I am one who believes that you only go around once so if there is something you want - go for it. I am mostly a synthetic brush guy but have and really enjoy using a Semogue Owners Club badger in cherry wood (its a 2 band so more backbone than Silvertip). I feel that it is a great brush at a very nice price for badger. Good luck in your decision.
I also have a Stirling synthetic I look forward to using. I'm just sticking with what I'm currently using for 30 days for now. As mentioned above I made an offer on a Frank 2 band and my offer was accepted so I have purchased it.
2 band first brush will give you better back bone and yet be fisrly soft and will serve you for a long time. Don't sleep on a tuxedo synthetic, durable and very comfortable for everyday use... 2 Band is my personal favorite but silvertips can be very enjoyable. 2 recent projects. Sent from my SM-G930P using Tapatalk
I rarely use my badger, my omega boar works fine and is cheap, i mostly use soaps now so the boar seems to work better. The only time i use the badger is if im using a cream, I had a second brush but gave it to a friend with a tub of aos sandlewood cream to get him started wet shaving. When i first started it took a long time before I learned to lather, i didnt know about online forums, most of my lathers were just soapy water. The soapy water seemed to work fine, i shaved that way for a long time.
