New shave brush

[Mundus33]

Hi guys you may not remember me but I started wet shaving about 6 months or so ago even made a thread about it and ever since I have been slowly improving my technique and have just finished a tub of TOBS Lavender (which honestly I had a bit of trouble with) and just started using pre de provence (not the nicest smell but wonderful lather and great feeling on the face afterward).

Anyway to make a long story short I noticed something recently. What I noticed is that my favorite part of the shave is the actual shave I find mixing to be kind of an annoyance and a necessary evil to get that wonderful lather. Saying that my omega badger I got for $9 isn't cutting it (with TOBS I barely got two passes with pre de provence three passes easy) so I was wondering if getting a badger would increase the amount of passes I had to do before loading the brush again and if so is there a badger brush that can hold 4-5( or even more ) passes that I could get at $70 or below (cheaper would be great but I understand that you pay for quality).

I would like for it to be stiff enough to use on soaps but gentle enough not to irritate my rosacea (which is almost gone now that I am using more natural stuff on my face).

Thanks in advance for your help and even though I don't post very often I do lurk quite a bit so behave yourselves for I am always watching

 

[SliceOfLife]

I do find that badgers tend to hold lather for future passes way better than boars, with the lesser grade, stiffer hairs being best at it. That in mind, I'd recommend one of simpson's Affordable "Best" grade brushes, or a Custom made 22-24mm TGN two band finest. Or something else in that sort of camp (I don't have much experience with other makers badger brushes).