well with soaps and creams. Looking for one that holds water well, and (most importantly) one that won't rape my wallet.

If anyone has any suggestions (or a brush they're willing to sell), please reply, or send me a message.

Thanks!

Hello Myranwalker,

Go over to the shaving brush forum and put up a thread with your brush specs:

1. How you lather, face or bowl?
2. How much you would like to spend?
3. What type of products you use.
4. etc.....

You should have great success with "Which brush should I purchase"?

Good luck

 

[Bit2]

Try a black badger knot in a custom designed brush of your choosing by either:

1. Cooncatbob at Bob's Razor Works
2. Rudy Vey at Rudy Vey Shaving

I have brushes from both and they are fantastic!

John