What you think of this cheap badger brush

http://m.ebay.com/itm?itemId=321149985189

Get this. I have one and love it. Good backbone, not scritchy, at all. Much like an EJ Super. Can't beat it for $22 shipped. Unless you want a smaller brush.

 

Thanks!

 

I will concur the Omega 48. The thing is a monster. Huge brush. Works very well with face and bowl lathering.

 

ditto

ALSO... it has a handle option that I have seen only here (but could exist elswhere). ABS doesn't give the brand. However, the box says Marvy but the brush is made by Omega. The price is not bad for 13.95, but their shipping was around $8. However, if you add an AS or some blades it helps make the shipping a little more bearable.

 

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B002V40IS2/?tag=thshde-20

 

...and even mo' bettah at $12.49 (and $5.05 for shipping)! So there ya go!

 

ive had an eye on this brush for awhile so as soon as I can I will get this brush

 

Save once, pay twice.

We all like good value for the money, but basing a purchase solely on price often winds up being a waste of cash. Of course, some brushes represent a particularly good deal. These brushes merit consideration IMHO:

Frank Shaving
http://stores.ebay.com/Ian-Tangs-Shaving-Workshop
These brushes certainly represent value for the money

Vie-Long
http://amzn.to/Q8jhxS
Their horse hair brushes are reasonably priced and well-liked by many shavers.

Omega boar brushes
http://www.shoeboxshaveshop.com/ombolaseinno.html
They make some very good boar brushes. After I bought mine, the realization set in that I could have bought a boar at far less than badger and have done just as well.

Semogue boar brushes
http://www.theportugalonlineshop.com/semogue
Also makes highly regarded boar brushes. Like the Omegas, they are reasonably priced.

 

thank you i will be lookin into these

 

I've got both the Tweezerman and the Omega 48. The Tweezerman is a cheap brush - period, and based on its reviews on Amazon has spotty quality issues.

I'll honestly say every puck of soap I have has half a dozen or more hairs from the Tweezerman - mine also has several knots in it that no amount of conditioners and combing will remove. It's kind of floppy in comparison to the Omega 48 however it works well for travel for its size, and after break in, it's not that scratchy.

I paid $10 for the Tweezerman back in Feb. And $8 for the 48 a few weeks ago - I think the 48 is a much better brush. The 48 did smell of formaldehyde until I shampooed it a few times.

The 48 is certainly a softer touch, but has much more structure for building lather. It is much harder to bowl lather with the 48 in a smaller scuttle.

Both work equally well for face lather, however the badger does hold water better than the boar.

Recommend both, but certainly the 48 over the Tweezerman.

 

Its between the omega 48 brush and the vielong hourse hair brush

 

I like my Tweezerman brush. It's one of my only badger brushes. But when I got it, oh man, shedding more hairs than a dog. It still spits a couple out from time to time and I actually wonder if lost too many hairs because the middle of the knot has an empty spot. I don't know if it's due to loss of hair or because of the "fan out" process. I suspect the former.

The other complaint about the Tweezerman is I think it feels a wee bit prickly sometimes. I feel like if you have super super sensitive skin it might irritate you a little. But it's not too the point to it's too uncomfortable. Just noticeable. Other than that, I do enjoy the lather it provides with creams (I don't use it with soaps. I always use a boar for soap pucks)

 

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00C4IYZ70/?tag=thshde-20

 

thanks guys

 

Shaver X listed all the great sources, but missed one. The Turkish #5 or #6 at $2.55 and $2.45 are just great. Most say they are boar, not horse. Buy three of four of his list and you'll find it hard to rank them.