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Hi ,
Could you recommend me a brush please?
At the moment I am using a Taylor of Old Bond St silvertip. The slim ebony handle is great and the hair tips are extremely soft. It's a fantastic looking brush and a pleasure to hold. However, the badger hairs simply hold too much water and the lather does not transfer to the face. Using less wate and/or cream just results in a dry paste.
The only way around this - believe me i have tried a lot, is to use a lot more shaving cream so that there is plenty of excess and therefore the brush becomes saturated with water and cream, and so has to transfer the excess to my face.
I have tried a £20 Dovo best badger and a £40 super badger (cant remember the make). Both have tips that are 'scratchy' but they both need less cream than the TOBS silvertip. The £20 Dovo produces just as good lather as the TOBS silvertip but I don't like the way it scratched the face with it's hard/sharp tips. same with the £40 best badger.
One last caveat, and this is where it gets tricky. The brush handle has to have thin form factor. At some point along the brush handle, it needs to be less than 16-18mm as this is the size for which my razor/brush stand accepts.
Are there any brushes that feel soft against the skin, can transfer a lather onto the face rather than hold it all in, as well as having a rather slim handle?
One last point - I know it can be like comparing apples to oranges - in your opinion which of these do you prefer:
A Gilette Superspeed Adjustable (such as a 'black beauty') or
A Merkur HD/38C ?
and Why?
Thank you very much.
Regards,
Sonny
Could you recommend me a brush please?
At the moment I am using a Taylor of Old Bond St silvertip. The slim ebony handle is great and the hair tips are extremely soft. It's a fantastic looking brush and a pleasure to hold. However, the badger hairs simply hold too much water and the lather does not transfer to the face. Using less wate and/or cream just results in a dry paste.
The only way around this - believe me i have tried a lot, is to use a lot more shaving cream so that there is plenty of excess and therefore the brush becomes saturated with water and cream, and so has to transfer the excess to my face.
I have tried a £20 Dovo best badger and a £40 super badger (cant remember the make). Both have tips that are 'scratchy' but they both need less cream than the TOBS silvertip. The £20 Dovo produces just as good lather as the TOBS silvertip but I don't like the way it scratched the face with it's hard/sharp tips. same with the £40 best badger.
One last caveat, and this is where it gets tricky. The brush handle has to have thin form factor. At some point along the brush handle, it needs to be less than 16-18mm as this is the size for which my razor/brush stand accepts.
Are there any brushes that feel soft against the skin, can transfer a lather onto the face rather than hold it all in, as well as having a rather slim handle?
One last point - I know it can be like comparing apples to oranges - in your opinion which of these do you prefer:
A Gilette Superspeed Adjustable (such as a 'black beauty') or
A Merkur HD/38C ?
and Why?
Thank you very much.
Regards,
Sonny