Viking Revolution Badger Hair Shaving Brush- Shave Brush for Wet Shave Using Shaving Cream & Soap- Best Shave of Your Life for Safety Razor, Double Edge Razor, Straight Razor or Shaving Razor

I have been wet shaving for several years and have tested many badger brushes over the last decade. I tend to look for a few things when using them. 1. The quality of the handle. 2. The quality of the bristles. 3. The quality in assembly.1. Quality of the handle: This badger brush handle seems to be made of high quality materials. The paint is thick (in a good way) and consistent. It has a nice shape in the hand and is easy to grip, even if your hands are wet. Good stuff.2. Quality of the bristles: The thing that I like about this badger brush is that the bristles are nicely shaped and have a good thickness to them. They are immediately soft out of the box (well, tube really) and don't smell nearly as bad as many other brushes I've used. **Disclaimer - if you've never used a badger brush before, they tend to smell like a weird funk. I like to wash them with warm water and peppermint soap in order to help curb that. It will eventually fade.** That being said, I think the smell went away after the first or second use, so great job there.3. Quality of the assembly: This goes along with the other two parts of the equation, but this brush is assembled very well. It has a nice steel ring where the bristles meet the handle and in a month and a half, I've hardly had any bristles fall out. I would say that it is completely normal for bristles to fall out after use, since they are glued to the handle and over time the stress of use can cause them to break off. This brush seem very well suited for long term use and the bristles are well secured.Actual use: I've tested this with their shaving cream, as well as a bar of shaving soap. It functions as it should and creates a great lather quickly. Pro tip, when you are working on your second or third pass, be sure to squeeze the bristles from the base of the handle and pull through your hand. This will ensure you get the best shaving cream from the center of the brush.Overall, I'd give this one a 10 out of 10. I've enjoyed using the brush in combination with the stainless steel bowl and their sandalwood shaving cream.

This brush does a great job of creating lather in the mug, and massaging the whiskers and pores when lathering up. Is it ultra soft? No, but it has enough density to really stimulate the pores and help prepare the face, without feeling scratchy. Even though it comes with a nice cardboard packing tube, I would not select this brush for travel. It needs to be rinsed and air-dried between uses. Shaving then shoving into a travel kit would, I think, do a disservice to the natural bristles. Probably better to use a plastic handled, synthetic brush on the road; it'd be less likely to grow nasties when sitting in the case. Like your travel toothbrush, a synthetic brush could be sanitized in the dishwasher between trips. Save this lovely natural one for use at home.

The brush sheds some bristles even months later and is a little uncomfortable if you use it the wrong way (you should brush with the side, not the tips of the bristles). But it’s well made and dries completely even if dried upright. Handle is comfortable and I’m overall pretty happy with it. Other than shedding (which is just a cosmetic issue, really) I don’t know how it could be improved.

My dermatologist recommended I stop using the 5 blade razors - as they cut too close and hair can get trapped underneath the skin and get infected. So I moved over to the old school, single blade safety razor system, and the badger hair brush really helps prepare the skin and lift up the hair prior to shaving.It's well made, has the perfect stiffness, and is a great brush for daily shaving. It's much better than a nylon brush - I found that they were a bit too harsh.

Bought it as a gift for my husband and he loves it, I just wish it had a natural wood handle so it matched his razor and holder.

No real problems. They all loose fibers so the few that come out with use is to be expected.

Works great and feels great

First off, an fyi, I always use very warm water to soak it before using. Upon opening it, the brush felt nice and had a nice shape. Decided to rinse/clean it before first use, lost prob 10 strands of hair off brush. Thought maybe because it's the first use. Nope, lost at least 3 that I could see on soap every use and more upon rinsing. Some would come off on face when applying, and they're tough/strong, so blade won't cut. Instead they just get stuck in between blades. I use cartridge and safety depending on time. Also, brush doesn't hold shape very well, hair looks frayed and middle of brush likes to spread out, leaving it looking hollow in middle kinda like an ice cream cone. I've tried storing it standing up on butt of handle, hanging it upside down by its butt, and sideways...didnt matter. Then last week, I used hotter than normal water, but not boiling, and definitely not too hot to touch or drink. The handle split. Then 2 uses afterwards, it fell apart. Even if issues with handle hadn't happen, I doubt the brush would've lasted a year. The price point makes it worth a shot (for you) in case I got a dud. But I'll be looking at something different to replace this one.