I have a dileofftopic.
I enjoy shaving in the old fashioned method... using a straightrazor and a badger hair brush with a shaving cup and soap. It offers a far superior shave to any other techniqe and in the long term saves you money. It's shaving on a whole different level. None of that amatuer plastic razor rigamarole or the the neo-electric gadgetry... just a proper good old fashioned shave.
Granted, it's not without it's risks and should only be attempted several hours after you're first latte or cappuccino. Which is an added extra bonus meaning that half the week you can rise at noon and have the hip unshaven-because-I'm-so-fabulously-wealthy-that-I-don't-give-a-rats-ass look!
However... the dilema is this:
Some years ago my antique badger hair shaving brush went missing.
To use in the meantime I picked up a synthetic hair brush... unfortunately it's just the completely wrong aesthetic for the rest of my shaving kit and lifestyle.
I am just about to purchase a new brush at this wonderful site:
http://www.classicshaving.com
err... so the dileofftopic is... Do they have to kill badgers to get enough hair's to make these badger hair shaving brushes?!?
That would be a bummer. I don't think the badgers would be too pleased with that state of affairs. And damn... badgers are kinda swell. I'd hate to think I was responsible for the death or at the very least nudity of a badger.
Could a badger be shaved? Thereby still being alive and me still getting my badger hair shaving brush?!
How does one go about shaving a badger?
Has anyone ever seen a badger farm?
I enjoy shaving in the old fashioned method... using a straightrazor and a badger hair brush with a shaving cup and soap. It offers a far superior shave to any other techniqe and in the long term saves you money. It's shaving on a whole different level. None of that amatuer plastic razor rigamarole or the the neo-electric gadgetry... just a proper good old fashioned shave.
Granted, it's not without it's risks and should only be attempted several hours after you're first latte or cappuccino. Which is an added extra bonus meaning that half the week you can rise at noon and have the hip unshaven-because-I'm-so-fabulously-wealthy-that-I-don't-give-a-rats-ass look!
However... the dilema is this:
Some years ago my antique badger hair shaving brush went missing.
To use in the meantime I picked up a synthetic hair brush... unfortunately it's just the completely wrong aesthetic for the rest of my shaving kit and lifestyle.
I am just about to purchase a new brush at this wonderful site:
http://www.classicshaving.com
err... so the dileofftopic is... Do they have to kill badgers to get enough hair's to make these badger hair shaving brushes?!?
That would be a bummer. I don't think the badgers would be too pleased with that state of affairs. And damn... badgers are kinda swell. I'd hate to think I was responsible for the death or at the very least nudity of a badger.
Could a badger be shaved? Thereby still being alive and me still getting my badger hair shaving brush?!
How does one go about shaving a badger?
Has anyone ever seen a badger farm?