Simpson Brushes Appreciation Thread
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huntereyes
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I have a few Simpson brushes and love them all. Here’s my Chubby 2 Synth in a recent SOTD:
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Jacobite
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I'd like a Simpson synthetic in a longer handle- perhaps a Captain or an Emperor.
Boojum1
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Jacobite
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Yes thank you. This is very good news. I posted about this very thing just yesterday.
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Preacher
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My one and only Simpson. I have fallen in love with this brush. I have always used synthetics and the ones that I used were pretty inexpensive, so I debated on spending what for me amounted to a princely sum for this CH2. I do not regret the purchase and am now wanting more (so that I can create a rotation of badgers). Simpsons are iconic for good reason.
This is our first Simpson Brush, only been wet-shaving about 6months. Began with a Semogue 830 boar hair, since wasn't certain I was going to enjoy it so very much.
Once I got my technique down, and was able to produce some really nice lathers (that took awhile) the gf got me this Simpson Chubby 2 Manchurian in the Sapphire. I got her involved in wet-shaving and it's been a great experience.
(kinda think she bought the Chubby 2 for herself, disguised as a birthday present for me. lol)
Did not know about the 48-hour drying time needed, so still using the Semogue 830 every other day, such a difference in comfort and ease of use ability to create a beautiful slick and cushy lather with either the PAA Beach, Gondolier, and Aqua DG, and the Barrister and Mann Cologne Russe and Seville.
-For the Barrister and Mann soaps I leave a bit of water in the Semogue 830 and rotate around the puck 25times for an ideal slickness of 10.
-For the PAA soaps I dial the water content of the Chubby 2 down to damp with an extra shake and rotate around the puck 16times for a brilliant cushy lather and a wonderful slickness of 9.
-Have not tried the Chubby 2 with the Barrister and Mann soaps yet. We have Le Grande Chypre and Reserve Waves arriving this week so will give it a go.
-I'm guessing with the Chubby 2 and B&M: leave some water in the brush and rotations probably around 20. More than the PAA soaps and less than the B&M using the Semogue.
Here's some early photos day-one when the brush arrived. Will add more recent later today. The Chubby 2 hairs really have spread out a great deal since that first day.
And yes, we plan on picking up another Simpson, thinking a Chubby 3 Manchurian in Candy Stripe would be very nice.
Once I got my technique down, and was able to produce some really nice lathers (that took awhile) the gf got me this Simpson Chubby 2 Manchurian in the Sapphire. I got her involved in wet-shaving and it's been a great experience.
(kinda think she bought the Chubby 2 for herself, disguised as a birthday present for me. lol)
Did not know about the 48-hour drying time needed, so still using the Semogue 830 every other day, such a difference in comfort and ease of use ability to create a beautiful slick and cushy lather with either the PAA Beach, Gondolier, and Aqua DG, and the Barrister and Mann Cologne Russe and Seville.
-For the Barrister and Mann soaps I leave a bit of water in the Semogue 830 and rotate around the puck 25times for an ideal slickness of 10.
-For the PAA soaps I dial the water content of the Chubby 2 down to damp with an extra shake and rotate around the puck 16times for a brilliant cushy lather and a wonderful slickness of 9.
-Have not tried the Chubby 2 with the Barrister and Mann soaps yet. We have Le Grande Chypre and Reserve Waves arriving this week so will give it a go.
-I'm guessing with the Chubby 2 and B&M: leave some water in the brush and rotations probably around 20. More than the PAA soaps and less than the B&M using the Semogue.
Here's some early photos day-one when the brush arrived. Will add more recent later today. The Chubby 2 hairs really have spread out a great deal since that first day.
And yes, we plan on picking up another Simpson, thinking a Chubby 3 Manchurian in Candy Stripe would be very nice.
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Here's the Chubby 2 Manchurian after 4weeks, using every other day. Hope I'm not face lathering using too much force, that splay is quite exaggerated. 
I try to add in more paint strokes than circular, but man those circular strokes really feel good.
I'm daily shaving in our small 2nd guest bathroom, since it's right outside my home office space.
So none of my gear clutters up the master bathroom.
I love this little bathroom, call it "The Shave Cave". lol
I try to add in more paint strokes than circular, but man those circular strokes really feel good.
I'm daily shaving in our small 2nd guest bathroom, since it's right outside my home office space.
So none of my gear clutters up the master bathroom.
I love this little bathroom, call it "The Shave Cave". lol
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p.b
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The brush looks perfect.Here's the Chubby 2 Manchurian after 4weeks, using every other day. Hope I'm not face lathering using too much force, that splay is quite exaggerated.
I try to add in more paint strokes than circular, but man those circular strokes really feel good.
I'm daily shaving in our small 2nd guest bathroom, since it's right outside my home office space.
So none of my gear clutters up the master bathroom.
I love this little bathroom, call it "The Shave Cave". lol
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I'd really like to try one of those. Did you grab that CH2 Synth, from the Simpson Black Friday Sale?New Chubby 2 Synthetic
