Yesterday while stopping at a grocery store I usually don't shop at in another town on the way home from church (we go to a church about 35 minutes from home), I spotted something I never expected to see in a grocery store. For the low price of $7.99, they had Ever-Ready shave brushes for sale! I had no idea you could even buy this famous brand in a retail shop. They state "Natural Bristles" which I assume is boar after feeling them. They have the classic red and cream-colored two-tone handle. On the bottom of the box, it says it was made or distributed by ASR, copyrighted in 2003.
So this morning, with my Van DerBrut-alow soap concoction, I gave it a first try. The amount of lather it produced completely blew away my usual VDH boar brush and my Simpsons badger brush. Seriously, it was the best lather I've ever seen. Paired with my go-to Crystal blade and a Super Speed...I just had one of my best shaves ever, even on my neck.
Best yet, it fits in my custom shave stand that I designed around the VDH handle, so I can hang it upside down to dry. My Simpsons brush handle doesn't fit, so I relegated that to travel use with CO Bigelow, especially since it doesn't do as well as a boar with soaps.
So strolling down the shaving aisle of every store I walk into actually paid off BIG TIME.
So this morning, with my Van DerBrut-alow soap concoction, I gave it a first try. The amount of lather it produced completely blew away my usual VDH boar brush and my Simpsons badger brush. Seriously, it was the best lather I've ever seen. Paired with my go-to Crystal blade and a Super Speed...I just had one of my best shaves ever, even on my neck.
Best yet, it fits in my custom shave stand that I designed around the VDH handle, so I can hang it upside down to dry. My Simpsons brush handle doesn't fit, so I relegated that to travel use with CO Bigelow, especially since it doesn't do as well as a boar with soaps.
So strolling down the shaving aisle of every store I walk into actually paid off BIG TIME.
