The only brush I have is the one that came with my eShave starter kit (I have a feeling it's going to fall apart soon) and I'm looking for something better. A couple of chemists along my road sell Kent brushes, but are they a good brand or should I be looking somewhere else. If I get a brush should I consider higher quality or just get a standard badger brush rather than superfine/silvertip?
Kent Brushes - Good Buy?
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Kent makes some excellent shaving brushes. Their silvertip brushes are superb. Take a look at the review of the BK 4 brush to see what I mean.
I have a Kent BK8 that's one of my favorite brushes,very soft.However I wouldn't call it a great brush for face lathering,so if face lathering is what you're into you might want to try a Simpson Duke 3.
Kent brushes (the badger ones) are top shelf and deserve to be in every shaver's brush rotation.
They are too soft for me to use them as a face lathering brush but for building a lather in a bowl there are very few that are even in the same league with them.
They are too soft for me to use them as a face lathering brush but for building a lather in a bowl there are very few that are even in the same league with them.
You definitely need to step up to a better grade of brush. The Kent BK8 is a good brush and you can probably buy it at a much better price than what your chemist sells it for. Check out feelunique.com.
Other brushes I would suggest (and which I prefer to the Kent) are the Truefitt & Hill Silvertip Style 1 in size "large" and the T & H Classic silvertip in size "large". B&B'ers get a discount by entering the code bb13 when they order from T&F's website.
Other brushes I would suggest (and which I prefer to the Kent) are the Truefitt & Hill Silvertip Style 1 in size "large" and the T & H Classic silvertip in size "large". B&B'ers get a discount by entering the code bb13 when they order from T&F's website.
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Thanks for the replies. I use a bowl for lathering right now so I should be ok. I'll look around at prices. My current brush has given no problems but a strand or two have started to fall out each day so I'm looking around. Silvertip brushes are expensive either way, so what's the real advantage?
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The 8 is great for bowl and face lathering.
Don't be afraid of the talk of "too floppy" or "not for face lathering". it works for hard soaps and face lathering with no issues.
Don't be afraid of the talk of "too floppy" or "not for face lathering". it works for hard soaps and face lathering with no issues.
Kent brushes (the badger ones) are top shelf and deserve to be in every shaver's brush rotation.
They are too soft for me to use them as a face lathering brush but for building a lather in a bowl there are very few that are even in the same league with them.
+1 for what Turtle said! I love my Kent BK8!!! The lather is unreal!
and then some.
I'm wating on a Kent H8 just about half price off Amazon, I went with free postage (four weeks delivery). I know they have a different hair in the Horn range so it may be a little stiffer than the White / Black range.
I have a BK8 and it's an excellent brush. I hear nothing good about their boars.
I don't have a kent but Da Vinci 290 can be bought in the same price range and I cant imagine a better brush
My regular brush is a BLK 8 and I just can't fault it, handles everthing, hard and soft soap, creams, perfect for bowl lathering and does just fine for face lathering too.
The peer pressure...I just ordered the B&B Omega Boar from WCS, it is still shipping. I was just thinking about what my next brush should be. I was thinking Simpson, Kent, Da Vinci. Happened on this thread among a dozen others about those brushes. Found the BK8 for $119 @ feelunique.com. Pulled the trigger. I am 2 weeks in, have 3 brushes, 4 soaps, 4 different blades, 2 after shaves.
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Welcome to our world! Kent makes excellent brushes. Their BK8 is an all-around excellent brush.
By BK4 exhibits the best workmanship I've seen in a brush. The tips are very soft, but the overall feel is a bit floppy.
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I might ask for the BK8 as a b-day gift it's just a bit too pricey for me to justify . I bought a new brush just over a week ago as I was in C&E, it's made by Edwin Jagger and feels great and it's far easier to get a good thick lather going. I used to like a thin layer but now I've got a real brush I'm not going back.
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