Thread: New brush?

I'm currently using a very plain badger hair brush but is soft and not generating as much lather as I'd like. What are my options for something a bit more firm but not overly so?

Well another N.M member-Welcome aboard.

You have many options depending on what you are using now. Everything is relative. You want more backbone? Go with something like a Simpson Super grade or a Thater silvertip which has more backbone.

+1 to what was previously said about Simpson Brushes, I have the Simpson PJ3 in super badger, and let me tell u, the tips are as soft as can be, and the backbone is outstanding it really is the best of both worldsu cannot go wrong with any Simpson super badger brushes. Thater as well is outstanding and for the price of the Thater you cannot go wrong

I was using a badger brush up to today. You can check out the Frank finest badger brush. I picked mine up from starshaving.com they are in Oklahoma. You can get them on ebay from china as well.
It is a nice brush softer than the badger but still firm enough to get the feel. Great value for the money IMHO

Check out this link

http://www.straightrazorplace.com/fo...g-brushes.html

Vulfix makes good performing and cost effective brushes. I have a Vulfix Superbadger that does well with creams and soaps. There are so many choices. Shavemac makes nice brushes and trys to handle your special requests. Also, you can check out GoldenNib to see what they are offering at a competitive price. Their grade A Silvertip may be my next purchase.

Pabster

Originally Posted by speckey

I was using a badger brush up to today. You can check out the Frank finest badger brush. I picked mine up from starshaving.com they are in Oklahoma. You can get them on ebay from china as well.
It is a nice brush softer than the badger but still firm enough to get the feel. Great value for the money IMHO

Check out this link

http://www.straightrazorplace.com/fo...g-brushes.html

I have used a synthetic before, absolutely not recommended! Have used an Omega badger brush up until now, was quite satisfied. Today, the Frank Shaving Silvertip with Butterscotch handle came in, and it is luxurious, and very cheap. Soft feel, but quite enough backbone (for me).

+1 on the Frank Shaving brushes. Very good performance to price ratio and a decent variety of shapes and colors.

Frank Shaving Brushes is good.I also would like to refer parking lot stencil,might help you too.

I am wondering if the problem is not the backbone, but rather the fact that some brushes just really suck up the lather. I have a couple like that, that I really like. I have just had to modify technique to get the fullest from them.

-G

+1 on the pervious advice. You cannot go wrong with a Simpsons or Thater brush if you want a shaving brush with some firmness in the bristles.

I have also been pleased with my Rooney brushes. Try the small or medium size in silvertip super badger.