I just got my new Phantom Aerolite brush from Phoenix Shaving. It is a beaut! It goes so well with the colors of the bathroom of our new house too!
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Phantom Aerolite brush
- Thread starter Bill Hosler
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I have the Atomic Rocket and Starcraft brushes. Love 'em both!
Looks good!I love the StarCraft and was gonna buy the amber aerolite but may grab this one instead as it’s 26mm.
Saw that; it's a beauty!
Nice to have a brush that matches the bath ... less shave-stuff opposition from ah, the other bath user.
AA
Nice to have a brush that matches the bath ... less shave-stuff opposition from ah, the other bath user.
AA
Just ordered one myself.
I like the brush but the name is even better - Phantom Aerolite.
Nice. Is there any difference wrt to the knot of the PAA Amber Aerolite brush?
Googled it.
"With this release we are also introducing our latest, NEW hybrid knot, The Spectral Synth! Fans of our knots, especially the Roswell Grey (Peregrino/Starcraft Knot), will immediately recognize the similarity in feel and performance. In fact, the only real difference is the color and The Size (26mm)! "
Thats a really nice shade of blue on the handle!
Looks great!
I just ordered it as well. I love my other PAA Synthetic Brushes but didn’t have this Knot and have heard great things about it. Added some CK6 CAD because I finished my normal CAD and enjoyed it.
I have two PAA brushes, the Solar Flare synthetic and the Amber Aerolite Stygian Hybrid synthetic. Very cool-looking brushes that are a pleasure to use. That Phantom is really nice! Best of luck with it. That looks like a Timberwolf synthetic. So cool I had to pick one up! Thanks, comrade!
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Subject to your experience: is there any significant difference between these two knots (solar flare vs amber arolite) in terms of backbone and softness of the tips? I'm asking since the new brush basically features the knot of the solar flare but in a 26mm version.
Since I already have the 24mm amber arolite, I wonder....
The new brush knot resembles a Timberwolf.
The Solar Flare is a completely different knot and more closely resembles the Cashmere - in looks and feel:
(pic courtesy of the PAA site)
The Roswell (Grey) Hybrid Synth is my favored PAA knot.
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Sorry...have been pegged all day. In my opinion, the Amber Aerolite has a little bit more backbone. The Solar Flare is a very soft and pliable brush.
Thanks, very appreciated!
I see.
Maybe I misinterpreted the statement on PAA's webpage:
The Spectral Synth! Fans of our knots, especially the Roswell Grey (Peregrino/Starcraft Knot), will immediately recognize the similarity in feel and performance. In fact, the only real difference is the color and The Size! "
I have 4 PAA brushes: Amber Aerolite, Solar Flare, Atomic Rocket, and Green Ray. They are all different (although they share typical synthetic brush features, I.e. soft tips).
The Phantom Aerolite knot is going to be the same as the Starcraft and Peregrino brushes except for size. The Roswell Grey knot in those two brushes has nice reviews.
Search for Peregrino in the Brush section and you’ll find some of them.
Wow! What a good looking brush! Definitely going to try and trade for one, and if I don’t find one it will for sure go on my list to purchase post sabbatical! Congrats on the brush!
Congratulations!!! 
