You have $100 for a brush-

[Schrute Farms]

only other brushes you own are the EJ travel brush (best badger) and a pure badger from AOS. Exclusively face lather. Up till now have only used creams, but first puck of the Fat just arrived from WCS and am looking forward to giving it a try.

Looking to step up in the brush world.

What would you buy? Should I spend more money or is $100 a good jumping off point?

Go

 

[gus1942]

only other brushes you own are the EJ travel brush (best badger) and a pure badger from AOS. Exclusively face lather. Up till now have only used creams, but first puck of the Fat just arrived from WCS and am looking forward to giving it a try.

Looking to step up in the brush world.

What would you buy? Should I spend more money or is $100 a good jumping off point?

Go

Get a Simpson X2L and a Semogue 620 or 830.

Gus/BOTOC

 

[Eric83]

Omega boar brush, $10.00! Spend the rest on soaps/creams/razors/aftershave...

 

[MinorDamage]

Simpson Commodore X2 or Duke 2.

Josh

 

[SliceOfLife]

TGN finest custom, Semogue 1470 and start saving for a chubby 1 and Rooney Finest.




In truth either of the first two options could easily be your only brush without problems, unless you decide you want more.

 

[Niles]

Simpson Commodore X2 or Duke 2.

Josh

+1

 

[Arcadies]

only other brushes you own are the EJ travel brush (best badger) and a pure badger from AOS. Exclusively face lather. Up till now have only used creams, but first puck of the Fat just arrived from WCS and am looking forward to giving it a try.

Looking to step up in the brush world.

What would you buy? Should I spend more money or is $100 a good jumping off point?

Go

Have Rudy Vey craft you a personalized brush with a TGN knot of your choice, he has a large selection of materials/colors to choose from and the handle shape/style is limited only by your imagination. In my opinion it beats the hell out of off the shelf stock and his turnaround time is typically only 1 week...amazing really for a personalized brush.

 

[Schrute Farms]

How do I find Rudy Vey?

 

[Gigster]

How do I find Rudy Vey?

Send him a PM. Check out his thread: http://badgerandblade.com/vb/showthread.php/160924-Rudy-Vey-Custom-Shaving-Brushes-and-Restorations

 

[mattnick]

The Duke is an excellent starting point.

 

[jsj_297]

+1 on the omega boar for $10-15 bucks......They constantly out perform my $100+ badgers with ease. Then stock up on some arko, cella, palmolive, proraso, etc etc!!

 

[Timo]

Any duke gets my vote

 

[Samjax]

Can't go wrong with Simpson's product line.

The Semogue SOC 2 Band/SOC Bristle is also another consideration that would approach close to $100 for the pair (depending upon where you order them).

 

[Marco]

+1 on the Dukes.

 

[cosmicdoom]

Can't go wrong with Simpson's product line.

The Semogue SOC 2 Band/SOC Bristle is also another consideration that would approach close to $100 for the pair (depending upon where you order them).

And +1 on the SOC's.

 

[Foyle]

Rooney 3/1 Silver Tip, because I just got one a week or so ago and it's an amazing brush with ultra soft tips. It's perfect for face lathering.

 

[Cochese2323]

First choice is save a Duke 3 from westcoastshaving Witt he discount code
Second choice is a custom brush with a TGN finest knot + a Semogue boar brush

Personally, I would choose door #2 as those two brushes get heavy use in my den and my Simpson does not.

 

[Prof. Moriarty]

I would go with a Semogue, or an Omega. I tried lots of badger brushes, but I switched over to mostly boar as I prefer the feel of them. And at that price it is worth trying out

 

[Tim_McD]

Simpson Colonel and the leftover money goes to MWF

or

QED Select Horn Handled brush (black or brown) for $110 shipped

 

[cryhavoc]

Omega boar brush, $10.00! Spend the rest on soaps/creams/razors/aftershave...

+1