Shaving Brushes for Women's Uses

[JBHoren]

Shalom!

Other than a thread in this forum back in October 2006, which discussed the atrocious smell of a boar-bristle brush (Proraso, IIRC) bought at Tar'zheh for someone's wife, there's nothing I could find on B&B about badger-hair brushes which are known-and-recommended for use by women to lather their "parts", prior to shaving them.

I've purchased three Lady Eversharp Beauty Razors (pink, turquoise, and white handles -- with embedded glitter) for my two 20-something daughters and their 60-something mother (I love her being 6-1/2 years older than me), and I'd like to end-up supplying each of them with:

1. razor (described, above; and shown, below)
2. shaving brush
3. combination brush/razor stand
4. shaving soap

So, I invite all women members/lurkers/readers, as well as their consorts, to share their Experience, Strength, and Hope with me (and anyone else who's interested in this).

Let the Games begin!

 

[BroJohn]

Contact Saint Sue at SaintCharlesShave about her 'shave sticks for chicks'. She can help you out.

-- John Gehman

 

[Donatzsky]

I have no idea about the quality, but based on looks alone I would say an êShave brush is your answer.
http://www.eshave.com
They also make some fancy-looking stands.

 

[smithno]

If the Lady Eversharps are the HydraMagic ones, be aware they are much more agressive than normal Shick Injectors. I have one and it took a couple of times using it to figure out what was happening.

 

[JBHoren]

If the Lady Eversharps are the HydraMagic ones, be aware they are much more aggressive than normal Schick Injectors. I have one and it took a couple of times using it to figure out what was happening.

Shalom, Norm!

Yeah, they're the ones with the HydraMagic lever. Curious... the Lady Eversharp was made, obviously, for women; so I wouldn't have thought it to be aggressive -- certainly nowhere near that of the models made for men.

I have several classic Schick injectors -- a model E3, a G4 "66", and a G6 -- they're all aggressive, but not overly so, and certainly nowhere near that of a Gillette Red-Tip Tech or my early-1930's "New Gillette".

Who used it, Norm -- you, or the missus? It's OK... I also like the glitter

 

[letterk]

My wife likes:

Gillette Ladies DE
Feather & Isreali blades, hates Swedish Gillettes
eShave Pure for the handle, but happens to use all my brushes
SCS Shave Stick for Chicks, QED Rose Geranium & Wild Rose shave stick, and just about most things I use

 

[smithno]

I usually use a Schick J1 one the weekends and Merkur HD during the week. I got the Lady Eversharp K2 for a backup. It's gaudy, with sparkles on a pink handle. I used it for 3 or 4 days to make sure it would work out. Took 2 days to figure out what was going on with cuts and razor burn, then got a couple of good shaves once I figured the angle and paid close attention. I put it away and probably won't use it again unless something happens to my J1.

The J1 is very mild. I can get BBS shaves about 3 out of 4 times and almost never get cuts or nicks. My J1 seems like the best of both worlds; I get the closeness of a DE and the mildness of a cartridge razor.

 

[Hawkeye5]

Peace be with you.
While I've not yet convinced my bride of 36 years to use a brush, I would think that the CE brush would be a good choice. Seems to be a top choice for new wet shavers. Not expensive and, from what I read, good. How great a brush does one really need for legs anyway? (Oh, did I stick my foot in my mouth with that comment).
For legs and underarms, my wife and daughter really like the St. Charles shave stick for chicks. No brush necessary as I understand it (although I've not read the instructions myself).
Now if I can just get them off those darn plastic disposables!

 

[JBHoren]

I have no idea about the quality, but based on looks alone I would say an êShave brush is your answer.

http://www.eshave.com

They also make some fancy-looking stands.

eShave is quite the place. They had three shaving brushes which matched my needs, and the prices were right. Personally, I don't like the eShave brush/razor stands, but I can find stands in lots of places... in any case, I won't buy a stand until I receive the razors and can measure the height from handle-bottom to head, so I'll know how high the stand should be.

Thanks for pointing me in the right direction!

 

[Sue]

The clear color handle brushes and razors are on clearance at $25 & $20 respectively at eshave. They are on clearance as the color of the brush and razor handle to not match 'exactly'. Free shipping applies on orders over $75.00. Here's the link:
http://www.eshave.com/template.php?file=Closeout_Sale
Sue