Good riddance Mr. Boar

[Village Idiot]

Dear Mr. Boar,

You've served me admirably this past month but your services are no longer needed. You've been replaced.

Sincerely,
The Village Idiot

So I got my badger brush in yesterday, seasoned it and used it with a brand new tub of TOBS sandal wood cream. Oh my! I had suds spilling over the edge of my bowl and flying everywhere. It created a lather my boar's hair brush couldn't dream of competing with. From one noob to any others that may be reading, the difference is night and day. Splurge on a badger hair brush for an amazing shave.

 

[Mick]

It sounds like you are well on your way to amassing a nice collection of brushes...

Have you tried the _______ (fill in the blank) yet?

 

[StuMcB]

What did you have, what have you got now? pics?

 

[Village Idiot]

Had the boars hair that came in the Van Der Hagen $10 set and now have a Parker that cost about $50-$60. It one of those middle of the road ones. Very nice. I'll get photos eventually.

 

[DFSDAILY]

All boars aren't created equal. Which brand did you use?




Okay, you answered my question while I was typing it.

 

[Throwaway]

Yeah well the VDH boar brush isn't actually known for its quality. Try Semogue 1305 boar brush (costs only $19 at Bullgooseshaving) and you will notice the difference.

 

[DrAwkward]

I started with badger brushes and became a Simpsons Best Badger addict. I still am (unfortunately, there are no Simpsons Anonymous meetings in my area). Anyway, some of the enablers here at B&B convinced me to try boar. I bought a Semogue 830, which is a very good quality brush but not scrubby enough for my tastes. Then I picked up an Omega Mighty Midget 40033 for $6. Awesome brush and absurdly cheap. I also bought a Edwin Jagger boar brush, which did not live up to their usual quality standards. There is room in your den for badger and boar!

 

[The Nid Hog]

Don't throw the VDH brush away. I don't think it's any better than adequate as brushes go, but I used mine to practice removing and replacing the knot before I tried to restore a brush that I really cared about.

 

[JDTTO]

Enjoy your new badger but don't give up on boars just yet.

 

[Kentos]

+1! A quality boar works equally well as a quality badger IMO. To never go back would be a travesty!

 

[StephenP83]

That VDH boar is the one I started with. I got the B&B brush last week and it's 10,000% better. It doesn't even seem like they are both boar it's so much different. So when people say you haven't tried a good boar brush, I agree with them. Don't give up on it because of the VDH brush.

 

[ackvil]

I have two boars: a SOC and B&B Brush. Both are equal to badgers. Not all boars are created equal. For that matter, not badgers are equal!

 

[CB1]

I too started with the VDH Boar along with the Tweezerman Badger. I kind of liked them both starting out. I could get 3,4 or more pass lathers from both of them with my Proraso soap. Then I got a Vulfix and an AOS pure badger which I didn't think were all that much better if any than the Tweezerman. Then I moved to a Simpson Commodore and was delighted. Then a couple TGN finest. Very nice!!

Then I decided to try the often spoken of boars. For about 40 bucks I got an Omega Pro, a Semogue 1520 and 1305. I must say I posted a couple distress messages regarding not being able to get multiple pass lathers from them (actually the Omega was pretty good out of the box). I knew people had said - wait till they're broken in!! Well, they finally are getting there especially that little 1520 which doesn't get as much glory around here as the 1305 but maybe it's a little behind the 1520 in break in.

Anyway, I have seen the light and on any given day I reach for the boars as much if not more than my very nice badger brushes. It's whatever the mood strikes but I get a lot of joy out of my boars. And I might add I got all three for about 40 dollars give or take. Some time I might try the SOC but I'm not in a big rush.

 

[oldtrout]

I started with a decent badger brush and fell in love, then upgraded the badger and fell in love once more. Then I bought some boar brushes and fell in love again. Then I purchased another badger, then another boar.... Fickle me, I use and love both.

 

[luvmysuper]

Try the B&B essential boar brush.
It'll change your mind about boars within a week of receiving it.

 

[gus1942]

I use boars and badgers in my rotation. Love em all.

 

[Tummers09]

I had the badger that comes in the VDH luxury set, and thought it was just stellar, until I got an Excelsior omega boar and a custom super badger for my birthday last year. I PIFed the VDH less than a month later. My Omega gives me such a smooth lather! It feels like I'm painting on the creme and is sooo soft, but it doesn't feel much like it's getting under my facial hair on the first pass. However, the super badger feels like a nice prickle under whatever facial hair I may have and I absolutely love them both! So glad I have both! They're vastly different feelings, but they are both fantastic!

 

[shamelin]

The B&B boar is far superior to the VDH boar. I do love my best badger, but to write off boars because of the VDH is like giving up meat because you don't like Waffle House steaks.

 

[SamF]

I only have 3 brushes. An EJ BB, a Simpsons Colonel and an SOC boar. The SOC gets used about twice as much as the other two combined. The Colonel is great, the EJ BB is solid, but I find myself grabbing for the SOC more and more, particularly as Cella is currently being used for 2/3 of my shaves, and the SOC and the Cella work so well together. Really temped to get an 830 aswell. The boars are a fraction of the price too. the SOC is Semogue's top of the line brush and cost half of what my Colonel did. If I was to have only one brush, it would be the SOC.

In short: don't disregard the boar, particularly if you use soaps.

 

[sgtd]

The B&B boar is far superior to the VDH boar. I do love my best badger, but to write off boars because of the VDH is like giving up meat because you don't like Waffle House steaks.

Interesting analogy.