Bring on the Beehive!
agree, I want to see the beehive!
Damn, this thread is killing me. So wonderful pictures. I dont know what's wrong, two month ago I was satisfied with my shaving brushes.. now I can't stop buying new ones!
Where do you buy these brushes? Any place located in europe (or at least shipping there)?
Damn, this thread is killing me. So wonderful pictures. I dont know what's wrong, two month ago I was satisfied with my shaving brushes.. now I can't stop buying new ones!
Where do you buy these brushes? Any place located in europe (or at least shipping there)?
+1 Where DO you buy these brushes?
Damn, this thread is killing me. So wonderful pictures. I dont know what's wrong, two month ago I was satisfied with my shaving brushes.. now I can't stop buying new ones!
Where do you buy these brushes? Any place located in europe (or at least shipping there)?
David, is the brush you are using as dense as the chubby 2? hard to tell from the picture, but it looks quite dense!
+1 Where DO you buy these brushes?
Dear Ben,
If there is a hell, yours is going to be filled with lots of very angry badgers...
I think the thing that separates M&Fs from the other high-end brush makers is that they represent the idiosyncratic vision of one fabulous brush maker. These aren't built to satisfy a marketing manager or to exploit a specific niche. So here I am, a guy who often avoids 2-band knots and 4 of the five are just that. I recently picked up the brush on the far right for my son and you can read about it here. The butterscotch 3-band on the far left is a recent addition acquired directly from Lee. The knot is 28.5 with a 47 loft and a 42.25 handle. The brush is a dream, very soft and with just the right density. I've only used it for face-lathers and it's becoming my favorite brush for my MdC (I think the two of them may be seeing each other on the side they get along so well together). Next up is a natural horn 2-band with a 26 knot 51 loft and 46.7 handle. I got this brush for one I lost in this tragic accident. This would be the ideal brush for someone who likes a bit of scrub and a tiny hint of scritch. Unfortunately, that's not me so it sits lonely & orphaned on the shelf. I picked up the horn emilion in the center to do the nasty with my Dirty Bird 1.5. The knot is 31.5 with a 55.3 loft and a 71.4 handle. I know you guys can do the math but let me save you the trouble, it stands a towering 126.7. Now I have a couple of clown brushes that are bigger, but in the world of usable brushes this specimen is a real work-horse. Not only are the tips super-soft but the handle is amazing for bowl lathers. I do a lot of super lathers with it as it picks up soap like a champ while whipping up a lather like a whisk in a bowl of heavy cream. Finally, 2nd from right is the XXL with a 34 knot 50 loft and 45.2 handle. This has the softness of a Chubby 3 in super with the backbone of a 2-band. It's not scrubby and has no scritch. It's for days when I'm in the mood to be smothered by a really big brush. It works well in the bowl or on the face & I only use it with soft soaps (QCS, AdP, Cella, Razorock etc). It can handle hard soaps easily but I always gravitate to the croaps when I use it. It can be a bit of a lather hog but it's very manageable.
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