Ever since I started wet shaving and researching brushes I couldn't wait to get my hands on a Silvertip badger brush. From the beginning I used a classic shaving brand pure badger brush and liked it, but thought that silvertip must be amazing.
fast forward about 8 months later and I find my self in an Art of Shaving store getting a full size kit of their product which comes with a badger brush. If you get a silvertip brush with the set it saves about 80 dollars off the cost of a brush purchased by itself so I bought the kit with a silvertip brush.
I have since used this brush exclusively, but struggling to make a good lather every time I shave. no matter how much creme and water I use I can only get enough lather for about a pass and maybe another half. the lather doesnt seem to penetrate the brush and stays only on the surface. The other day I returned to my pure badger and was about to create huge amounts of lather with the same amount of creme, like I remembered doing.
Is this a YMMV issue with my silvertip brush or are there others out there that find that maybe they aren't all they are cracked up to be. Also, is this an issue that people find with AOS brushes, that other brands may not have.
Here are some details about the brushes to see if their properties may have something to do with the issue.
Classic brand pure badger
-fan shape knot
-about 1/3 of an inch taller than the AOS brush
AOS silvertip
-bulb shape brush
-very dense knot (but all silvertips are supposed to be more dense)
also, i don't have calipers to get an exact measurement but both knots seem to be about the same size of 20mm
fast forward about 8 months later and I find my self in an Art of Shaving store getting a full size kit of their product which comes with a badger brush. If you get a silvertip brush with the set it saves about 80 dollars off the cost of a brush purchased by itself so I bought the kit with a silvertip brush.
I have since used this brush exclusively, but struggling to make a good lather every time I shave. no matter how much creme and water I use I can only get enough lather for about a pass and maybe another half. the lather doesnt seem to penetrate the brush and stays only on the surface. The other day I returned to my pure badger and was about to create huge amounts of lather with the same amount of creme, like I remembered doing.
Is this a YMMV issue with my silvertip brush or are there others out there that find that maybe they aren't all they are cracked up to be. Also, is this an issue that people find with AOS brushes, that other brands may not have.
Here are some details about the brushes to see if their properties may have something to do with the issue.
Classic brand pure badger
-fan shape knot
-about 1/3 of an inch taller than the AOS brush
AOS silvertip
-bulb shape brush
-very dense knot (but all silvertips are supposed to be more dense)
also, i don't have calipers to get an exact measurement but both knots seem to be about the same size of 20mm