I´ve been using DE razors for a couple of weeks now and so far I´ve used a very cheap brush which I bought in the local food store. I considered it a bit harsh but I didn´t know better about how a brush should feel like. After seeing videos and reading about face lathering I decided to give it a try... It hurt like hell and my cheeks were really burnt. It felt like steel wool. Since I´m on a budget I can´t afford a finer brush or a silvertip but today I found a no name pure badger with a stand for app. 28 USD. I bought the brush and when trying it for the first time I was a happy man. The difference was immense, I couldn´t believe it! So soft against my cheeks. Shaving today felt absolutely wonderful.
My first badger brush, what a feeling!
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Congratulations Ken, glad to hear that you're enjoying your upgrade.
No matter how humble the brush if it builds a nice lather and doesn't give you brush burn (like your first brush), it's a good brush.
My first brush was a Tweezerman, a reliable clipped pure badger brush, that I paid $12 for. I used for almost a year and then upgraded to a Frank Shave silvertip, which is probably similar to your brush.
Be sure to rinse your new brush well each use and occasionally give it a good cleaning and it will take good care of your non-burned face for years to come.
No matter how humble the brush if it builds a nice lather and doesn't give you brush burn (like your first brush), it's a good brush.
My first brush was a Tweezerman, a reliable clipped pure badger brush, that I paid $12 for. I used for almost a year and then upgraded to a Frank Shave silvertip, which is probably similar to your brush.
Be sure to rinse your new brush well each use and occasionally give it a good cleaning and it will take good care of your non-burned face for years to come.
Same here. Used a super cheap Omega for years then bought a finest of FS. I now own several Pure Simpsons and a new FS in finest. The difference is enough for me to have sold all but my original Omega boar.
I used a VDH boar and a couple Omega boars for the first 6 months then I purchased a Simpson Berkley from B/S/T and was hooked on badger ever since never have used another boar.
@Ken,
Congratulations on the upgrade.
Congratulations on the upgrade.
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Good move! Welcome to Badger-dom! Your cheap boar probably isn't properly broken in yet. It will never hold soap and water like a badger, but it will get a little softer if you use it now and then.
A cheap boar should not turn you off from quality boars like those from Semogue and Omega. My first boar was a VDH and I abhorred it. I went the badger route and thought that badger was great and boar was horrible. After trying a Semogue boar though, now I know what a quality boar is and I actually like it better than most of my badgers. I enjoy both boar and badger, but you just need to have a quality brush to know what each is capable of.
Keep in mind that this is a subjective/YMMV matter. If you prefer a scrubby or scritchy brush then a brush should feel like that. If you prefer a softer brush then a brush should feel like that. That's why don't all use the exact same brush.
No matter what the topic one data point does not define a trend. A poor example of anything shouldn't turn you off the quality alternatives.
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Thanks for all the input and advice.
I´m looking forward in trying and I will for certain try to find a good quality boar brush when I´m better off financially. Thanks for the tip.
I´m looking forward in trying and I will for certain try to find a good quality boar brush when I´m better off financially. Thanks for the tip.
welcome to our ranks Ken
