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As promised, here's my comparison between the two from tonight's shave. The first two passes were with the WD, while the third pass was with the VDH Badger. I had planned to do a fourth pass with the VDH, but some irritation left over from last night's shave convinced me a fourth pass wasn't a good idea. I tried my best to keep soaking and loading times pretty even.can you compare the WD to VDH badger or boar? i have both VDH, and want to get a picture of the back bone and softness
Prep: Hot shower, washed my face with Dove Care for Men bar soap, and proraso pre-shave cream
Shave soap: VDH Luxury Soap
Razor: VDH Razor with Astra SP
I let each brush soap in hot water for about three minutes each. I squeezed the excess water from both brushes, and loaded with the VDH soap for about a minute each.
This is what the WD looked like after loading.
And this is what the VDH looked like after loading.
I then splashed my face with hot water, left it dripping wet, and proceeded to face lather. The WD has significantly more backbone than the VDH, while somehow managing to be softer against my face. The VDH had a very slight scratchy feeling, but to be fair, I never noticed it before I used my WD brush. The WD also kept my lather warm for both passes, while the VDH has never retained any warmth at all since I've used it. The WD had enough lather for both passes, and probably a third if I needed it, while the VDH looked like it needed to be reloaded had I decided to do more than one pass with it.
The WD after lathering.
I apparently forgot to take a picture of the lather on the VDH. My mistake.
And here's the lather on my face from both.
WD.
VDH
The biggest difference between the two brushes is the density. After using the WD, the VDH feels like it has no density at all. The VDH isn't close to being as soft as the WD either. I think the VDH works as a decent starter brush for someone trying to decide if DE shaving is for them, but anyone who enjoys this hobby should definitely upgrade. However, if you're looking for a more scritchy brush, the High Mountain Badger probably isn't the brush you should upgrade too, as it has next to none IMO. But if you want a luxuriously soft brush that still had good backbone for under $50, this is the brush I'd recommend. Honestly, I probably would have paid double what I did for the WD High Mountain Badger. I like it that much.