Mixed Bristle Brushes

[Glen_Lee]

How did that happen! Just bought a 404!!!! Must stop reading anything on this forum got to love Shave lounge P.

You wont be disappointed, Paul!

 

[Blademonkey]

You wont be disappointed, Paul!

This will be my first mixed bristle brush, I am looking forward to receiving and using it, I'm sure I won't be disappointed, thank you. P.

 

[Glen_Lee]

This will be my first mixed bristle brush, I am looking forward to receiving and using it, I'm sure I won't be disappointed, thank you. P.

Being a mixed bristle - it smells a little funky for a wee while. Guess it's the best of smelly pigs, and badgers combined

 

[Blademonkey]

Being a mixed bristle - it smells a little funky for a wee while. Guess it's the best of smelly pigs, and badgers combined

I love that funky smell from a new brush......I know, I must be the only person that does but it's true! P.

 

[jimmyc]

How did that happen! Just bought a 404!!!! Must stop reading anything on this forum got to love Shave lounge P.

Yea, i found myself searching for best price until i stopped myself

 

[Blademonkey]

Yea, i found myself searching for best price until i stopped myself

Ah, a stronger man than me! P.

 

[jimmyc]

Ah, a stronger man than me! P.

Only just though.

 

[jar]

This is the concept I'm struggling with.
I was thinking a Horse and Badger might mean the Horse Bristle didn't need combing as much.

I've never had to comb a horse hair brush.

 

[Boru62]

I've never had to comb a horse hair brush.

If I use it with croaps or creams np, but after a few times on a hard soap and it gets tangled.
This was the only benefit I could think of when considering a mixed bristle brush but the general consensus seems to be for badger/boar rather than badger/horse.

 

[Sir_eider]

Hi!

I have tested several "mixed" brushes, and the only one which I found confortable was the Semogue Mistura Boar&Badger 2013 LE:

Unfortunately discontinued... It is a really good brush: feels in face like a good boar but with the density&latherability of a good two bands badger one.

I personally won't recommend Vie&Long "inventions": horse&badger brushes are filled with really low quality hair and in consecuence they are generally fluffy&floppy& really scritchy things.... I tested as well a mixed Boar&horse Vie&Long and was even worse, because it stangles like in a nightmare...

And about 100% hair horse brushes, I had problems with every Vie&Long brush I owned: loosing hairs, scritching, entangling, too firmness... If you like that kind of hair I would strongly recommend you latest brushes that Zenith has launched recently, developed with the help of SCNH Spanish forum users:

https://www.yourshaving.com/es/10-b...ante-zenith_shaving_brushes/tipo_pelo-caballo

Really good brushes with a big&dense 27 mm. knot (but not too much, they have the right size for face lathering) and no entangling&scritching issues, best horse brushes ever produced IMHO in two versions: regular 50/50 mane&tail hair with a bit of scritch and backbone (ideal of hard soaps) and "extrasoft" with a more treated hair, which means less backbone and really soft tips (good for shaving creams&sensitive skin).

Regards

 

[floyd]

Hi,
Because I've never used one I've been contemplating buying a mixed Bristle Brush, but can't seem to get my head around any advantage.
I'm not a fan of surf and turf and one of the worst meals I've ever had was a Macaroni Madras, so maybe I'm heading down the wrong path.
Any recommendations? Horse and Badger? Boar and Badger? Particular make - model?
Thanks in advance,
Kevin.

I do not understand why they are mixing the hair at all. What is it getting? Cista nonsense ..... she buys a clean hair that you like .... although I did not try the mix and I will not. Pig hairs and badger are incompatible !??

 

[Sezer1974]

I have few mixed bristle brushes. 404 and Omega midget mix are good, Vie-Long horse and badgers mix is useless keep tangling. Also on top of these many years ago I bought Artamis mix badger brushes big and a small one, they have mixed grades of badger knot.

 

[jar]

A nice older one is my Simpson Gimbels Brothers Bristle & Badger.

 

[Glen_Lee]

How did that happen! Just bought a 404!!!! Must stop reading anything on this forum got to love Shave lounge P.

How did you find the brush Paul?

 

[Blademonkey]

How did you find the brush Paul?

Great , the best of both worlds, good for all types of soap .