NOTE: Renaming to the Brush Buyers Guide
After 7+ years, i'm going to resurrect the brush wars I had done back in the day. For those of you not around back then, the readers digest version is, detailed comparisons, systematic approaches, and load and load of pictures. It's a monstrous effort, but as I see the brush market today - there are so many new entrants and so much hype... what's the difference between the 3+ companies offering Manchurian? Or the 6+ companies offering High Mountain White? Well - I aim to find out, and if you're keen to do some reading in the near future and oogle some pics and videos, you will too!
The combatants are headed my way as I type. Please chime in if you think there's a worthy entrant i've left out. Note: wherever possible and in nearly every instance - i'm looking for new products (so I can take pre/post bloom photos and measure pre-post bloom expansion with a caliper), so if they're limited, discontinued, or are nearly impossible to come by - they won't meet the entrance criteria.
Currently purchased and in route....
After 7+ years, i'm going to resurrect the brush wars I had done back in the day. For those of you not around back then, the readers digest version is, detailed comparisons, systematic approaches, and load and load of pictures. It's a monstrous effort, but as I see the brush market today - there are so many new entrants and so much hype... what's the difference between the 3+ companies offering Manchurian? Or the 6+ companies offering High Mountain White? Well - I aim to find out, and if you're keen to do some reading in the near future and oogle some pics and videos, you will too!
The combatants are headed my way as I type. Please chime in if you think there's a worthy entrant i've left out. Note: wherever possible and in nearly every instance - i'm looking for new products (so I can take pre/post bloom photos and measure pre-post bloom expansion with a caliper), so if they're limited, discontinued, or are nearly impossible to come by - they won't meet the entrance criteria.
Currently purchased and in route....
- Chubby 2 - Super 3 Band Here
- Chubby 2 - Manchurian Here
- Chubby 1 - Best Here
- Simpson Chubby 2 - 2 band Here
- Rooney Heritage Beehive 1 - Three band Here
- Thater 2 band Here
- Thater 3 band Here
- Shavemac D01 in 2 band Here
- Shavemac 2-band (non-D01) fan Here
- Savile Row 24mm Here
- Savile Row 28mm
- Plisson #16 HMW 2 band Here
- Plisson #12 HMW 3 band Here
- Plisson synthetic Here
- Pils - HMW Here
- Wiborg Shaving - 2 Band Finest Here
- Wiborg Shaving - Manchurian Here
- Wiborg Shaving - High Mountain Here
- Wet Shaving Products - HMW Here
- Wet Shaving Products - 2 Band Superfine Silvertip Here
- Romera Manchurian
- Edwin Jagger Silvertip extra large Here
- Kent BK 8 Here
- Simpson Wee Scot (let's have some fun) Here
- Vintage Blades 2 band finest Here
- Marfin Silvertip (hand carved handle) Here
- Vie-Long 2-band Here
- Omega Silvertip Here
- Semogue 2-band Here
- M&F Chief in blonde badger Here
- M&F IMI Ivory 26mm in blonde badger Here
- M&F Genuine Horn 25mm in finest Here
- M&F L7 Jade 23mm in three band Here
- Muhle Pinsel Synthetic Silvertip Here
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