I am in search of my first decent brush and have created this poll to help me choose between this 2 brushes.
Semogue Owners Club 2 Band vs Simpson Colonel X2L
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simpson for high density and great facial feeling
I can't vote because I only have SOC 2 Band but I like those so much I bought a matching set, cherry and ash.
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They must be excellent brushes I haven't heard a bad thing about them yet.
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They are really nice. I began my Semogue journey with the SOC boars and have a matching set of those too. They are, by a large margin, the best boars I own but admittedly I'm not one of the connoisseurs around here. The more bristle types I buy I keep reaching for my various badgers.
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So far the Semogue gets all the love. Interesting 
You're comparing mangos to lemons, in my opinion. 
Semogue SOC 2-Band has much more backbone being a 2-Band knot compared to the Colonel. Two completely different brushes, all together. I would highly suggest the Semogue if you like strong backbone with scrub and you face-lathering. If you want a softer and less dense feeling, then the Simpsons would be the one.
Good luck.
Semogue SOC 2-Band has much more backbone being a 2-Band knot compared to the Colonel. Two completely different brushes, all together. I would highly suggest the Semogue if you like strong backbone with scrub and you face-lathering. If you want a softer and less dense feeling, then the Simpsons would be the one. Good luck.
Yep. They're very different brushes. Do you have a sense of what you're looking for in a brush? If you do, that might help you make a more informed decision.
You're comparing mangos to lemons, in my opinion.
Good luck.
+2 to this. As always, good advice by Celestino!
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You're comparing mangos to lemons, in my opinion.
Good luck.
It looks like I'm busted
I'm new in traditional wetshaving and I am looking to buy my first decent brush.
After reading reviews of brushes at my budget price I narrowed it down to these two. Then l started the poll to see what wetshavers prefer and I am hoping that the results will help me decide what to get.
I really don't know if l prefer more backbone or not.
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Actually, I don't really know what l'm looking for in a brush. This will be my first "real" brush and the above two where chosen for there good reviews an because they fit the budget.
Hard soaps is what I use most of the time but every now and then l will switch to a cream. I always bowl lather and haven't tried face lathering.
Got it. I think that either one of those brushes is going to work just fine. The SOC is larger, so it might be a bit more suited for bowl lathering, but the long handle of the Colonel will work too.
You can't really go wrong with this one.
I go for Simpsons.
I have them both and voted for the SOC 2-band, but you really can't go wrong with either of these brushes.
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Te order for the Semogue SOC badger was placed today.
Thank you for your advice, comments and votes.
Elias
Thank you for your advice, comments and votes.
Elias
