WTB: Badger Hair brush for a Canadian Newbie

geoff · Post by **geoff** » Mon Jul 10, 2006 6:23 pm

I am just starting out in 'gentlemen’s' shaving; trying to start out with a Nationwide Campus Injector (but plan on trying a DE later too).

Does anyone have a decent Badger hair brush taking up cupboard space?

Alternatively, can you recommend a good starter brush I can purchase and have USPS'd to Canada?
(UPS/FedEx add ~$30 at the border which is rather painful)

I am also looking for a nice hard soap so any recommendations in that vein would be great.

I am located in Vancouver so if anyone is aware of a local shop that is reasonably competitive that would be ideal.

Thanks!
Geoff

notthesharpest · Post by **notthesharpest** » Mon Jul 10, 2006 6:37 pm

I haven't looked, but does Crabtree & Evelyn sell their brushes in Canada? They are supposed to have a decent brush for not too much money. You caould get that in a mall (I know there's a C & E at Oakridge mall, maybe other places).

Charles at qedusa.com has good brushes and never overcharges for shipping.

MindSpin · Post by **MindSpin** » Mon Jul 10, 2006 6:42 pm

There's a place right on Vancouver.
http://www.momentumgrooming.com/index.html
I'm not sure what their prices are like.

You can also try Crabtree and Evelyn. They have stores in Vancouver.
http://www.crabtree-evelyn.com/Stores/nonus.asp
They sell Edwin Jagger brushes for a good price and I've heard they are decent.
http://store.crabtree-evelyn.com/mens-g ... tools.html

Good luck.
Dave

geoff · Post by **geoff** » Mon Jul 10, 2006 6:51 pm

The Coquitlam Centre is right by me and has a CRABTREE & EVELYN. I will check them out before I buy online; thanks for the suggestion.

QedUSA's SR-208 brush looks like a fair deal (conveniently out of stock).

I will fire them off an email re: restocking time and shipping via USPS.

They certainly sound like they attempt to be fair on their website; the biggest issue is UPS/FedEx charge $30 for the customs paper work but USPS only charges the tax (which is quite a savings on smallish orders).

The Proraso Eucalyptus shaving soap appears to be the only shaving soap they stock; I will research that one on the boards a bit more to see if it is decent.
(When I learned to shave it was with a brush/hard soap and going back to a soap appeals to me; sure I will eventually try cream though)

Thanks for the ideas.

notthesharpest · Post by **notthesharpest** » Mon Jul 10, 2006 8:07 pm

Charles of qedusa sent my order to me through USPS. It was relatively cheap, and got here in decent time. His website is not accurate - email him saying you want a brush, and he'll probably have a good one at a reasonable price.

notthesharpest · Post by **notthesharpest** » Mon Jul 10, 2006 8:08 pm

Proraso is definitely good, and you can buy it at Giancarlo deli on Austin at Marmont.

geoff · Post by **geoff** » Mon Jul 10, 2006 8:14 pm

Excellent!

You can't beat no shipping.

Thanks for the local store info.

MindSpin · Post by **MindSpin** » Mon Jul 10, 2006 8:56 pm

If you're going to C & E you might want to have a sniff of their shave creams. Also high praise from members of the group. I have a few myself and really enjoy them.

rahul325 · Post by **rahul325** » Mon Jul 10, 2006 9:19 pm

Geoff,
contact shavethebadger(username on this forum). he makes custom brushes and i am sure he has something in ur budget. he is in canada too so the s&h will not be an issue.

here is a link http://www.shavemyface.com/forum/viewto ... highlight= to his brushes for sale. I have one of his brushes and i love it. the bristles are soft and the handle is awesome.

hth,
-R.

geoff · Post by **geoff** » Mon Jul 10, 2006 9:34 pm

Thanks for the suggestion; I have PM'd him.