Shaving Brushes

Taylors Of Old Bond Street

Apparently Badger hair is extremely soft, and doesn't matt when wet.

The above shop seems to have a wide range of badger hair brushes.

I don't know what I am more shocked by - your current brush being nearly as old as I am, or the prospect of paying £200 for a new one.

Happy shaving

ag

They are nice I have one, I had the intention of getting a cut throat razor, but couldn't find one, which was a shame.

You could also try

The Gentlemans shop

Plenty of stuff here and some reasonable descriptions of the products - you could get a "Simpsons chubby super" for £153 must be a bargain ?

Garyi,

Rue Monge 48 drug store (Paris, Q Latin). Brushes, razors, the works. And it's not a boutique store, so no AmEx fancy prices.

Herman

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An entirely handmade brush from the widely acclaimed A Simpson & Co of England. Each piece is unique, the handles being turned from ancient, reclaimed ivory, mainly from recycled Victorian billiard balls!

The turner uses considerable skill in determining the shape of the finished article according to the shape of the raw material. The handle of this brush is formed from a billiard ball and the natural staining and colour form part of its unique charm. The brush is then filled by hand with a knot of selected Super badger hair. We have a very limited number of these remarkable brushes available, which should appeal to those wishing to own something unique. With the proper care that a brush of this quality deserves, it should last for many years. Height 3 1/2 inches 9cms



£500.00 (£425.53)

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From the shop link that Spock provided.

Yowser!

ag

You could get a flatcap for that!!

The bon vivant's choice would be the beaver brush.

Damn!
Thought the thread was 'Shaving bushes'...
Oh well,
Tony

Interesting. Is this for real?

I thought that badgers were a protected species - and on the few occasions that I have been up close and personal with them they were also scary when disturbed.

Am I missing something?

Chris

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Originally posted by Mick Parry:
and what is the difference between a £29.00 model and a £200.00 one.

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£171.00

Which equates to a few new records and/or cds or a contribution tot he next upgrade.

Cheers

Mike

The badgers used are Chinese.

There seems to be different grades of hair so I may settle for a medium grade.

Regards

Mick

A true story.

My wife liked my Taylors of Old Bond Street pure badger shaving brush so much she expropriated it. She now uses it to apply some lovely creme.

This did give me an excuse to buy a new one.

I recall that all pure badger brushes were acceptable. If you spend more money, you will get a softer part of the badger and/or more volume.

Cheers,

Steven

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If you spend more money, you will get a softer part of the badger

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Which part of the badger is the softest?

Mick

I always used a (budget) camel hair brush. If you soak it for a while before you first use it, it should last a lot longer.

I would have thought that shaving brushes would be syntetic these days.

I never paid more than 20 bucks for a shaving brush. Maybe that's why they never lasted 30 years for me.

cheers
Gus

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Which part of the badger is the softest?

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For shaving afficionados:

http://www.enchanteonline.com/pages/men/shavinggraces/essay10page3.htm

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For this reason, I strongly encourage every beginning shaver to seriously invest in a powerful, best or silver tip badger brush. Obtaining a handmade variety, if possible, is even better.

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Steven

Thanks for the information....just what I was looking for. I intend to buy one but I will only spend the money if there are genuine differences in quality.

I will digest it all tonight.

Regards

Mick

We had a badger die on us a year or so back. I could dig it up and make you a brush from it's hair if you like Mick. It wouldn't be any of that 'chinese badger hair' crap though, so I'd have to charge a reasonable price. If you like I could make the handle from Ash, from the Ash tree that fell down last winter.

Alternatively, why not just use those squirty foam cans?

Do let me know.

Kind regards
Patrick

Mick, - what's your current shaving regime?

I'm blessed with beard growth like Brillo [Red Sea Pedestrian genes on father's side] and consequently always on the lookout for the Ultimate Shaving Solution. I inherited a Kent badger brush [possibly even from an English badger] but never had much luck with it, and keep it mostly for sentimental reasons. Once, [admittedly a long time ago - things may have changed] I even had a shave at Trumper's as a treat with the full soap treatment, but wasn't that impressed.

Currently my personal best involves a Mach 3 Turbo razor and King of Shaves gel. This combo is by far the best [by quite a serious margin - not just slightly better, but life-changingly better] than anything I've yet encountered. Can a soap shave really equal or beat this?

throb

There are two types of King of Shaves gel -- the one which boasts "Kinexium Silicon Technology" on its lurid blue and lime green packaging gives a significantly better shave than the ASC2 "Active Skin Cleansing" AlphaGel.

Or rather it does if you are in a rush -- the latter seems much better with a generous 5 minutes massage and soak-in time. It also has slightly less souped-up-Capri-owner style packaging.

There's also the shaving oil which is great but requires half an hour of cleaning you sink with industrial mole releasing agent to get rid of the thin greasy film.

Matthew

Matthew, - tried the Kinexium variant, but found that the jowl stretching I need combined with its extreme slipperiness didn't suit as much as the standard. Mach 3 turbo better than standard Mach 3 however. Who possibly buys single blade razors once having tried either of them? Possibly OK for bumfluff, I suppose.

throb

King of Shaves was rubbish for me, far to much hassle. Turbo Mach 3 and Gillete gel for me all the way, quick easy and effective.

I thought they used road kill badgers for some of the hand made ones, I could of course be way wrong.

and there's me thinking it was the ones from baiting.

I hear that Rhino skin is excellent for exfoliating

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The bon vivant's choice would be the beaver brush.

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Rather heavy to lift her into position, don't you think?

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Shaving brush? What's that?

Get the shaving gel. Squirt it straight into your palm. Massage directly onto your face. Shave.

Why bother with a brush?

We live in a strange world.

John.

You could survive on beans and toast but you eat other stuff as well.

Regards

Mick

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Originally posted by J. A. Toon:

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The bon vivant's choice would be the beaver brush.

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Rather heavy to lift her into position, don't you think?

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Finally. Thanks, John. I was beginning to think my schoolboy smut was wasted on all the high minds on this forum.

Alan