Parker 100% SILVERTIP Badger Shaving Brush – Chrome Handle & Stand – Premium 3-Band Badger Bristles for Smooth, Luxurious Lather

I've been shaving for more than forty years ... YES, I'm that old! I've tried all methods and styles of removing beard from my face ... from straight edge razors to disposables and electric razors too. Along the way I've gone back and forth between using a brush and soap, shaving creams, gels and oils (which I don't prefer). Here's my quick take on this brush ... it's fabulous. I love the quality of this brush and at the price it's a super value. The finish of the handle is great ... smooth, well finished in chrome, great ergonomic design in my hand, and the weight is substantial but not oppressive. The bristles are well set and in a tight knot at the base that fans out beautifully as soon as you well them. It's amazing how much water these bristles will hold, and I've never had a brush with anything like the softness of this one. A confession: I love badger, even though I'm a face latherer and I use a hard soap. It's not that I don't think boar, when well broken in is also great for face lathering, but don't pass up a badger brush if you like hard soap and face lathering. Unless you need to build a lather that resembles shaving cream from a can this brush will more than do the job for you. If you build your lather in a cup you'll be thrilled with this brush. Some folks talk about the smell of badger and boar brushes, but I had absolutely no issue with that with this brush. I did wash it before I used it the first time with shampoo, but I'm not even sure that was necessary. I've had no shedding at all. This is a pure silver tip product and it's as good as any brush I've seen at four times the price. I bought it because I wanted a solid handle brush without a ring to hold the knot and this did the trick for me. HOWEVER ... the real reason to buy this brush is the luxury of it ... there's simply nothing that feels like a high-quality silver tip badger brush on the face. It's a pure luxury experience ... and even if you shave with a disposable Bic razor buy a great badger brush and use it, even if it's only a treat once a week. Real men get that shaving is part of the ritual we get to indulge in once you get it. I know that for many men shaving is simply a chore they have to engage in on occasion. However with a great shaving brush and a great razor you can really get a great shave ... and enjoy it too. There's a knack to shaving this way ... prep, e.g.: after showering is best for most men, wet your face and use a good pre-shave product to set the beard and condition the skin - (I love Proraso products, and their Pre and Post Shave Cream is my favorite product ... I love the eucalyptus tingle during the shave), then lather up (either lather in a cup/bowl or load the brush and later on your face), and leave it for a least a couple of minutes, then shave in one direction with the beard, and re-lather before shaving against the beard ... some folks like to shave across the beard first and then against the grain of the beard. You'll have taken ten to fifteen minutes out of your day, but you'll feel great and you'll look great too. The Parker brush is the one I go to whenever I want a bit of luxury to start my day ... and I recommend it without hesitation as the best value for money badger brush I've ever come across. Heck, unless I was into exotic luxury products there's no other brush I'd go to at all.

Let me start by saying that this 100% Silver-tip Badger Hair Bristle Brush is expensive, more so than many other brushes. A typical more affordable brush will have a construction that's just enough to get by, the bristles won't be very dense and they won't have the length that others do. This results in a brush that can't get that rich, luxurious lather that one such as this one can, and it also ends up with a brush that's prone to falling apart. This brush is everything you should expect in a brush, it is quite literally the "full package". It is a luxury product, and considering that, it is actually priced very well within reason. The bristles are as soft was the lather they apply, putting the brush against your eard will feel entirely pleasant. The bristle density is terrifically perfect. You can see this when you hang your brush to dry and the bristles spread out in a plume badger-hair. This density means that the lather will be well done, and your soap will go further. You can use less of it to create the same amount or more lather. This actually helps to offset some of that cost that you may be concerned about. The chrome handle is heavy and beautiful, something that looks like a classy decoration upon your bathroom counter. As others have said, the "free shaving stand" is worth everything you paid for it. In other words, it's a piece of junk. I could make a better looking, better quality stand out of Popsicle sticks and scotch tape. So don't count on that stand to do anything for you. And on the topic of stands, the brush handle is a tiny bit wider than the standard brush handle width at some points. It's not exactly circular, though...rather, it's a slight oval. Nothing you could pick out by looking at it, though. The only reason I mention it is because this means that the brush will only fit into typical stands one way, and that way seems to be with the logo facing out (although this could just be coincidence, not sure if they do this deliberately or not). It isn't a problem, but it's something that you should know. Overall, I highly recommend this brush. It is worth the money if you consider having a really good shave something worthwhile. It isn't a necessity, you could get by with a cheaper one. But if you're a man (or woman, I suppose) of discriminating taste, put this brush into consideration.

the knot size was only 20mm comparing to my previous 22mm knot it was smaller to hold in my hands. And, it like it better. so this 20mm knot size is good for small hands. if you have larger hands you would most like find this to be rather small to hold. the material of the base is chrome it is nice and heavy a little heavy for my hands but i dont mind. its just my previous 22mm knot was made of resin and was much lighter in comparison even when the brush handle was larger it was lighter. the brush tip is as advertise 100% silvertip very nice and dense. my first use of it no problem lathering and applying was fine. for the price i think it was well made. the next higher end are running as twice as much. for me i dont need to shave that much so this works perfectly for what I paid for. it fits perfectly in parkers 2 prong safety razor and shave brush stand.

