Yesterday I got a delivery of knots from Shavemac and inside I found a little surprise from Bernd for me:
the first Shavemac Synthetic brush!!!
I surely used it this morning for the first time. Was very much surprised that it felt very similar to badger, just no scritch, scratch, or scrub etc. Just an amazing feel on the face.
The knot has a very similar backbone compared to a badger brush. Personally, I am not a great user of synthetics, but I own a few: a Simpson Chubby2, my travel brush made by RV Shaving with a Muehle STF knot, and I used to own the Plisson mop.
This one, like the Muehle knots, are hand tied in Germany by the same people that make Shavemac's world-class badger knots.
The brush is pretty dense, and the size is about 27 mm with a loft of 57 mm.
These brushes will be available, Bernd said in about 2-3 weeks, on their website via the Shavemac brush configurator. Handles and materials selection will be like shown in the configurator now.
Knot sizes will be 24, 26 and 28 mm, and in ether bulb or fan shaped knots.
Lofts can be adjusted within the normal ranges.
Price point is not quite established, but I would guess similar to other high end synthetics (Muehle, Simpson) - do not forget, these are hand tied knots!!
the first Shavemac Synthetic brush!!!
I surely used it this morning for the first time. Was very much surprised that it felt very similar to badger, just no scritch, scratch, or scrub etc. Just an amazing feel on the face.
The knot has a very similar backbone compared to a badger brush. Personally, I am not a great user of synthetics, but I own a few: a Simpson Chubby2, my travel brush made by RV Shaving with a Muehle STF knot, and I used to own the Plisson mop.
This one, like the Muehle knots, are hand tied in Germany by the same people that make Shavemac's world-class badger knots.
The brush is pretty dense, and the size is about 27 mm with a loft of 57 mm.
These brushes will be available, Bernd said in about 2-3 weeks, on their website via the Shavemac brush configurator. Handles and materials selection will be like shown in the configurator now.
Knot sizes will be 24, 26 and 28 mm, and in ether bulb or fan shaped knots.
Lofts can be adjusted within the normal ranges.
Price point is not quite established, but I would guess similar to other high end synthetics (Muehle, Simpson) - do not forget, these are hand tied knots!!
