Oh, on the cheaper brush recommendations. Pretty much any boar brush by Omega or Semogue should be a good value between $10 and $25.
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The Omega or Semogue boar brushes have a number of fantastic low-cost (not cheap) brushes that will add to your shaving experience. Vintage Shaves, Whipped Dog and other badger brushes are good choices for the next step up $30-40 range. If you look around you can find some sweet deals. My Omega 10066 is a pretty sweet brush and I have seen it for $7 here in the States.
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