OK, so I used my Turchetta silvertip brush exclusively when travelling in Japan for two weeks, and thus have come to some conclusions about it.
My embodiment of the brush:
20mm knot
OK, the knot is pretty well packed. It does lose a few bristles at first, but that's no big deal in my book.
Of course it depends on how you mount the brush as well as far as how dense it will be. In other words, if you leave the full 65mm of loft it will not be nearly as dense as if you mount it deeper in the handle, with less loft the density will be much higher.
My brush has about 55mm of loft. My next one will be less than that as I prefer a more compact head for my lather shmooshing & swooshing needs.
Now, on to the bristles: They certainly rate as very soft in my book, and do have good resiliance, they are not too floopy. However, at the same time as they are soft, they do exhibit some pricklyness at the tips that is quite apparent when lathering up your face.
Is the Turchetta silvertip going to make obsolete my Rooney Heritage Alibaba, or my Shavemac Silvertip?
Not by a long shot! The Rooney has zero pricklyness, even though it is overstuffed with silvertipped goodness. The softness of the Shavemac is like a cloud drifting across your face leaving a soft warm layer of lather behind...
However, the Shavemac costs ~$135, the Rooney $150.
The Turchetta is an excellent buy!
That's my two cents, anyhow.
For an additional $14.98 you can find out for yourself!
My embodiment of the brush:
20mm knot
OK, the knot is pretty well packed. It does lose a few bristles at first, but that's no big deal in my book.
Of course it depends on how you mount the brush as well as far as how dense it will be. In other words, if you leave the full 65mm of loft it will not be nearly as dense as if you mount it deeper in the handle, with less loft the density will be much higher.
My brush has about 55mm of loft. My next one will be less than that as I prefer a more compact head for my lather shmooshing & swooshing needs.
Now, on to the bristles: They certainly rate as very soft in my book, and do have good resiliance, they are not too floopy. However, at the same time as they are soft, they do exhibit some pricklyness at the tips that is quite apparent when lathering up your face.
Is the Turchetta silvertip going to make obsolete my Rooney Heritage Alibaba, or my Shavemac Silvertip?
Not by a long shot! The Rooney has zero pricklyness, even though it is overstuffed with silvertipped goodness. The softness of the Shavemac is like a cloud drifting across your face leaving a soft warm layer of lather behind...
However, the Shavemac costs ~$135, the Rooney $150.
The Turchetta is an excellent buy!
That's my two cents, anyhow.
For an additional $14.98 you can find out for yourself!
that shares some of the characteristics of the Alibaba. It really scrubs at the Tabac puck, but with the increased density, it also sucks up and holds onto the lather like an Alibab too! I found that interesting, as the longer loft aluminum brush lathers in a rather "standard" fashion. Increased density alone can greatly affect the whole lathering process.
