Item Description
I really don't know who exactly came up with the idea originally of taking one of the more elegant Vulfix handles from "The London Series" and creating a hybrid Vulfix/Simpson/Simfix/Vulson brush creation by smuggling a 2 band Snow White capped, charcoal black based bristle knot into a simplified Masterpiece of a brush. Of course it had to be the brainchild or colaboration of Phil from BullGoose, the exceptional vendor and enthusiast of wet shaving from California.... but was it similar to his other venture, "The Ehsan", a Simpson Military turned brush, the Colonel... done up with similar 2 band strands that became a sort of cult-like brush? Whatever the case may be, the Grosvenor LE was born to serve new and old wetshaving fans alike. It's meager $90.00 price point is the most economical way to dip your toe in the 2 band water and see how you like it. I personally recommend this brush and it's sole vendor, Phil @ BullGoose. Please see his site for advertised brush specs and measurements of handle and loft.
I have "dated" many brushes... I'm hoping for a long term relationship with the Grosvenor LE. Now, a brief synopsis of the brush...
The brush is subtle in design, expertly lathe turned by a craftsman on the Isle of Man and has a generous handtied knot of 2 Band Super Badger that has whiter tips than any HMW Plisson I ever owned. There is simple branding on the brush and no ephermeral gold Simpson sticker to wash down the drain. It might surprise, as it did me, as to the fairly compact nature of the brush from the base of the faux Ivory handle to the fan/bulb tips. I say fan/bulb because it shares both of those characteristics. Fan enough to generate a nice amount of lather with a hard soap, and bulb enough to tool around your face quite precisely whilst face lathering. This is in my mind a true face lathering brush and I use it that way.
It cuts through soap and loads with ease. The flow through is right on the money as well, surrendering 90+% of the lather where you need it (in copious amounts) and only mere thimbles to squeeze out after scrub/painting your final pass with the brush. It doesn't have a massive bloom and dries very nicely with a gentle squeeze, shake, once or twice flicked against a dry towel and then stored upright.
I have "dated" many brushes... I'm hoping for a long term relationship with the Grosvenor LE. Now, a brief synopsis of the brush...
The brush is subtle in design, expertly lathe turned by a craftsman on the Isle of Man and has a generous handtied knot of 2 Band Super Badger that has whiter tips than any HMW Plisson I ever owned. There is simple branding on the brush and no ephermeral gold Simpson sticker to wash down the drain. It might surprise, as it did me, as to the fairly compact nature of the brush from the base of the faux Ivory handle to the fan/bulb tips. I say fan/bulb because it shares both of those characteristics. Fan enough to generate a nice amount of lather with a hard soap, and bulb enough to tool around your face quite precisely whilst face lathering. This is in my mind a true face lathering brush and I use it that way.
It cuts through soap and loads with ease. The flow through is right on the money as well, surrendering 90+% of the lather where you need it (in copious amounts) and only mere thimbles to squeeze out after scrub/painting your final pass with the brush. It doesn't have a massive bloom and dries very nicely with a gentle squeeze, shake, once or twice flicked against a dry towel and then stored upright.
