The $9.00 Shea Moisture Shave : Ultimate Shave Brush

I got one of these last weekend as my first brush. Seems to work pretty well with my VDH, although I've never tried anything else. It seemed a lot heavier than any of the local boar stuff I could find like VDH and Burmashave. It's only lost 3-4 hairs in the 6 times I've made lather (shaved with it twice--I was practicing my lathering on the others ).

 

Glad I'm not the only one that practices making lather...

 

The Target store here in SC did not stock the brush and the clerk could not find it on the computer. Normal since we have a small population base I guess. Thanks for advising us Dridecker.

 

What a cruel thread. You get us all excited for something we cannot find. Apparently this hasn't gotten to the west yet.

 

I took the liberty of picking one up last week, and I'm quite impressed. Definitely a softy, and the ploom is ridiculously wide compared to the other brushes in my collection. It is definitely a bit scratchy, but nothing I can't handle.

Overall, it lathers most of my soaps well, and is a joy to use.

 

It's in the West alright. I'm in CA and all three of my local Targets
have them.

 

Anyone know if this is actually badger? :think002

 

It should be obvious at this point, considering that badger holds much more water than boar. Despite lower quality badger brush's scratchiness the hairs are finer and hold more water.

 

My Wife came home with one of these brushes today. I think I will put it through its paces starting tomorrow. It is nice to know what to expect from it.

 

they have this brush at my local target. haven't purchased one. I think Ill get it for my pops, I got him a tweezerman for xmast and the wood clear coat is getting cracked.

 

this looks like a good brush for the money.
thanks for the heads up!

 

Great Brush well worth the price. At the board across the street...someone received a return e-mail back from Shea moisture..." It is 100% badger hair."

Ditto
I went into 2 Targets yesterday and there were a good 10 or more on the shelf at both places. They are for sure in Kalifornia. These will be the brush of choice for getting others involved in wet shaving(PIF). I will be picking up about 6 in the next couple of days.
Great value for the money!

 

Aha! So that is what you did! I thought it was Velcro when I saw a photo of your brushes hanging and I totally stole it, well, actually I didn't steal it, but I thought I did!

 

Tried to find this brush on Target's website to no avail. Would anyone happen to have a link to it? Thanks in advance. I will check my local Target later today.

*Edit: Nevermind...I found the way to find it at the local target stores. It is at a store about 10 miles away. Going to get it in a moment.

 

I wish my local Target's had these in stock.

 

yea the two local stores by me didn't carry it either.

 

If somebody really wants to try one of these that down have a target in the area then letme know and I could probably ship you one.

After some extended use I've found that it's a good brush, compared with my omega I haven't been able to get over the prickle when I face lather. The brush irritates my face more than my shave!
Still, an excellent brush.

 

The skritchiness of mine is going down now, or I'm just used to it. Still seems to be getting more flexible.

 

got one

just got one of these brushes. I have to say the hair is a bit scratchy. its nice and big. for 8.99 its a steal. also I just had to test it and to my surprise it did not release any nasty color like the tweazerman and the smell is not that bad. I would recommend this brush to any one getting into wet shaving.