Simpson Duke 3 Best Badger Shaving Brush D3

Perfect face lathering brush at a discounted price. If you've just started looking at Simpsons brushes this is the one to get.

This brush is a lather building beast! I've never been able to generate lather so quickly and effortlessly. And their best badger is pretty darn close to everyone else's silvertip.

I’ve had my eye on “The Duke” for a while and decided to add it to my collection. I have three other Simpson brushes with which I have been absolutely delighted. My brush arrived very quickly and I immediately gave it a couple of washings with shampoo to get the “animal” smell out of it. It took a couple of lather cycles before I felt it was functioning properly. I have large hands and I found that the size is just fine and I don’t have difficulty hanging on to it while lathering. The overall size of the brush is great and it covers a decent area of real estate on my face. One notable difference is that the bristles are softer than my other brushes. It initially had some difficulty lathering the volume I expected. I’ve adjusted to it and it is lathering just great now. If you prefer a stiffer brush, you may want to consider one of the other Simpson options. Of the brushes I have, the Duke is the softest and I quite like it. I’d recommend the brush to anyone who appreciates old-school craftsmanship and history.

I thought this brush would have more backbone than it does. It's almost too floppy to use actually. I face lather so I need a brush with some stiffness even after soaking. I'd been using a Simpsons Berkeley for the last 5 years and it was outstanding, so when I ordered this [bigger] brush, I thought it would be more of a good thing. I was wrong. Let me be clear: It is a really GOOD brush. Well made and the badger hair is very soft and luxurious, but I knew as soon as I pulled it out of the dish soap water I had it soaking in for its first cleaning and I saw it leaning over just slightly that it was going to be too floppy. It was quite a hard fall especially considering the price and that it's non-refundable as soon as you break the seal on the box.

Best Badger of the bunch