I actually can't believe I am going to write this but I received my brush yesterday and I am sort of disappointed in it. When I got it I soaked it a few times in different scents to get rid of the badger smell and then I got to work with a number of different shaving options to see how it faired. I lathered with Mama Bears Rosemary Mint, Floris Elite shave cream, and C&E Almond. I found it more difficult to get a good lather with any of these than with my old brush. I was put off by the whole thing and went to bed.
This morning I woke up and decided to give it a go with a QED Lavender stick. Results were pretty much the same and honestly I feel it is slightly more coarse/scratchy than what I was using. It is however, bigger, more dense, and heavier than my current brush. Oh, in case anyone is wondering I am using a $69 MH normal silvertip seen here http://www.nashvilleknifeshop.com/mupisishbrme.html
So, my overall impressions of the brush are sort of like this. I didn't NOT like the brush that I was using...I bought the finest because I wanted to feel what a really really soft shaving brush felt like. I wasn't going to buy it at all until I read the hair they were using was special and only used on brushes that cost a whole lot more. What I got feels like a brush made with the same hair as in my $69 brush...only a lot more of it.
On a side note, I got an email from TESC 10 days ago saying the stand I ordered wasn't in stock so they were going to refund my money and send me a clear plastic stand as a "Goodwill Gesture." I thought that was nice until they didn't refund my money until I emailed them yesterday about it.
I guess in conclusion I would say that I really really appreciate the time and effort the B&B staff put into this brush. I felt I had to write this, and even though my time here and post count will cause this review to be taken less seriously than if I was an old-timer...I needed to say this whole "Special" purchase has left a sour taste in my mouth.
This morning I woke up and decided to give it a go with a QED Lavender stick. Results were pretty much the same and honestly I feel it is slightly more coarse/scratchy than what I was using. It is however, bigger, more dense, and heavier than my current brush. Oh, in case anyone is wondering I am using a $69 MH normal silvertip seen here http://www.nashvilleknifeshop.com/mupisishbrme.html
So, my overall impressions of the brush are sort of like this. I didn't NOT like the brush that I was using...I bought the finest because I wanted to feel what a really really soft shaving brush felt like. I wasn't going to buy it at all until I read the hair they were using was special and only used on brushes that cost a whole lot more. What I got feels like a brush made with the same hair as in my $69 brush...only a lot more of it.
On a side note, I got an email from TESC 10 days ago saying the stand I ordered wasn't in stock so they were going to refund my money and send me a clear plastic stand as a "Goodwill Gesture." I thought that was nice until they didn't refund my money until I emailed them yesterday about it.
I guess in conclusion I would say that I really really appreciate the time and effort the B&B staff put into this brush. I felt I had to write this, and even though my time here and post count will cause this review to be taken less seriously than if I was an old-timer...I needed to say this whole "Special" purchase has left a sour taste in my mouth.
