anyone else feel this way? I personally like a certain stiffness. I really like that almost scrubby feel. I have a tweezerman for about a year, and its soft, but still feels like its doing something to my face. and I like it! I really dread getting a new brush which will be badger out of preference, but I wouldn't mind knowing that itll still be scrubby but a bigger knot! anybody else know what im talkin about?
whats up with everyone and a soft brush?
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Try a boar brush, or a synthetic. Try a stout 2 band finest badger.
Nothing wrong with wanting a scrubby brush or a soft brush either.
I have both and all levels in between.
Good fortune.
Nothing wrong with wanting a scrubby brush or a soft brush either.
I have both and all levels in between.
Good fortune.
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or deep pockets there Carrington! lol
A majority of my brushes are my own customs or restorations that I have done, so that helps keep some change in the pockets to a certain extent.
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lol you save money on one, but then you make a crap ton more! I get your deal! lol
You got it. Take a look in the restoration threads. Come to think of it you may find out it might be a push on cost, but it sure is fun.
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The wife's investment
I like brushes with soft tips, but have a little backbone. Pure badger is just plain scratchy. Boar breaks-in well, but silvertip badger is the best.
I face-lather with creams, so I like soft tips. However, I do appreciate a bit of backbone, too! I seem to have both with my new M&F brush...
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you know, I just used my tweezerman again; I must say, its super soft, lol. I used it every other day for a solid year. like clockwork if you will. I've definitely came accustomed to it. especially that none badger smell! lol. that little back bone just seems to push the hairs where they need to be and feels like its emptying out my pores. lol
Skin sensitivity is an issue for some hence the need for a soft brush. However you can have a soft brush with backbone and there are many of them around.
After havin used a pure Crabtree & Evelyn for a few months I thoroughly enjoy the softness of Manchurian hair tips and the stiff core (referred to as backbone here).
I do not miss the scritch/scratch from the CT&E brush. Even the Wee Scott in best is better.
I do not miss the scritch/scratch from the CT&E brush. Even the Wee Scott in best is better.
Since I've started using two band brushes my Rooney 3/1 sees very little action. Super silvertip feels too soft.
I enjoyed my Edwin Jagger Best Badger when I first started, it actually made great lather. I've never tried a tweezerman, but I'll bet its very similar in that it's soft as a whole but the tips are prickly. That means the hair will splay if you press on it instead of massaging your face and the tips are abrasive to the point of being slightly painful. Most starter brushes are like this.
However, once SBAD kicks in you'll find that as you venture into higher quality brushes the experience becomes the complete opposite. The brush as a whole will be stiffer, which provides a nice resistance that massages your face while lathering. Despite the stiffness (more commonly referred to as backbone), the tips are much softer resulting in less of a pin-***** sensation.
However, once SBAD kicks in you'll find that as you venture into higher quality brushes the experience becomes the complete opposite. The brush as a whole will be stiffer, which provides a nice resistance that massages your face while lathering. Despite the stiffness (more commonly referred to as backbone), the tips are much softer resulting in less of a pin-***** sensation.
I tend to not love the Silvertips and prefer a finest or super (TGN) for most days. That being said my Semogue boars have been seeing more than their fair share of duty lately.
All a matter of personal preference. I have recently shelved my silver tip badgers for boar brushes. I want a brush that will exfoliate my skin and lift my beard, and a boar does that better for me.
My Semogue 830 is a boar that thinks it's a badger.
The LE 2011 has amazingly soft tips but has all the backbone of my 620. A real winner in my book.
Soft and/or floppy brushes work exceptionally well with shave sticks and face lathering. I know that many don't care for the floppy brushe but I like them and use them from time to time.
-- John Gehman
-- John Gehman
If you are looking for stiff and scrubby get a Simpsons Beaufort in pure badger.
By far and away the stiffest, scrubbiest, prickliest brush I have ever used.
They are "fun" every once in a while but I can't use one every day as I would have little skin left on my face
Vie long horse or horse/badger mix.
Thank me later.
Thank me later.
