Do you have a favourite horse hair brush? Mine is the Vie-Long 12750 with the butterscotch handle. It seems that horse hair brushes were the most popular brushes at one time -- back in the day -- but not so much nowadays. Odd because they are a fine brush (once you get the horsey smell out of it), kind of between a boar and a badger...and the bristles come from a renewable source. Also, are you a regular user of horse hair brushes or do you use them just once in a while?
Do you have a favourite horse hair brush?
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I have a Bullgoose 2012 LE beehive that is 50 / 50 mane and tail (bleached). I love this brush, although I had a V-L 13061 that I lent out and can’t get back - another great brush.
Scrubby without being scratchy, once they are broken in they rock soap or creams
Scrubby without being scratchy, once they are broken in they rock soap or creams
I also have a Vie Long, but I don’t know the model#. It’s a great brush, that I use a lot. I rotate between that one and an Omega boar.
I also have a Vie Long brush of unknown model that I used almost daily before I went back to Afghanistan. I have a badger, synthetic, and boar that were getting almost no use.
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I have a Vie-Long 13061. I love the handle. The brush itself doesnt have as much backbone as I would like but I have learned to work it okay using. Otherwise its a fine brush. Good looking brush too.
My Vie-Long 04312 almost never leaves my counter, and my Lord Randal white rarely is out of reach.
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I also have a second Vie-Long horse hair brush that I like very much. The handle is great for working up a lather.
Where did you buy this brush?
I've looked but the Amazon sellers won't ship to APO.
I have this too, and I really like its look. But the one I use far more seems to be the Vie Long 12601. 35% Mane, 65% Tail.
+1 on the Vie-Long 13061.
If you like your brush to have a softer face feel, be sure to get a brush that has a 50/50 tail hair/mane hair blend like the 13061. If you like triple-milled soaps and want more backbone, then get one that is 65% tail hair/35% mane hair, but the face feel will not be as gentle. If you like more tail hair, get the 13061M.
Vie-Long has a smaller version of the 13061 called the PB14080. That was my first horse hair brush. I liked the hair,m but found the brush to be too small. Thus, I purchase the 13061 and also the 13070 which is a similar brush, but in an attractive olivewood handle.
If you like your brush to have a softer face feel, be sure to get a brush that has a 50/50 tail hair/mane hair blend like the 13061. If you like triple-milled soaps and want more backbone, then get one that is 65% tail hair/35% mane hair, but the face feel will not be as gentle. If you like more tail hair, get the 13061M.
Vie-Long has a smaller version of the 13061 called the PB14080. That was my first horse hair brush. I liked the hair,m but found the brush to be too small. Thus, I purchase the 13061 and also the 13070 which is a similar brush, but in an attractive olivewood handle.
I only use my Vie-Long Cachurro once in a while, and it's a really nice brush.
I'm getting better shaves with my badgers and synthetics, but my Vie-Long is still a pleasure to use.
I'm getting better shaves with my badgers and synthetics, but my Vie-Long is still a pleasure to use.
If I may do a question. How long does it takes for a horse brush to get dry ? Similar time as a boar?
I also have the famous Bestshave Turkish #6 horsehair brush. This brush sold for $2.45 five years ago from a website in Turkey and was all the rage in the wetshaving world at the time. The Bestshave website is no longer in business.
As can be seen it has developed a crack in the wooden handle and I dont use it much anymore for that reason. I now regret only buying one.
As can be seen it has developed a crack in the wooden handle and I dont use it much anymore for that reason. I now regret only buying one.
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About the same amount of time as a boar or badger. I don't find any difference.
I have the Bullgoose 2012 LE Beehive Brown Horse, 35/65, 25/52mm. I have had this brush for 4 years, use it at least once per week and if I were pressed to state a one and only this would be it. I like everything about it.
I recently got the Cremo branded Vie-long 12601, other than being a bit prickly it's quite nice, while the tips aren't exceptionally soft the hairs stems are very soft. It also makes a crazy lather for being so darn small, I was genuinely impressed, I might have to upgrade to a larger brush one of these days if I end up loving it.
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