So I just started a few months ago.
My first brush was the omega 11047 banded boar.
Total Height: 73 mm
Loft: 43mm
Knot: 20mm
Hair: Banded boar / Badger mix
The brush works fine...........has shed close to a dozen hairs but who cares, it was cheap.
My problem is the brush is a little small. It's kind of a pain in the butt to bowl lather and a REAL pain in the butt if not near impossible to lather in my GTP 20 scuttle. I really like the scuttle but it's such a pain trying to make a lather in it with such a little brush so I never use the darn thing.
So fast forward about a month and I decided to try a different brush. I bought Maggards Synthetic brush.
I really enjoy the size of this brush. I also enjoy the softness of this brush, its way softer than my omega although the softness isn't a big deal breaker for me.
There are two things I DO NOT like about this brush.
#1. It takes twice as long to build a lather with it. I'd suppose because it's so soft and also because of reason #2.
#2. The brush itself absorbs roughly 40% of my lather..........I dunno that this is a big deal really, I guess I just don't like it.
SO
What can you guys recommend to me that is:
I would be comfortable around the $100 range but I'm not gonna be spending much over $125.........especially on a whim. Cheaper is better for right now until I figure out what is going to work best for me.
My first brush was the omega 11047 banded boar.
Total Height: 73 mm
Loft: 43mm
Knot: 20mm
Hair: Banded boar / Badger mix
The brush works fine...........has shed close to a dozen hairs but who cares, it was cheap.
My problem is the brush is a little small. It's kind of a pain in the butt to bowl lather and a REAL pain in the butt if not near impossible to lather in my GTP 20 scuttle. I really like the scuttle but it's such a pain trying to make a lather in it with such a little brush so I never use the darn thing.
So fast forward about a month and I decided to try a different brush. I bought Maggards Synthetic brush.
Total Height | 114mm |
---|---|
Loft | 57mm |
Knot | 24mm |
Handle Height | 57mm |
Handle Waist | 23mm |
I really enjoy the size of this brush. I also enjoy the softness of this brush, its way softer than my omega although the softness isn't a big deal breaker for me.
There are two things I DO NOT like about this brush.
#1. It takes twice as long to build a lather with it. I'd suppose because it's so soft and also because of reason #2.
#2. The brush itself absorbs roughly 40% of my lather..........I dunno that this is a big deal really, I guess I just don't like it.
SO
What can you guys recommend to me that is:
- somewhat soft
- has good backbone for hard soaps
- is a decent size brush that would be easy to use with my bowl and scuttle.
I would be comfortable around the $100 range but I'm not gonna be spending much over $125.........especially on a whim. Cheaper is better for right now until I figure out what is going to work best for me.
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