G'day. I am considering purchasing an Edwin Jagger best badger brush. I have read the B&B review and it seems like a solid piece of kit. Just wondering if anyone else would like to share an opinion of the brand?
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Opinions in Edwin Jagger brushes
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I own two. One is a silver tip horn handle, it is my favorite small brush. It works great with both creams and soaps. The second is a best badger, also in horn, which I use when I want a brush that is just a bit scrubbier. It works great on harder soaps like MWF. I also like to use the best badger brush when I use shave sticks like Moos or Speick. If you buy one from The English Shaving Company there is a %10 off code for B&B members that can be found at the link below. I have ordered both brushes from them and they shipped very quickly, plus they always include some nice Edwin Jagger samples. Cheers.
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I have a EJ extra large, best badger, in a immitation, horn handle. I decided not to get the silvertip as I read they sometimes get soft and floppy after use. I got the best badger and I am very happy with it. It is soft, but still a little scrubby, like my Omega/Semogue Boars. I don't think you need to spend the extra money for the silvertip. I got the extra large because I wanted a thicker knot/handle combination, similar to a chubby. Of course it's not quite as thick as a chubby and is longer haired, but it has a certain stiffness/softness to it that I really like the feel of. I think they are running about $65.49 plus shipping, from The English Shaving Company. I got mine last fall for around $47 when they were on sale and with EJ paying for the shipping. It is my best brush. I have four boar brushes, with soaps, in rotation during the weekdays. I use the EJ badger on the weekends with creams. I would buy another one. The quality of the handle is superb. As much as I like my boars, if I could only have one brush, it would be the EJ extra large with best badger. If the Extra large is to big, then I would take a look at the large. They are around $50 I think.
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I have a EJ extra large, best badger, in a immitation, horn handle. I decided not to get the silvertip as I read they sometimes get soft and floppy after use. I got the best badger and I am very happy with it. It is soft, but still a little scrubby, like my Omega/Semogue Boars. I don't think you need to spend the extra money for the silvertip. I got the extra large because I wanted a thicker knot/handle combination, similar to a chubby. Of course it's not quite as thick as a chubby and is longer haired, but it has a certain stiffness/softness to it that I really like the feel of. I think they are running about $65.49 plus shipping, from The English Shaving Company. I got mine last fall for around $47 when they were on sale and with EJ paying for the shipping. It is my best brush. I have four boar brushes, with soaps, in rotation during the weekdays. I use the EJ badger on the weekends with creams. I would buy another one. The quality of the handle is superb. As much as I like my boars, if I could only have one brush, it would be the EJ extra large with best badger. If the Extra large is to big, then I would take a look at the large. They are around $50 I think.
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Some good advice there. Cheers gents.
Pete
Pete
I recently acquired an EJBBB for christmas. Mine has a 19mm loft. I can't really compare it to another badger haired brush, but I can with a boar hair.
I didn't know what to expect, but I like how it has worked out so far. At 3.5 inches it's pretty darn small. The hair itself seemed a bit stiff at first, but it got a bit more soft after use. I have found that it makes a much better lather than my boar brush using Proraso. It definitely soaks up much more water than a boar. It isn't a floppy brush. It holds its shape well. For a little over $30 dollars, I certainly can't complain.
I didn't know what to expect, but I like how it has worked out so far. At 3.5 inches it's pretty darn small. The hair itself seemed a bit stiff at first, but it got a bit more soft after use. I have found that it makes a much better lather than my boar brush using Proraso. It definitely soaks up much more water than a boar. It isn't a floppy brush. It holds its shape well. For a little over $30 dollars, I certainly can't complain.
Get a Vulfix 404 Grovesnor Badger/Boar mix.
I had a Pure and a Best from EJ. Notice the use of past tense. For the money, there probably isn't anything better, but I'm glad I was able to trade for a Rooney because it blows the EJ brushes out of the water in my opinion.
I had an EJ large super badger which was a good brush, but I didn't like the large handle. Be sure to check out the Vulfix brushes, very good quality, and excellent price. Take a look at them here. http://www.classicshaving.com
The first quality brush I bought was an Edwin Jagger Medium Best; It's still part of my rotation of brushes.
For sure! Great little brush. I have the C&E version, in medium (21mm knot?) and it's still outstanding.
I also have the C&E branded BBB. I've used it for about 3 weeks, and have noticed some shedding. A few hairs the first day I used it, and one or two here and there. Probably about 15 - 20 total.
Overall I think the brush is good value for the money.
Mine isn't the C&E branded EJBBB, but my experience with shedding was a little different. I lost 2-3 hairs with the first use whipping up some cream. After that it didn't lose anymore until I used it on a puck of soap. It lost only 1 hair when lathering up my soap. So far it hasn't lost any hairs since. 15-20 seems like a fairly large amount to me.
