Ok, I'm an experienced wet shaver, but I've never had a black badger brush. Pure badger brushes tend to be sparsely packed and very scritchy. Is black badger the same way, or is it different from most scratchy pure badger hair?
How does Black Badger Differ from Pure Badger?
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I will be waiting for someone with experience of a Black Badger to check in as well. My guess would be that they are similar- don't forget that there is no convention for grading badger hair; one manufacturer's Pure could be someone else's Best.
My black badger brushes are Omegas.They are great brushes for the price,and not scratchy .They do not come packed like a Duke,nor do the tips feel soft and "gel-like",but for the money they whip up a fine lather very easily.There are " grey" badger knots as well,this would be the lowest grade,and could contain hair from anywhere on the badger.Grey knots tend to be the least dense of all the knots I have seen.
I have a Vie-Long "black badger" and I've used an Omega "black badger." Both seemed much softer to me than the Plisson "pure badger" I sold a while back. The Vie-Long in particular, is very nice for the price and is relatively dense. It even seems softer than the Semogue "silvertip badger" I have.
It's blacker?
I had a whipped dog black badger, I used it twice and got rid of it. It was just way too prickly for me, the tips felt like they were sticking into my skin when I face lathered. I do like brushes with soft tips however, so I'm sure its a YMMV thing.
The same with me, i had for a while a FS black badger.
It's black as night.
I have a vintage Eveready Black Badger that is a fine brush. Much softer than the Pure I've had.
I have a vintage Eveready Black Badger that is a fine brush. Much softer than the Pure I've had.
I just re-knotted a custom brush with a black badger. As far as comparison purposes vs. my Tweezerman pure badger, they feel about the same scritchiness. I love a little scritch in my brushes. I love to scrub in my lather, which helps cut my coarse beard.
All the black badger brushes I've stocked are quite soft, I'd say more-so than regular "pure" brushes. No idea if there's a real difference or its just my perception.
