Hey guys, hope everyone’s holidays are going well! Just wanted to give a review and my impressions of this horse brush I just received. As the title states I ordered a brown horse hair brush made by Epsilon of Vie-Long from Giftsandcare.com
The brush cost a grand total of $45.05 including shipping and tax. I ordered it on December 10th and it arrived in Nevada on December 21st from Spain. Gifts and care got it shipped out very quickly and it arrived well packaged with lots of bubble wrap and a great looking brush box. The specs- It’s handmade in Spain. It features a 26mm knot, 50mm loft, handle length 45mm, overall length 95mm, and a 35% mane 65% tail hair ratio. Apart from a one mm knot difference the specs are the same as a Simpson chubby 2.
I did a preliminary shampoo with it before shaving, although it had very little funk out of the box. It did have a slight barn smell when wet, however I think it will dissipate quickly. The soap used was Mitchell’s wool fat, Gillette fat boy, and a Gillette yellow blade on its second shave. About 3 days of facial growth.
The brush loaded up great off the puck which I bloomed while in the shower. It did lose about 6 hairs on its first use but I’m willing to attribute that to a break in period if it subsides the next few shaves. I bowl lathered and it whipped up a fantastic lather very quickly. The shave itself was very nice.
The brush was a bit of a lather hog but not overly so. Fantastic backbone with surprisingly soft tips. There was a bit of scrub bordering on slight scritch. I prefer that in a brush myself, some don’t. It splayed well when some pressure was applied to the face.
All in all I’m very happy with it thus far. I think about two weeks worth of shaves with it and it will really hit it’s stride. If you’re considering adding a horse brush to your “stable” I think these brushes deserve a solid look. Especially if you’re a fan of a wall of badger but are willing to try out a wall of horse.
The brush cost a grand total of $45.05 including shipping and tax. I ordered it on December 10th and it arrived in Nevada on December 21st from Spain. Gifts and care got it shipped out very quickly and it arrived well packaged with lots of bubble wrap and a great looking brush box. The specs- It’s handmade in Spain. It features a 26mm knot, 50mm loft, handle length 45mm, overall length 95mm, and a 35% mane 65% tail hair ratio. Apart from a one mm knot difference the specs are the same as a Simpson chubby 2.
I did a preliminary shampoo with it before shaving, although it had very little funk out of the box. It did have a slight barn smell when wet, however I think it will dissipate quickly. The soap used was Mitchell’s wool fat, Gillette fat boy, and a Gillette yellow blade on its second shave. About 3 days of facial growth.
The brush loaded up great off the puck which I bloomed while in the shower. It did lose about 6 hairs on its first use but I’m willing to attribute that to a break in period if it subsides the next few shaves. I bowl lathered and it whipped up a fantastic lather very quickly. The shave itself was very nice.
The brush was a bit of a lather hog but not overly so. Fantastic backbone with surprisingly soft tips. There was a bit of scrub bordering on slight scritch. I prefer that in a brush myself, some don’t. It splayed well when some pressure was applied to the face.
All in all I’m very happy with it thus far. I think about two weeks worth of shaves with it and it will really hit it’s stride. If you’re considering adding a horse brush to your “stable” I think these brushes deserve a solid look. Especially if you’re a fan of a wall of badger but are willing to try out a wall of horse.