Reddit reviews Beauty Strokes H.I.S 1962 Brush
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Professional brush lineHigh quality materialsGreat for at home or professional use
> The rough on the face part is what has me wanting an additional brush.
Since your problem is with roughness I would recommend a current generation synthetic. I own a Muhle (20mm knot, 53mm loft) and H.I.S (23mm knot, 50mm loft) with my preference being the H.I.S. Both of them are much softer than the animal hair brushes I have whether touching with the tips or long painting strokes. My boar, in particular, always has that scratchy hair or two that makes it's presence known when painting on the face. I think the synthetics are superior latherers and they also are low maintenance. None of this taking good care of the animal hairs. Synthetics just need to be wet under the faucet, not soaked to get going. And they dry much quicker than the animal hairs.
If you get a Muhle, connaughtshaving, mentioned by others here is a good choice. It's in the UK, but it will still be cheaper than buying it in the US. The only problem will be it could take around two weeks to arrive on your doorstep. If you want a bigger knot (better for holding more lather IMO) the prices will quickly surpass $30. The Muhle's are most 19-21mm knots with smallish handles. The HIS is more of a price bargain if you want a larger knot, longer handle and quicker delivery.
Nice! I just traded for a Kent BK4 so we will see if I use it at all over my Plisson. If you want another cheap synthetic to play with check out the HIS synthetics on Amazon. Way Different from the plisson with a very dense knot,tons of backbone but still soft.