Curious if people still like these or prefer other "vegetarian" brushes or animal hair brushes? I would ideally like to find a good "vegetarian" brush. Currently have a horse hair brush.
I use mine for face lathering. Works fine for me. Haven't wanted to purchase a new brush.
All the talk is about the Muhle Silvertip Fibre, but for me the Black Fibre far outshines it. I don't think there is another synthetic that is similar to the Black Fibre. It is certainly worth the extra cost which is only about $25-30 more when compared to more of the same from Frank and HIS. Still extremely cheap compared to badger brushes that it can completely destroy in a lather making contest.
How would you compare the softness of tips on the Silvertip Fibre versus the Black Fibre?
Curious if people still like these or prefer other "vegetarian" brushes or animal hair brushes? I would ideally like to find a good "vegetarian" brush. Currently have a horse hair brush.
I face lather almost exclusively and think the Muhle STF brushes are excellent for that purpose. I also have two Blask Fiber brushes. They are less dense but also do a terrific job. The H.I.S. brush has great density and backbone, but is a little larger than the 23mm size that is my personal preference in brushes.If you bowl lather the Muhle's are fine, but IMO the lofts are way to high to get the backbone for face lathering. I have a 25mm knot I custom set at 53mm, and its great. At the stock loft of ~60mm I found them to be too floppy. I think HIS brushes have a little more backbone at stock loft, and they are half the price.
I face lather almost exclusively and think the Muhle STF brushes are excellent for that purpose. I also have two Blask Fiber brushes. They are less dense but also do a terrific job. The H.I.S. brush has great density and backbone, but is a little larger than the 23mm size that is my personal preference in brushes.