I'm glad to see this brush being featured, as I own one thanks to Jim @Chan Eil Whiskers. (See, enablers can be enabled, too!) I will use mine for my next shave and share the results.
marty
marty
Brush Chronicles #17: Zenith Manchurian Copper XXL
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I forgot to post my picture yesterday. This is the brush after the first pass face lathering.
Head lathering with splay was a joy, but as you can see it doesn’t produce much lather in the brush. I think because of the density of the knot.
As per the suggestion of Jim @Chan Eil Whiskers I loaded more Proraso for this morning’s shave. I also hydrated the soap more than usual (during lathering. The brush itself was damp, but I started lathering with only a few dips into water). The result was a copious amount of lather:
Still some air bubbles present, but we’re focused on the brush here and not the lather itself.
I found that even with this amount of lather the brush itself was more comfortable being a painter rather than a splayer. With more product I was of course able to paint on better lather.
Three good passes later I still had plenty of lather to make myself look like Santa.
Lather was now now present between the hairs as well.
The brush was very soft to the face and a joy to use - like it has been from the start.
Hmm. I have the same brush, but mine is a resin handle. That's the XL "Italian Barber"
Handle, yes?
Handle, yes?
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Yeah, the traditional Italian Barber handle. For a moment I thought you were referring to the guys from Razorock.
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First day using a shave stick and the Manchurian brush. Not just any shave stick, but the magnificent BSS#1 by B&B’s very own Boris @blethenstrom.
The brush knew exactly what to do and face lathering was extremely easy. I definitely felt soft tips and splaying was natural today.
A much better loaded brush. I did have to revert back to painting motions for the second and third pass, but that was on me and not the brush. I forgot my camera so I stepped outside which took some time obviously.
Other than that a great performance from the brush. Soft, comfortable with backbone.
The brush knew exactly what to do and face lathering was extremely easy. I definitely felt soft tips and splaying was natural today.
A much better loaded brush. I did have to revert back to painting motions for the second and third pass, but that was on me and not the brush. I forgot my camera so I stepped outside which took some time obviously.
Other than that a great performance from the brush. Soft, comfortable with backbone.
