What is the biggest bang for the buck badger brush?

[GeorgeW]

Hi,

I'm new to using a double edge safety razor and have discovered it to now be an interesting new hobby.

I like to bowl lather with Proraso shaving cream from a tube.

I'm looking for advice for a really good for the money badger shaving brush. Is there anything in the $20-$40 range out there? Please let me know the make, model, approximate price, and where to buy.

Thank you.

 

[Ignatius]

Push it to $75 and get a Rooney 3/1.

 

[California Cajun]

Push it to $75 and get a Rooney 3/1.

Agree with you 100%. I think that's the best brush at the best price.

Sometimes a member sells one on the Buy/Sell/Trade forum for $60.

If that brush is too high priced, I'd get a Semogue 830 boar rather than a cheaper badger, which is priced $20-25.

 

[bluemantra]

Push it to $75 and get a Rooney 3/1.

This has been an amazing brush for me that showed me how much of a difference there is by having a quality brush.

Great value, I just bought one for my brother for Christmas. You won't be disappointed.

 

[DSB]

Push it to $75 and get a Rooney 3/1.

Agree with you 100%. I think that's the best brush at the best price.

Sometimes a member sells one on the Buy/Sell/Trade forum for $60.

If that brush is too high priced, I'd get a Semogue 830 boar rather than a cheaper badger, which is priced $20-25.

This has been an amazing brush for me that showed me how much of a difference there is by having a quality brush.

Great value, I just bought one for my brother for Christmas. You won't be disappointed.

+4 on the Rooney 3/1 in super badger. It's a really great brush at a very good price.

 

[jgjoneslaw]

The Edwin Jagger Best Badger is widely recommended (it is my daily driver) and is a great brush in your price range. If you wanted to go cheaper, many people find the Shea Moisture brush available for about 10 bucks at Target to be a great value. You could also start looking at Boar options that are even cheaper than your price range but with several devotees. Omega 49 and Semogue 1305 come to mind.

 

[wimbouman]

At that price, badgers that come to mind are:

• New Forest 2201
• Simpson Berkely 46

 

[SliceOfLife]

Semogue 1470(Boar) ~$15
Simpson Berkeley 46 Best Badger ~$50
Simpson Chubby 1 Best Badger ~$95

 

[Crag]

Omega 49 and come to mind.

for a less expensive alternative this is a very nice brush once broken in. Works well with creams and demolishes soaps. I like most Omegas, but can't comment on the Semogues as I don't (yet) have one.

 

[fluffman86]

The Tweezerman was my first brush, and still probably my "desert island" brush. Great for creams or soaps: a good bit of backbone/stiff bristles for soaps, but works my creams better than my stiff boars. It is a little prickly, though. Amazon is currently out of stock, and their most recent price is about $13 with free prime or super-saver shipping. I can pick them up locally at Harris Teeter (along with Real Shaving Co. Cream, $4) for about $15 if you'd rather do that.

I haven't used a Shea, but I hear good things about them.

Even though Tweezerman is my "desert island" brush, it really doesn't hold a candle to my Semogue boars when it comes to face lathering with soaps. I have an 830, 620, and 1470, and a Custom B&B boar on the way.

830: Tall, and VERY soft. WAY softer than the Tweezerman, with more backbone, but doesn't lather creams as well, IMO. <$30 Probably my favorite brush since I face lather soaps so much. Absolutely amazing.

620: Shorter and more squat, not as dense as the 830, but DEMOLISHES soaps. It's about as soft as a tweezerman after you really break it in, but that takes a few months. <$25. Awesome brush for a 2-3 day beard...it really plows through some long stubble. Still more expensive than an Omega pro, but I thought my Omega #48 Pro was just way too big, and not really dense enough. Plus, none of my Semogues have stunk the way the Omegas did.

1470: Cheapest Semogue at about $15 shipped. Same size as the 620 with softer bristles, but not as dense. Still makes a good soap/face brush, but not my favorite. Similar enough to the 620 to where I doubt I need both, but I still prefer the 620.

 

[GeorgeW]

At that price, badgers that come to mind are:

• New Forest 2201
• Simpson Berkely 46

What web site might I go to to find these brushes?

 

[Blue Raccoon]

the Shea brushes at Target are under $10 and would be hard to beat at 4x the price.

 

[luvmysuper]

the Shea brushes at Target are under $10 and would be hard to beat at 4x the price.

Yup.

For the price, you can get 4 of them.

 

[Blue_2]

Pure bang for the buck? I also have to vote Tweezerman. I think they're about $20USD shipped these days on Amazon.

http://www.amazon.com/Tweezerman-2801-h-Mens-Shaving-Brush/dp/B000G647Y8

 

[Loric]

A TGN 22mm Super Silvertip (not to be confused with the Super Badger) or a TGN Finest Extra Stuffed would both be exellent choices. Of coarse for that price you would most likely have to set your own knot but thats not hard. If you consider this route say so, and I (or a dozen others) will give you some advise on how to do it.

 

[wknicholas]

I have a Duke 3 in Best, a Rooney 1/1 in Best, and a Edwin Jagger medium in Best. For the money (about $40) the Edwin Jagger is far and away your best bet. It works well with both soaps and creams.

 

[mandoman]

Shea brushes at Target is a very good brush dont be fooled by its cheap price

 

[Go West Young Man]

If you're strictly concerned about price vs performance, reknotting a vintage handle is the only way to go.

 

[auk1124]

Tweezerman = huge bang for the buck. Works great with creams and most soaps. Bowl lathers very well.

 

[Bestarrkin]

If you're strictly concerned about price vs performance, reknotting a vintage handle is the only way to go.

+1 besides you satisfy yourself.