Oumo The Unsullied, natural Two band badger knot

[Famnor]

I tried this new knot today and, and wow what a scrub!
I compared it with a Maseto Manchurian brush.

Oumo The Unsullied, natural Two band badger knot 23mm, loft 50mm
Maseto Manchurian Two Band Silvertip badger knot 26mm, loft 53mm

First i would like to say that these 2 brushes are not good to compare. The Maseto is well behaved and a very nice 2 band Manchurian with good backbone and nice scratch. The Maseto is lightly treated but no gel feel at all.

The Oumo "The Unsullied" is a handfull. It is realy scratchy and scritchy, and if you dont splay it to max it is a little bit painfull due to the sharp hairs. But if you splay max it is ok to face lather with it.
It is realy easy to use it on the soap and it makes lather realy fast. Downside it flops around lather all over the place when you use it.
After i used the brush my face was a little bit soar and red, but my blood circulation was great. Maybe it will soften a bit with use.

This brush is for someone who has got lots of stiff facial hear that needs to work it upp or if you want to do a face/body peeling to get rid of excess / dead skin.
I will probably pass this brush on to someone who would apreciate it.

 

[Dave himself]

I've recently started to enjoy my cheap and scritchy ANBBAS 21mm pure badger brush. I've found i enjoy it more than my 2 Yaqi, 2 band badgers which are treated and have gelled tips. Another case of YMMV for sure.

 

[Mr Konrad Dundee]

I own this tuft, and I find it very scratchy
I honestly didn't like it, I will use it more... I don't want to jump to conclusions

 

[Famnor]

I own this tuft, and I find it very scratchy
I honestly didn't like it, I will use it more... I don't want to jump to conclusions

I think it will be perfect for someone, but i did jump on a conclusion very fast it was to rough for me.

 

[Mr Konrad Dundee]

I think it will be perfect for someone, but i did jump on a conclusion very fast it was to rough for me.

I have very hard skin, and I find it scratchy
I didn't think an untreated brush would be so scratchy

 

[Chan Eil Whiskers]

You guys might like Oumo's other untreated knot better.





Pictured here it is brand new.

The Kirin Super Badger breaks in some, but, in my experience with it, is an excellent knot from the get go.

I like the Kirin so much I have ordered a second brush with the Kirin knot.

Also in transit is an Oumo Unsullied. I'm no stranger to very stiff brushes having broken in a Zenith Manchurian which had the backbone of a dinosaur. I also own a couple of Shavemac D01 two bands which are "an acquired taste" and "not for everybody." That said, from what I've read, I'm expecting the Unsullied to be a beast.

I'm thinking I may use it for one shave (or not) when it's new, just out of curiosity. Then, my plan is to take it offline for a month or two or three. During that time, I will use it only for hand lathering and towel drying, giving it a chance to break in by mechanical action and by going through a number of dry to wet to dry cycles. Whether this will make it a lovely and likable knot is a mystery.

Why I ordered the Unsullied is also a mystery, but it's no mystery why a second Kirin is on my way.

Happy shaves,

Jim

 

[helicopter]

If they had something smaller than 25mm available, I might try it, but I don't like anything that big. I do like some scrub and my skin is tough.