Hi guys,
I need a little help getting a new brush as an Xmas present for my pa. He is a life long wet shaver. He is very practical, and one of those who has no interest 'luxury'. He is from the golden school of thought that things need not throwing away, or replaced, unless they stop working. As such, his current brush is well over a decade old and has only the outermost bristles remaining. The entire centre section of bristles have long fallen out, and frankly I amazed the thing still functions as a shaving brush.
1. Your existing harem of badgery beauties! ... tell us what brushes you already have (if any) and what qualities about each you like or dislike
Its hard to make out the branding on the current 'brush', but I suspect it was a cheap Wilkinson Sword. In its poor state, I really cant tell whether it is boar or synthetic...
2. Your lathery leanings ... mostly this means do you use soaps or creams? Do you facelather or lather in a bowl? Those answers can often influence the type and size of a brush
he is 100% a face latherer, and uses soaps (wilkinson sword). I have only ever seen him use a cream (ingram) once, and that was due to travel practicalities
3. What you want from your next brush .... now that you've told us which brushes you have (see above), tell us what you want from your new brush ... "firmer than my Vulfix ... smaller than my Polo 8 ... not as prickly as my boar-hair brush ..." You get the idea. Maybe you can't compare this to a brush you already have .... "I want a scrubby facelathering brush for triple-milled soaps" or even "I want my first brush ... a good introductory badger brush."
as I mentioned before, he is not one who cares about luxury. I dont think he would get along at all with anything soft and limp. I have heard him talk before of how he likes the 'roughness' of his brush. So my guess is that a replacement brush should be firm and scrubby
4. Brush aesthetics ... kind of a rough, catch-all phrase meaning "tell us more about what you want in the brush". Maybe you want a long skinny handle? or a handle that's easy to grip when wet and covered in tather? Material and colour? Overall appearance? Do you want "heft"? If you tell us the bruah has to have a black handle, we'll not bother you with white-handled options!
nothing ornate required, although I would like to get him something that is quality made, looks and feels quailty made, and will last 100 years if well looked after. Simple, gripable-when-wet, handle design, with simple colours. Infact, anything more fancy looking will probably put him off
5. Budget. If SWMBO has given you $80 for the brush, there's not
much point in us telling you that a Plisson HMW is exactly what you need.
my budget is £50 which I believe is about $80
6. Size matters .... if you like small brushes, or large, or medium ... or whatever ... let us know and we can direct you.
not really sure. My guess would be medium. Although his current brush has fewer hairs left on it than you could possibly imagine!
Thanks very much in advance for your time and help. With your help, I hope to give my dad something that he will really love and use daily for another 10 years!
I need a little help getting a new brush as an Xmas present for my pa. He is a life long wet shaver. He is very practical, and one of those who has no interest 'luxury'. He is from the golden school of thought that things need not throwing away, or replaced, unless they stop working. As such, his current brush is well over a decade old and has only the outermost bristles remaining. The entire centre section of bristles have long fallen out, and frankly I amazed the thing still functions as a shaving brush.
1. Your existing harem of badgery beauties! ... tell us what brushes you already have (if any) and what qualities about each you like or dislike
Its hard to make out the branding on the current 'brush', but I suspect it was a cheap Wilkinson Sword. In its poor state, I really cant tell whether it is boar or synthetic...
2. Your lathery leanings ... mostly this means do you use soaps or creams? Do you facelather or lather in a bowl? Those answers can often influence the type and size of a brush
he is 100% a face latherer, and uses soaps (wilkinson sword). I have only ever seen him use a cream (ingram) once, and that was due to travel practicalities
3. What you want from your next brush .... now that you've told us which brushes you have (see above), tell us what you want from your new brush ... "firmer than my Vulfix ... smaller than my Polo 8 ... not as prickly as my boar-hair brush ..." You get the idea. Maybe you can't compare this to a brush you already have .... "I want a scrubby facelathering brush for triple-milled soaps" or even "I want my first brush ... a good introductory badger brush."
as I mentioned before, he is not one who cares about luxury. I dont think he would get along at all with anything soft and limp. I have heard him talk before of how he likes the 'roughness' of his brush. So my guess is that a replacement brush should be firm and scrubby
4. Brush aesthetics ... kind of a rough, catch-all phrase meaning "tell us more about what you want in the brush". Maybe you want a long skinny handle? or a handle that's easy to grip when wet and covered in tather? Material and colour? Overall appearance? Do you want "heft"? If you tell us the bruah has to have a black handle, we'll not bother you with white-handled options!
nothing ornate required, although I would like to get him something that is quality made, looks and feels quailty made, and will last 100 years if well looked after. Simple, gripable-when-wet, handle design, with simple colours. Infact, anything more fancy looking will probably put him off
5. Budget. If SWMBO has given you $80 for the brush, there's not
much point in us telling you that a Plisson HMW is exactly what you need.
my budget is £50 which I believe is about $80
6. Size matters .... if you like small brushes, or large, or medium ... or whatever ... let us know and we can direct you.
not really sure. My guess would be medium. Although his current brush has fewer hairs left on it than you could possibly imagine!
Thanks very much in advance for your time and help. With your help, I hope to give my dad something that he will really love and use daily for another 10 years!
