Excellent Beginners Shave Brush
The Beau Brummell Shaving Brush is an absolute dream to shave with.  Today was my first DE shave, and the brush performed pretty well with no experience on using a shave brush.  I received the brush yesterday, and decided to follow a tip I'd found to help break in a brush.  To remove the scent, fill up a bowl or cup with hot water and a few drops of dish soap.  Let your brush soak in the dish soap for about five minutes, and rinse the brush out until no soap remains.  This will also help knock out some loose hairs that are in the brush.  Proceed to load your brush with shave soap and build up a lather in a bowl, mug, or on your hand.  Once you have a nice shave lather built up in the brush, set the brush down next to your sink and let it stay there overnight.  This method claims to help break in the brush by imparting the conditioning qualities of the lather to the brush.  The next morning, rinse the brush out completely and it's ready to use.  I followed the methods described, and still had some hairs coming out of the brush on my first shave today, but I suspect that is normal.  The handle was easy to grip, even though I had shave lather covering most of it while I lathered up my face.  Overall I'm very happy with my purchase and will continue to enjoy this great shaving brush.
Rating: 5 stars