Why use a brush? - page 2 -

• #15 by baldjoeg on 10 Jan, 2014 17:09
• I agree with all the above comments. A good shaving brush is a must. It does a great job of spreading the shaving lather all over the head. It is very refreshing on the head and face as well. i highly recommend using a brush. It does not to be an expensive one.
• #16 by greatnessinc on 10 Jan, 2014 20:19
• Once you start using one, the real question becomes why wouldn't you use a brush?
  Don't go for an expensive brush, all brushes shed no matter how much you pay for them so pick a price range you're comfortable with. I suggest getting cheap to midrange badger and boar brushes to determine which type you prefer.
• #17 by Roger on 10 Jan, 2014 21:11
• Well, I stopped by the local Bed, Bath & Beyond and picked up a Van Der Hagen boar brush for $6.50 and a Van Der Hagen shave bowl & soap set for another $6.00.  That a starting price point that I can live with.
• #18 by warhawk on 10 Jan, 2014 21:41
• Hi Roger:  Congrats on getting a shave brush.  It will definitely improve your shaves.  Keep us posted on your progress.  How are your DE shaves?
  
  WARHAWK
• #19 by Roger on 10 Jan, 2014 21:57
• No DE shaves for me.  I'm not man enough for that.  Maybe someday but not right now. 
  
  Not to sidetrack this thread but I bought a headblade ATX, a Conair Conehead, a Panasonic Arc Shaver, a Skull Shaver and some Shick Xtreme 3's trying to figure out what I was coordinated enough to use.  I've returned all of the electrically powered devices and tossed the headblade.  Right now my weapon of choice is the Shick Xtreme 3's and the brush that I will be bringing to battle tomorrow morning.
• #20 by Roger on 11 Jan, 2014 10:11
• Okay, I busted out the youtube last night before I went to bed and watched a couple of videos about using the shave brush and this morning I busted my shave brush cherry.  What was funny was that one series of videos that I watched actually used the same Van Der Hagen shave bowl, soap and brush that I purchased.
  
  I gotta say that I get it.  Although I'm sure I didn't use it the way most of you do, I get it, even after only one use.  The brush just adds a new dimension to the head shaving experience and although I want to get my shave over and done with as quickly as possible, I enjoyed using the brush and would recommend giving it a try.
  
  Now, as to my shaving routine, I used the brush to lather my head in sections so that I could use my free hand to pull the skin taught while I shaved the lathered section.  My right hand is my dominant hand.  I first lathered and shaved the right side of my head.  Second I lathered and shaved the back right of my head.  Third was the back left of my head.  Fourth was the left side of my head and lastly was the top of the head.  After the shave, I was rocking an awesome baby butt and only had one small strip on the back top of the head to touch up.  I shave against the grain.
  
  Full routine:
  
  hop in the shower
  shampoo
  exfoliate with apricot scrub
  finish shower
  shave the melon in 5 sections
  Refrigerated witch hazel on the melon (damn that feels good)
  Total time: 30 minutes
• #21 by Mike E. P. on 11 Jan, 2014 10:19
• Roger - I never thought of lathering my head in sections. Also like the refrigerated witch hazel idea. I wonder if it would freeze in the freezer. I could keep it next to my vodka! I like using a brush, but only use it when I have time.
• #22 by Roger on 11 Jan, 2014 11:04
• I think it was Warhawk that mentioned the refrigerated witch hazel.  Feels damn nice after a hot shower and a shave.
• #23 by greatnessinc on 11 Jan, 2014 12:27
• Just make sure to suspend your brush upside down after rinsing it. If you didn't buy a stand for it, you can Macguyver a way to hang it with yarn a leather chord or two twist ties. Basically put enough around the base of the brush and create a loop to hang it. I still would recommend getting a stand but in a pinch, making a way to hang it will do.
• #24 by Roger on 11 Jan, 2014 14:14
• I have a couple of old plastic canning cups that I don't use and cut one of those up to use until I get off my lazy ass and run down to the store to buy a stand.
• #25 by Y2KOTA on 12 Jan, 2014 03:59
• Hmmmmmmmmmm.... Must think about getting a brush set now after reading this thread. 
• #26 by Goatee on 12 Jan, 2014 08:21
• Need a decent stand myself
• #27 by Roger on 12 Jan, 2014 11:41
• Quote from: Koolpc on 12 Jan, 2014 08:21

  Need a decent stand myself
  

  
  Much like the brushes, the price range for stands run from cheap to "what the hell are they smoking?"
  
  I'll be getting something from the cheap end of the scale.
• #28 by Goatee on 12 Jan, 2014 13:02
• Yea, i will prob get a plastic stand
• #29 by Y2KOTA on 13 Jan, 2014 04:06
• Cheap? Try 2 nails in the wall above the sink