OneAndOneIs2

When I retired my electric razor and switched to the old fashion soap/brush/safety razor combo, I did all my shopping in an internationally-renowned shop: Taylor's of Old Bond Street (who are slightly tricky to find as they're not IN Bond Street, go figure...)

I've been pretty pleased with almost all my purchases from there. I can get a really good shave with no soreness and almost no nicks, which is a big advance on the crappy shave from the electric razor and the multitude of ingrown hairs it left me with.

The only question mark was the razor itself. No sooner had I mentioned I'd bought it on a shaving forum that I've found is good for advice/reviews, than somebody piped up with "I hope you didn't get the twist-to-open razor" - which of course, I had.

So there's always been this nagging doubt: every time I have any kind of problem, I wonder "Is it the razor?"

Being exceptionally bored, today I went looking for a replacement with a good reputation that I could do some comparisons with. Whilst looking, I came across this shaving brush

Now, admittedly, since badger hair is badger hair, a lot of people make their purchase based on the handle of the brush. But really... is there any appropriate reaction to this, other than "It's made of WHAT??"