I haven’t used any of their brushes mainly because none of their designs have appealed to me but still sad to hear about them closing
I definitely have horse tail brushes that have no cut ends at all.I do not own a horse brush, so I have no idea how these might be. Being around horses a lot and knowing their hair, I cannot imagine how it may feel on ones skin. As far as I know, tail is always a cut end and one might use mane with the original thinner tips; mane is thinner than tail hair.
I've read that broom makers mechanically flag the tips of the hair they use in their brooms; I wonder if Vielong (and others) have a similar process.I definitely have horse tail brushes that have no cut ends at all.
Retracting this question. I was thinking of the B&B essential brushes from Omega. There was a Vie Long special edition for TSN not long ago that was black and white.Wasn't there a B&B brush from them that was made in several colors?
Is it really dense?? Mine is just unbelievable densely packed, nothing else comes close, not even a D01.Based on Rudy’s experience, I picked up a Vie-Long Epsilon two-band from Gifts and Care:
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$70 shipped to me in the US. I’ll give it a spin tomorrow.
I agree 100 percent Big Name Company makers of horse hair brushes what a shame yep China will get the contract like everything else !Just got an email from Bullgoose announcing that Vielong, an old Spanish brush maker is closing down.
This would be now the second old name in shavebrush making, after Thaeter who is also closing down.
In my own business I also see a drastic slow down. And talking to other makers, they see the same effect.
Not really sure what triggers this. I think a lot of this has to do with the cheap products coming now easily from China.
Hard to compete if a complete brush from China is cheaper than what I can buy a simple knot for.
Also, money gets more and more tight with all the other products we need in our daily life getting much more expensive.
I think a shavebrush purchase is taking then a back seat. Sorry to see these old names going. Vielong made a great product.
I think yours might be lofted lower than mine. It seems reasonably dense, but not super dense.Is it really dense?? Mine is just unbelievable densely packed, nothing else comes close, not even a D01.
That's about my experience with it! I got mine about a year ago and thought they were sold out of them. It's a surprisingly nice knot, but I wish my handle was better finished. Mine is very gelly, the only brush like it that I have.I think yours might be lofted lower than mine. It seems reasonably dense, but not super dense.
Its proportions are more similar to Duke than a Chubby. It’s bigger than a Duke 3, though. More like a Duke 4.
Looks like yours is a fan, mine is a bulb:Here it is after use/blooming:
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It is now more “Chubby”-like. (I should have known better than to judge a brush before using it.) It is plenty dense. It’s not the densest brush I own, however, unlike Rudy’s, so I guess there is some variation among knots.
What a nice knot! Very soft with great backbone and flow through and a little scrub. The tips are not treated, so it has a natural feel.
I own some very expensive brushes—and this punches WAY above its weight. To say it is a nice knot for the money is to do it a bit of a disservice. It’s a nice knot period.
That said, it’s probably the best bang for the buck brush purchase I have made to date. $70 from Spain (including shipping). Thanks for the recommendation, Rudy!
It really is a shame Vie-Long is closing shop. They really know how to make an excellent brush.
Yes. Vie-Long Comte is what I say - the white hair one with the black handle. Very good horse brush and the handle material is nice quality. For the price you can’t go wrong.