i’ve knot bought a new brush in ten years or thereabouts. given the overwhelming volume of options I’m looking to you folks to assist me in whittling down a winner.
i have moved from face to bowl lathering to reduce facial irritation and improve the control of the lather development without said face irritation.
i have a Frank Shaving 28mm pur-tech synthetic that has been nice for face lathering, but at the expense of irritation. The knot is set in a stubby handle and like my next brush is voluminous enough to over produce lather that i don’t use. im done in two passes and only loading soaps for 5-8 seconds.
my other go to is an Omega 10049 that works a bit better physically for the bowl, but again eats up a lot of soap that goes down the drain.
I build my lather in a Timeless bowl and then do some minimal swirling on my face, sometimes not at all and just paint with the brush sides.
I shave at most every 2-3 days, so while a quick drying synthetic would be nice, im not against a natural hair option.
i do think i need a longer handle, like that of the Razorock 400, but am unsure of what diameter to drop down to.
I’m not interested in blowing my cash for pricey brands or boutique, artisan handles.
Function is primary, form is secondary and costing less than $35 USD would be optimal.
what do you all think?
i have moved from face to bowl lathering to reduce facial irritation and improve the control of the lather development without said face irritation.
i have a Frank Shaving 28mm pur-tech synthetic that has been nice for face lathering, but at the expense of irritation. The knot is set in a stubby handle and like my next brush is voluminous enough to over produce lather that i don’t use. im done in two passes and only loading soaps for 5-8 seconds.
my other go to is an Omega 10049 that works a bit better physically for the bowl, but again eats up a lot of soap that goes down the drain.
I build my lather in a Timeless bowl and then do some minimal swirling on my face, sometimes not at all and just paint with the brush sides.
I shave at most every 2-3 days, so while a quick drying synthetic would be nice, im not against a natural hair option.
i do think i need a longer handle, like that of the Razorock 400, but am unsure of what diameter to drop down to.
I’m not interested in blowing my cash for pricey brands or boutique, artisan handles.
Function is primary, form is secondary and costing less than $35 USD would be optimal.
what do you all think?