Is this just a cheap brush or bad technique?

[johnnyscience]

I realize this is a cheapo $5 brush from sally beauty (still waiting on my custom silvertip)

But I notice other brushes I see have nice fluffy lofts & mine just looks like a dingy wet cat whether wet or dry.

So is this just because it's a cheap brush or is my technique doing this?

I will sometimes press the brush down to fan the hairs out, but don't press really hard or anything?

 

[Moondancer]

Looks like a boar brush, and my experience it that all look like to some degree as they break in. My SOC, pretty expensive for a boar has that same type of appearance as does my Semogue 620.

 

[johnnyscience]

Ahh ok. So badger hairs are the ones that loft & crest out like a bulb really nicely then?

 

[rockviper]

Indeed, badgers form the pretty knot, but there's nothing wrong with a wild boar with bedhead!

 

[mdevine]

A boar brush usually takes two to six weeks to break in. They don't lather well until the tips split.

Mike

 

[GDCarrington]

I realize this is a cheapo $5 brush from sally beauty (still waiting on my custom silvertip)

But I notice other brushes I see have nice fluffy lofts & mine just looks like a dingy wet cat whether wet or dry.

So is this just because it's a cheap brush or is my technique doing this?

I will sometimes press the brush down to fan the hairs out, but don't press really hard or anything?

I have taken one of these apart for analysis and I can safely say, don't judge all boars by the cheap Marvy (there is not much to these brushes folks).

There are plenty of boar brushes that are excellent performers that you would love to use as a daily driver and never look back!

 

[Useless shaver]

Indeed, badgers form the pretty knot, but there's nothing wrong with a wild boar with bedhead!