Good balance, very soft, full head.

O Pincel de barbear é bonito, muito macio. Faz uma espuma maravilhosa. Entretanto, o material usado para compor a base (metal) é muito pesado e as mãos acabam ficando cansadas para segurar o pincel durante o barbear. Se este pincel fosse feito com resina na base, eu daria nota máxima pra ele.

Per chi si rade giornalmente, il taglio della barba è un rito che deve essere piacevole. Oltre alla lametta giusta e al sapone da barba idoneo è fondamentale un pennello ottimo. Da pagare un po di più ma che garantisca quel massaggio piacevole attraverso delle setole ne troppo dure ne troppo morbide, quali quelle di tasso come quelle di questo pennello. Inoltre l'impugnatura deve essere consistente e questo pennello lo ha infatti è abbastanza pesante. Forse un po piccola come si vede dalla foto, sarebbe stata meglio un po più lunga , ma si può soprassedere a questo difettuccio. Si carica del giusto quantitativo di acqua e di sapone che rilascia tutto sul viso. Insomma se si vuole una cosa decente bisogna pagarla. Tra l'altro è fornito di porta pennello anche se non è il massimo infatti troppo piccolo, troppo leggero e troppo fragile. Sicuramente andrà comprato un porta pennello decente. Mi raccomando , il porta pennello è fondamentale perché permette di tenere il pennello a testa in giu, con i peli in basso per far scorrere l'acqua via dal pennello perché se il pennello lo si lasci asciugare a testa in su, tutta l'acqua scorre verso l'attaccatura dei peli col manico e col tempo questo provoca la staccamento dei peli riducendo la durata del pennello. La prima volta che si usa il pennello deve stare 24 ore a mollo in acqua per eliminare l'eventuale odore che ha e per "inizializzare" i peli

Ordinato il giorno 1, arrivato in Italia il giorno 14, in anticipo di 10-20 giorni sulle previsioni dichiarate al momento dell’acquisto. Passo da setola di maiale Omega al tasso silvertip: dal pennello più duro al più soffice. La fattura è squisita. Si consiglia per attivarlo di lavarlo con sciampo in acqua tiepida, per rimuovere l’odore di animale. Risciacquo, poi uno o due montaggi a vuoto con crema o sapone. La seconda volta si può, per eccezione, lasciarlo insaponato durante la notte, per dargli l’odore desiderato. A questo punto sarà attivato, o inizializzato. Le setole si disporranno a ombrello, come un fiore dischiuso pienamente. Le setole trattengono moltissima acqua, ma non si imbevono. Immergo in acqua tiepida 20 minuti prima, scrollo l’eccesso, prendo poco sapone/crema e monto (si può farlo sul viso, giacché il pennello fa molta schiuma, o in tazza). Non occorre molta acqua; se è troppa, si vede perché fa bolle. Sembra meglio cominciare con poca acqua, eventualmente aggiungendone qualche goccia con le dita. Rimarrà sul pennello abbastanza schiuma per la seconda e la terza saponata. Dopo la barba va sciacquato (basta scuoterlo con delicatezza, poi pennellare l’asciugamano. Infine è consigliato appenderlo a ciuffo in giù sul supporto allegato, perché finisca di asciugarsi. La rasatura diventa un piacere.

I have been using a Simpson brush for a while. Last year I bought this brush as a backup. A few days ago my Simpson brush fell apart and I pulled this brush out. I have been using a tube of LEA Classic Shaving Cream for Sensitive Skin for the last 6 months. My Simpson brush and a Parker mug created an amazing lather. But this week I had to switch to my Parker brush for the first time. It didn't really lather up much at all. Nothing else changed in my equipment or routine. I just switched from the Simpson brush to the Parker. I still got a decent shave but the Parker brush just didn't lather up at all. I tried soaking it at different rates; a little water, a lot of water, something in between. The shaving cream was always lacking. It just didn't seem to suds up. Switching back to my Simpson brush. It was $20 less and did a much better job.