Call me a purist, but I don't see the purpose of a mixed hair brush. Having said that, if the SOC Mistura is nearly as good as its cousin SOC boar, then I am sure it is a hell of brush.
That's EXACTLY what I thought.Call me a purist, but I don't see the purpose of a mixed hair brush.
I love small (even tiny) brushes. My preference is tiny up to 20mm max. Jim convinced me and I went crazy and purchased the (massive to me) 22mm Torga C-3 Finest Mistura:Having said that, if the SOC Mistura is nearly as good as its cousin SOC boar, then I am sure it is a hell of brush.
Call me a purist, but I don't see the purpose of a mixed hair brush. Having said that, if the SOC Mistura is nearly as good as its cousin SOC boar, then I am sure it is a hell of brush.
I'd say the Mistura is a lot better than the SOC boar, but that's just my opinion. My Mistura knot looks larger now than it does in the photo. Not sure why. |
That's EXACTLY what I thought.
I love small (even tiny) brushes. My preference is tiny up to 20mm max. Jim convinced me and I went crazy and purchased the (massive to me) 22mm Torga C-3 Finest Mistura.I have some great brushes, but this one actually performs better than ALL of them (I have to reluctantly admit). If Semogue did one with an 18mm (or 20mm) knot, with the same excellent handle (but in butterscotch), that would be my "grail" brush. Fortunately for me, I'm a compulsive "experimenter." I can't thank Jim enough for "showing me the light."
That's EXACTLY what I thought.
I love small (even tiny) brushes. My preference is tiny up to 20mm max. Jim convinced me and I went crazy and purchased the (massive to me) 22mm Torga C-3 Finest Mistura:
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I have some great brushes, but this one actually performs better than ALL of them (I have to reluctantly admit).
If Semogue did one with an 18mm (or 20mm) knot, with the same excellent handle (but in butterscotch), that would be my "grail" brush.
Fortunately for me, I'm a compulsive "experimenter." I can't thank Jim enough for "showing me the light."
Enjoy today! Because tomorrow never comes.I’m entering the purchase sabbatical in 2021 (except for a gold piccolo FOCS), and I’m trying to become less of a compulsive experimenter and more of a minimalist shaver. But who knows what will happen tomorrow, right?
Enjoy today! Because tomorrow never comes.
Excellent!damn such an enabler. They have in stock at my local store.
Must resist!
Exactly. I've had some crummy mixed knots - I never warmed to the Vulfix Grosvenor or the Maggard/APShaveCo knots - but the SOC Mistura is on a different plane.Boar struggle with the right balance of water to air to soap where Badgers seem to almost achieve it by default. But broken in boar is something nothing can replicate. Mixed gives you the best of both.... Backbone all the way to the tips and perfect water management of two band badger and the wall/filled out feel of a good broken in boar.
Where did you find a Semogue mistura mixed with butterscotch handle in stock?I have a Mistura SOC Butterscotch on the way myself, seeing people's reactions to this thing has reassured me I made the right call getting myself one
Razor EmporiumWhere did you find a Semogue mistura mixed with butterscotch handle in stock?
I've got a bunch of the mixed hair knots from Apshaveco/Maggards/Oumo.
They vary a fair bit... I think mostly related to the particular hair treatment used when they were made (their processing levels on the two band Oumo sells is constantly evolving towards more and more gel-treatment as a default I think).
They take a loooooooong time to break in... way longer than Semogue's (Semogue has some of the fastest breaking in knots I've used)... but it does happen eventually. I've found since I started aggressively sweeping the brush on a towel after shaking it post shave to dry that this has speed up a lot, but we're still talking 10+ shaves to even really notice any break-in and I don't think I have any that are fully broken in yet... with some pushing 30-50 uses. Also, the splay breakin outpaces the tip break-in.. which means if you're waiting for the scritch to fade from "break in" we're probably talking well into the 50+ range if not 100+.
I'll do you one better. Pasteur has them, and the shipping is ultra-fast and free for purchased of $50+!
I'll do you one better. Pasteur has them, and the shipping is ultra-fast and free for purchased of $50+!
Semogue SOC-C5 Finest Mistura Finest Mistura Shaving Brush Butterscotch
SOC-C5 Finest Mistura (Butterscotch) Filament (type) Mistura SOC-C5 Finest Mistura (Butterscotch) Filament (type) MisturaKnot (diameter) 24mmKnot (height) 53mm Knot (shape) FanColor - ButterscotchTotal height 112mm Made in Portugal.www.pasteurshaving.com