- Joined
- Thursday March 17, 2016
- Location
- Surrey, UK
Semogue also makes some of my favorite brushes, so I fully understand.
Then you're alright by me
Semogue also makes some of my favorite brushes, so I fully understand.
Very true. Warren Buffet put it best, ‘Price is what you pay; value is what you get.' Put another way, value is in the eye of the beholder. I have several badgers that cost me more than £80 and I love them all for how they perform and how they look. But one of my favourite 3-band badgers is a Semogue; it cost me a lot less than £80 but performs on a par with my +£80 3-band badgers; it's a hidden gem. I have several boars which cost considerably less the £80 and all are a joy to use, but don't give me as much pleasure as my more expensive badgers. As for synthetics, I have yet to find one that comes close to any of my badgers or boars in terms of performance and overall satisfaction. I do, however, use an AP Shave Co. SynBad synthetic when I travel because it dries very quickly and does a competent job of lathering. One brush that never ceases to amaze me is the Semogue Taj mixed badger and boar. It embodies the best of badger and the best of boar in a gorgeous handle and is very reasonably priced. The bottom line is that I'm ‘into' brushes more so than any other part of my shaving kit.If a brush or indeed any other product hits the spot for me then I put my own value on it. One of my favourite brushes is a £5 Omega boar; I would be prepared to spend many times that price on the brush. The same with the more expensive brushes I have that hit the spot. It is the value I put on a brush that matters, not someone else's value.
Very true. Warren Buffet put it best, ‘Price is what you pay; value is what you get.' Put another way, value is in the eye of the beholder. I have several badgers that cost me more than £80 and I love them all for how they perform and how they look. But one of my favourite 3-band badgers is a Semogue; it cost me a lot less than £80 but performs on a par with my +£80 3-band badgers; it's a hidden gem. I have several boars which cost considerably less the £80 and all are a joy to use, but don't give me as much pleasure as my more expensive badgers. As for synthetics, I have yet to find one that comes close to any of my badgers or boars in terms of performance and overall satisfaction. I do, however, use an AP Shave Co. SynBad synthetic when I travel because it dries very quickly and does a competent job of lathering. One brush that never ceases to amaze me is the Semogue Taj mixed badger and boar. It embodies the best of badger and the best of boar in a gorgeous handle and is very reasonably priced. The bottom line is that I'm ‘into' brushes more so than any other part of my shaving kit.
I have two brushes. An Italian made Omega (chosen for price and reviews and purchased when I made the change from cartridges and spray foam to proper shaving) and a Wilkinson Sword "Cheapy" donated by my father (who has joined a popular brand of "mail-it-to-me" cartridges).
Frustratingly, I get a much better lather with the Wilkinson than I do with the Omega. Neither is really satisfactory though. Suggestions accepted on a sub-£20 brush available in the UK?
Suggestions accepted on a sub-£20 brush available in the UK?
I have two brushes. An Italian made Omega (chosen for price and reviews and purchased when I made the change from cartridges and spray foam to proper shaving) and a Wilkinson Sword "Cheapy" donated by my father (who has joined a popular brand of "mail-it-to-me" cartridges).
Frustratingly, I get a much better lather with the Wilkinson than I do with the Omega. Neither is really satisfactory though. Suggestions accepted on a sub-£20 brush available in the UK?
Razorock BC Silvertip or Razorock Bruce.
I have 4 synthetic brushes and don't ‘need' another. But I do keep looking at the Shavemac configurator though. Some of the custom colours look amazing, even if they do cost a little extra. Has anyone here ordered a custom Shavemac? I am most likely looking at a synthetic one
I have two brushes. An Italian made Omega (chosen for price and reviews and purchased when I made the change from cartridges and spray foam to proper shaving) and a Wilkinson Sword "Cheapy" donated by my father (who has joined a popular brand of "mail-it-to-me" cartridges).
Frustratingly, I get a much better lather with the Wilkinson than I do with the Omega. Neither is really satisfactory though. Suggestions accepted on a sub-£20 brush available in the UK?
Hmm.. Not sure if i agree with that.
Synthetic? No. - I have tried several cheap synthetic that are horrible.
Boar? No. - maybe.
Badger? Yes. - i agree.
A £5 brush will never be as good as a £80 brush - no matter the material. Stop fooling around
I stand by this.It's worth it to the seller!
No brush is worth more than 20 bucks unless it belonged to King Gillette personally.