Yeah, I am very curious about this upcoming review...
They are slowly starting to show up.
I received my Shavemac synthetics yesterday.
Don’t want to jump to premature conclusions, but during the first shave this morning I certainly liked it better than my Simpson synthetic, and found the new Shavemac close to my Mühle Silvertip Fibres that have until now been my benchmark for synthetics.
The Shavemac seemed to have more backbone than the Mühle that are somewhat lacking in this area, but after only one shave it is a bit early to tell with certainty.
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What size knot and loft did you choose? Any pics? The configorator doesn't assemble a picture of your final choice so it's hard to visualize all the options.
i believe you can check the knot size and edit the auto suggested loft. The backbone / stiffness of these knots are in questionTwo brushes,
- one fan-shaped, 26 mm knot, 52 mm loft, caramel handle,
- one bulb-shaped, 28 mm knot, 56 mm loft, imitation horn handle
Once you specify the size of the knot in the configurator the size of the loft is automatically inserted.
Sorry, no pics at this time.
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How would you compare this to a CH2 synthetic knot? More or less dense?
A Chubby synth would be much too firm for me. I wouldn't want much more firmness that the old L'Occitane Plisson.
Some people's criticisms about density and firmness are actually making me more and more interested in the shavemac.
I anxious to hear more reviews.
Comparing against my Shavemac 26mm and 28mm knot synthetics, the CH2 synthetic is less dense.
Were your two shavemac synthetics ordered with the standard lofts or did you select a shorter loft for either of the brushes?
Congratulations for acquiring these beauties . I was wondering if any of you could compare the new Shavemac synthetic brush/knot to a badger knot. I have never used a synthetic that comes even close to a badger, but hoping Shavemac is the ticket.
Many thanks.
I believe the Muhle STF made people first consider a synthetic, but the brush that made even die-hard badger and boar lover reconsider everything was the L'Occitance Plisson. That one brush open the synthetic floodgates.