Wow. Is that the recipe for Tabac?
I would rather bathe in Tabac than ever smell that again.
Wow. Is that the recipe for Tabac?
I've got one of their unbleached boars in a chrome covered small copper handle, the 2000 cxse with a 24/56 knot. It was a good latherer straight out of the box, well worth £6.20.Look what I found...
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As I've mentioned I'm on a gentlemanly restraint until the fall. When I committed to the restraint there were stipulated reservations one of which was I would be allowed to buy certain unobtanium brushes should they surface. This one, an unbleached Zenith boar, surfaced.
The trigger was pulled of course.
It has a very nice handle; I know this to be true because I have the Manchurian in the same handle. The knot size will I think suit me better than the too tall knot in the unbleached Zenith I used today as this knot is said to be 57mm. In my experience knots are often lower than the vendor says, but if it's 57mm I'll be fine.
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Unbleached Zenith boars are hard to find especially in anything other than the cheapest of handles. For that matter unbleached boars period are uncommonly located except in the collections of others.
Happy shaves to you,
Jim
I've got one of their unbleached boars in a chrome covered small copper handle, the 2000 cxse with a 24/56 knot. It was a good latherer straight out of the box, well worth £6.20.
That badger looks nice. I wouldn't mind one, although I've bought enough brushes in the last couple of months to last the rest of my life.Cool.
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My other unbleached Zenith, which is too tall, but works great, is this ^ brush with the plastic handle. It's a very good brush already but not entirely broken in yet. Unbleached boar is uncommon and also worth trying for sure. Its handle is cheap plastic, but still perfectly okay.
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The unbleached boar brush was very inexpensive; the shipping was more than the brush I think (which made me buy a silvertip Zenith ^ to share the shipping).
Happy shaves,
Jim
Jim is there a difference in performance or wear from a bleached to unbleached? It is a beautiful brush. Zenith quality is superb.Look what I found...
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As I've mentioned I'm on a gentlemanly restraint until the fall. When I committed to the restraint there were stipulated reservations one of which was I would be allowed to buy certain unobtanium brushes should they surface. This one, an unbleached Zenith boar, surfaced.
The trigger was pulled of course.
It has a very nice handle; I know this to be true because I have the Manchurian in the same handle. The knot size will I think suit me better than the too tall knot in the unbleached Zenith I used today as this knot is said to be 57mm. In my experience knots are often lower than the vendor says, but if it's 57mm I'll be fine.
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Unbleached Zenith boars are hard to find especially in anything other than the cheapest of handles. For that matter unbleached boars period are uncommonly located except in the collections of others.
Happy shaves to you,
Jim
Jim is there a difference in performance or wear from a bleached to unbleached? It is a beautiful brush. Zenith quality is superb.
I doubt his choice had anything to do with me, but I do occasionally talk up the brush.