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That Major looks stunning too, and the PL10 put me in the market for a Blue Opal handle.PL10 Manchurian
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What's your best Simpson brush pick?
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DesertIguana
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Been think on Simpson Synthetic T-3, understand good value.
So while I am at it, I will hit you up with anther question, as Simpson Badger Brushes appear to come in FOUR GRADE. Do you have link, or Quick Reply explaining the difference or Better Grades? The Real Differences.
Super (Silver Tip) Badger
Best Badger
Pure Badger
Two Band silver Tip Badger
So while I am at it, I will hit you up with anther question, as Simpson Badger Brushes appear to come in FOUR GRADE. Do you have link, or Quick Reply explaining the difference or Better Grades? The Real Differences.
Super (Silver Tip) Badger
Best Badger
Pure Badger
Two Band silver Tip Badger
Dj-Steved
Brush Addict
Taken from the Simpson site explaining their badger types below
Which shaving tool should you use?
There is no hard & fast answer, it usually comes down to personal preference.
Badger hair shaving brushes are widely regarded as the ultimate traditional grooming tool. There are various different grades of badger hair within our brushes. Best badger brushes are made with the finer, more pliable hairs of the badger's body whilst Pure badger brushes use the most common hair from the underbelly of a badger. Silvertip badger brushes tend to be the most expensive, as it's the most rare type of badger hair used, and these differ slightly in appearance from the other two as the tips of the hair are naturally white. Simpson also procures a High Mountain White Manchurian Badger, used in our Special & Limited Edition brushes only.
The benefits of using a Badger hair shaving brush in general are that it works your preferred shaving cream or soap into a rich lather & holds moisture & heat superbly during the shave. Due to the slightly coarse nature of badger hair, badger shaving brushes can also act as a mild exfoliator.
In recent years a new generation of shaving brushes have been developed, manufactured from custom-made synthetic bristle. Due to badgers being a protected species in North America and most of Europe, the largely successful appearance of quality synthetic bristle shaving brushes has now opened up an alternative & very functional product. Simpson has been working tirelessly over the past decade to manufacture the finest synthetic brushes available to the market.
Synthetic bristles are super soft and offer a certain amount of resistance to raise the beard up and prepare it for shaving. Not as exfoliating as Badger, you will still need to keep up your washing and exfoliating routine to fully prepare the skin for shaving. as the bristles are non-absorbent, synthetic bristles often require less shaving cream or soap to generate a fine, rich lather.
A synthetic shaving brush is ideal for those who are worried about the provenance of badger hair & those seeking a luxuriously soft shave with relatively little maintenance.
I’ve all grades of Simpson badger, but I like Best badger over the others in terms of price, quality and performance. In this regard I like the Colonel in particular; a greatly under appreciated brush. I do like the QEII Jubilee Manchurian as much, but it ranks behind the Colonel because of its price; however, other Manchurians I’ve owned have been disappointing in terms of face-feel.
Yes, and don't forget there are no industry wide standards as to what constitutes any type of badger knot. Then there are the lot-to-lot differences in whatever a maker is calling a certain type of knot.
Bob
Can't go past the Duke 2 in Best.
I generally find the lofts on the earlier, Somerset Nimmer Mills brushes to be better, though, and if they are dense knots, I find they are more yielding than their contemporary counterparts. But, yes, you have to be lucky to have one.
Take, for example, this beautiful Chubby 1 from about the 1970s:
I generally find the lofts on the earlier, Somerset Nimmer Mills brushes to be better, though, and if they are dense knots, I find they are more yielding than their contemporary counterparts. But, yes, you have to be lucky to have one.
Take, for example, this beautiful Chubby 1 from about the 1970s:
DesertIguana
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Great info, and I ask as sale is going on until sold out.
JonnyBGood
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Picked up a chubby no2 in best and its much nicer than my shavemac 2 bands
