Ok, I have been agonizing about this one for a really long time. I started this journey with a VdH pure badger brush. It is a good brush, not really sure of the specs, but definitely not a bad brush. I use a mix of soaps and creams, and I either lather on the soap in the mug when I am using one, or I bowl lather when using a cream.
Now my next purchase was the Vulfix Grosvenor mixed badger boar. After receiving that brush, I learned what backbone was. This brush does a decent job both with soaps and creams, is fairly soft (at least within my frame of reference) and has good backbone. So I have been switching back and for between the VdH and the Grosvenor, and that is ok...
Except now, I understand what people mean by "face painting". When I use the VdH, with just about anything, it is very floppy and is very much like slopping on the lather with a paint brush. I don't like it.
So, my next step is to add one more brush into the rotation, one that will hopefully replace the VdH. This is where the difficulty starts.
I did a lot of reading on the Semogue 1305, based on the backbone of my grosvenor, I figured that a boar might get me where I want to be. I am not looking to go for a high end brush at this time, but I have also looked a little at the the SOC badgers. I like some loft for bowl lathering, but I definitely do not want the paint brush feel when I lather.
The list of brushes that I have been looking at, in no real order are:
Semogue 1305
Semogue OC Badger
Omega 31064
Vie Long Peleon
I'd like to hear some opinions on these or any others based on my preferences. I'd like to stay no more than 50-60 dollar range. I don't really want to go the restore route at this time, but a reknotted brush option has put me off as kind of complicated. I have always been the type of person who liked to kick the tires, so going custom seems complicated and potentially expensive.
Anyway, any thoughts would be greatly appreciated.
Now my next purchase was the Vulfix Grosvenor mixed badger boar. After receiving that brush, I learned what backbone was. This brush does a decent job both with soaps and creams, is fairly soft (at least within my frame of reference) and has good backbone. So I have been switching back and for between the VdH and the Grosvenor, and that is ok...
Except now, I understand what people mean by "face painting". When I use the VdH, with just about anything, it is very floppy and is very much like slopping on the lather with a paint brush. I don't like it.
So, my next step is to add one more brush into the rotation, one that will hopefully replace the VdH. This is where the difficulty starts.
I did a lot of reading on the Semogue 1305, based on the backbone of my grosvenor, I figured that a boar might get me where I want to be. I am not looking to go for a high end brush at this time, but I have also looked a little at the the SOC badgers. I like some loft for bowl lathering, but I definitely do not want the paint brush feel when I lather.
The list of brushes that I have been looking at, in no real order are:
Semogue 1305
Semogue OC Badger
Omega 31064
Vie Long Peleon
I'd like to hear some opinions on these or any others based on my preferences. I'd like to stay no more than 50-60 dollar range. I don't really want to go the restore route at this time, but a reknotted brush option has put me off as kind of complicated. I have always been the type of person who liked to kick the tires, so going custom seems complicated and potentially expensive.
Anyway, any thoughts would be greatly appreciated.
