Okay. Looks like I'm up for the second installment of the Brush Chronicles with the Edwin Jagger Medium Silvertip with the faux horn handle.
Certainly following beginish on the heels of his outstanding two week journey with TBS Synthetic Brush is a hard act to follow and so I will take a different approach since I won't be able to provide photos for each and every shave.
So, since this brush is a bit more common around B&B, I would ask those of you that have this brush to join in on this segment.
For the next two weeks anyone can feel free to jump in on any given day and post their thoughts about this brush and the different experiences each individual user has had with it using either soaps or creams.
Post pics if you have them, or give us a short synopsis of your particular shave that day with the EJ Medium Silvertip and discuss the qualities and capabilities (or the lack thereof ) of this brush.
So, I will start off where beginish finished....
This brush has been reviewed quite a bit in the Review Section. See Here
Nevertheless, over the next two weeks (approximately 12-14 shaves) we will try out this brush on some soaps, some creams and maybe a shave stick or two and see how this brush works out.
First, let's just take a look at the brush. This is the EJ Silvertip Medium Brush with the faux horn handle. This brush can be found for sale at the www.theenglishshavingcompany.com. The price for this brush goes for about $105.00
(pic from tesc website)
(joel's pic from review)
As Joel indicated in his review, the Edwin Jagger faux horn is some of the best in the business and I thought it warranted some extra pics:
My pathethic photography doesn't do it justice but believe me it is stunning.
The measurements for this brush are as follows:
Overall height 87mm (3.4 inches)
Handle height 37mm (1.45 inches)
Handle diameter 33mm (1.3 inches)
Knot size 21mm
As a beginner's brush, I think that there are better brushes at this price point. Also, you could spend much less and look at the Rooney Super 3/1 or 1/1 series. That being said, this is a wonderful little brush.
The handle of this brush, although coined as "Medium", is quite small. If I were to purchase this brush again, I would not go smaller than the "Large" size, maybe even the "Extra Large" brush.
The initial go-around for this brush will be over a puck of Blenheim Bouquet from Penhaligon's. Before these bristles even touch this puck I can say that this brush tends to lean towards the luxurious side of the spectrum as far as softness of bristles are concerned. Therefore, I would think this brush is much better suited for creams rather than soap.
... and away we go:
I like to soak a brush in the scuttle prior to shaving. Also, the puck receives a few drops of water while I'm showering.
After about 10 - 15 swirls, this brush really got some lather going.
This brush performs pretty well on the cake of soap and really put together some creamy lather despite the bristles being a little bit on the softer side.
Take a closer look at that thick lather.
Another plus about this brush is that is fits in my Trumper Travel Brush tube and I use this brush, rather than the Trumper Pure Badger, as my travel brush.
This brush provided plenty of lather off this cake of Blenheim Bouquet. Because of the softness of the bristles, certainly a painting stroke is preferable rather than splaying the bristles with a swirling motion. Still, the EJ Medium Silvertip gets the job done and provides plenty of lather for a 3-pass shave.
I have bought and sold plenty of brushes and this EJ still finds a way to stay in the collection.
Who's up for posting a segment tomorrow? Now, don't all raise your hands at once.
Certainly following beginish on the heels of his outstanding two week journey with TBS Synthetic Brush is a hard act to follow and so I will take a different approach since I won't be able to provide photos for each and every shave.
So, since this brush is a bit more common around B&B, I would ask those of you that have this brush to join in on this segment.
For the next two weeks anyone can feel free to jump in on any given day and post their thoughts about this brush and the different experiences each individual user has had with it using either soaps or creams.
Post pics if you have them, or give us a short synopsis of your particular shave that day with the EJ Medium Silvertip and discuss the qualities and capabilities (or the lack thereof ) of this brush.
So, I will start off where beginish finished....
This brush has been reviewed quite a bit in the Review Section. See Here
Nevertheless, over the next two weeks (approximately 12-14 shaves) we will try out this brush on some soaps, some creams and maybe a shave stick or two and see how this brush works out.
First, let's just take a look at the brush. This is the EJ Silvertip Medium Brush with the faux horn handle. This brush can be found for sale at the www.theenglishshavingcompany.com. The price for this brush goes for about $105.00
(pic from tesc website)
(joel's pic from review)
As Joel indicated in his review, the Edwin Jagger faux horn is some of the best in the business and I thought it warranted some extra pics:
My pathethic photography doesn't do it justice but believe me it is stunning.
The measurements for this brush are as follows:
Overall height 87mm (3.4 inches)
Handle height 37mm (1.45 inches)
Handle diameter 33mm (1.3 inches)
Knot size 21mm
As a beginner's brush, I think that there are better brushes at this price point. Also, you could spend much less and look at the Rooney Super 3/1 or 1/1 series. That being said, this is a wonderful little brush.
The handle of this brush, although coined as "Medium", is quite small. If I were to purchase this brush again, I would not go smaller than the "Large" size, maybe even the "Extra Large" brush.
The initial go-around for this brush will be over a puck of Blenheim Bouquet from Penhaligon's. Before these bristles even touch this puck I can say that this brush tends to lean towards the luxurious side of the spectrum as far as softness of bristles are concerned. Therefore, I would think this brush is much better suited for creams rather than soap.
... and away we go:
I like to soak a brush in the scuttle prior to shaving. Also, the puck receives a few drops of water while I'm showering.
After about 10 - 15 swirls, this brush really got some lather going.
This brush performs pretty well on the cake of soap and really put together some creamy lather despite the bristles being a little bit on the softer side.
Take a closer look at that thick lather.
Another plus about this brush is that is fits in my Trumper Travel Brush tube and I use this brush, rather than the Trumper Pure Badger, as my travel brush.
This brush provided plenty of lather off this cake of Blenheim Bouquet. Because of the softness of the bristles, certainly a painting stroke is preferable rather than splaying the bristles with a swirling motion. Still, the EJ Medium Silvertip gets the job done and provides plenty of lather for a 3-pass shave.
I have bought and sold plenty of brushes and this EJ still finds a way to stay in the collection.
Who's up for posting a segment tomorrow? Now, don't all raise your hands at once.
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