For a long time now, I've been brush & blade shaving (atleast 3yrs). and as blade shaving goes, I quit using electric shavers basically freshman year (with the occasional use here and there, but currently I do not own an electric razor). My b&b shaving started as an interest after passing by 'The Art of Shaving' store in the mall, and it grew when Bloomingdales included sample for AoS in our wedding registry gift pack. Shortly after Lauren gave me a sample/travel kit for AoS and I've been Brush & Blade ever since. Now my AoS kit has long since ran out, and rather than replace it, I've spent the last 2 years testing other products. Blade really hasn't been a question, I think the Mach3 (which was the razor given to me by my dad in high school) will always be my razor. That said, I've considered trying a single blade like the Merkur. I've tried the 'Titanium 4 blade product from Schick and ugh, it doesn't work for me. and I say for me since everybody's face is different. as for soaps/foams.... I found I like soaps from Van Der Hagen, they cost only a few $s. And as it goes for Pre and After shave... jusry is still out and I'm always taking recommendations.
Now for the title of this post... I really liked the brush that came with my AoS kit... probably one of the reasons I decided I like B&B shaving. But like advertised, the brush only lasted so long (good marketing tool, get them hooked so they come back and buy a $100 brush)... So I decided to try other brushes. I first chose to go with a cheap one (also by VanDer Hagan), and I got what I paid for, a cheap brush, it worked, but not good for a day to day brush. I then researched and selected a Synthetic (vegan) brush, most brushes are made from badger or boar hair. I was happy to have a vegan brush, but I never felt it produced the right consistency of foam for me. Anyways, it too was pretty cheap, it cost about $15. While I never felt it produced quite the right foam, I've used it for well over a year, but it was time... I ordered a new brush. This time I spent another $15 but got a Tweeserman made from real badger hair... this brush I like.
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