All,
I've been wet shaving all my life, and moved to DE razors about 10 years ago.
I started out with a boar my sister gifted me, and after that was not presentable anymore moved to Muhle synthetic brushes.
Brushes plural, since the first one got really stiff after a few years, and the one I'm using now is starting to do the same, after a few years now. So I'm not exactly thrilled with that.
I don't think badger brushes do that (get stiff and coarse), do they? At least I haven't heard about it.
So I'm looking for my first badger brush. The recommendations I've read (and it's a lot) are a bit indecisive, and I'm totally aware that giving a good recommendation on this is hard as a lot is personal preference. So here's the data:
- My Muhle's are medium sized (and I like that size), so I suppose I'm looking for something with a ring size of 20-25mm.
- Loft doesn't seem to vary all that much, around 50mm, my Muhle is 48, so that's fine, too.
- Soft. I lather using what you might call a painter's stroke, if that matters.
- My favorite soap is Haslinger, mostly because it's affordable and works with my sensitive skin.
- My Muhle has a classic resin base, that's fine, I don't need anything fancy.
- Price is really not that much of an issue. Of couse, nobody likes to overpay, but for a good brush that lasts I'd easily go $100+, maybe even $150.
So which quality should I aim for? Probably a Silvertip? I've also found Manchurian, but I'm not entirely sure if that's really a quality measure or just marketing.
Any best-bang-for-the-buck brushes that fit this description? Zenith? Is the Simpson name worth it?
Any good store to get them in the US?
Thanks!
I've been wet shaving all my life, and moved to DE razors about 10 years ago.
I started out with a boar my sister gifted me, and after that was not presentable anymore moved to Muhle synthetic brushes.
Brushes plural, since the first one got really stiff after a few years, and the one I'm using now is starting to do the same, after a few years now. So I'm not exactly thrilled with that.
I don't think badger brushes do that (get stiff and coarse), do they? At least I haven't heard about it.
So I'm looking for my first badger brush. The recommendations I've read (and it's a lot) are a bit indecisive, and I'm totally aware that giving a good recommendation on this is hard as a lot is personal preference. So here's the data:
- My Muhle's are medium sized (and I like that size), so I suppose I'm looking for something with a ring size of 20-25mm.
- Loft doesn't seem to vary all that much, around 50mm, my Muhle is 48, so that's fine, too.
- Soft. I lather using what you might call a painter's stroke, if that matters.
- My favorite soap is Haslinger, mostly because it's affordable and works with my sensitive skin.
- My Muhle has a classic resin base, that's fine, I don't need anything fancy.
- Price is really not that much of an issue. Of couse, nobody likes to overpay, but for a good brush that lasts I'd easily go $100+, maybe even $150.
So which quality should I aim for? Probably a Silvertip? I've also found Manchurian, but I'm not entirely sure if that's really a quality measure or just marketing.
Any best-bang-for-the-buck brushes that fit this description? Zenith? Is the Simpson name worth it?
Any good store to get them in the US?
Thanks!
