VDH Luxury Line Badger Brush

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dosco
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VDH Luxury Line Badger Brush

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I asked for one for a Fathers Day and got one...my first badger brush.

Much softer than the boar, I immediately tried it to make a test lather. It's significantly different than the VDH boar brush.

Interesting.
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Yes, very interesting, may it be the beginning of a beautiful friendship.
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Re: VDH Luxury Line Badger Brush

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I hope that you will enjoy your new badger brush. May it become your favorite.
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Re: VDH Luxury Line Badger Brush

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By all means, enjoy! Members develop their shaving kit favourites mainly from personal experience and that varies. For myself, badger brushes are all I use. I used a boar brush for years but the first time I tried a badger one ( and it was a relatively inexpensive one at that ) well, that was all she wrote...I never looked back. While some use both badger and boar brushes ( or even synthetics ) and a few say that they prefer boar bristle models, for me it's badger brushes all the way.
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Re: VDH Luxury Line Badger Brush

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Gents:
Sorry if my initial post seemed obvious and/or cryptic.

I've been using VDH cheapo boar brushes for at least 10 years ... the majority of that time I was also using Williams shave soap. The badger brush is (obviously) significantly different as the bristles are much softer and a bit "floppy" compared to the boar bristles.

I had to go back and re-watch Mantic's lathering video. I made a test lather last night before bed and I think I have it figured out.

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Re: VDH Luxury Line Badger Brush

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Dave, Yeah, they are a little different but for me, I found that it was actually easier to make a really good lather with a badger brush than it was using a boar bristle one. Sounds like you're getting it sorted out.
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