I'm looking for a new brush, and think it's going to be a Semouge boar brush. But which boar brush?
So let me tell you a bit about what I'm looking for. My only brush now is a Razorock Ivory Synthetic, 22mm. I like it, it's soft and works just fine. I just want to experience a different, natural brush. I assume that my RR brush is rather soft with not too much backbone, so a boar brush seems like it would probably give a different experience than what I have.
1) I'm looking for a typical boar brush, not a brush that seems like something else.
2) I chose Semouge because online research seems to say not generally suffer so bad from initial boar funky smell as Omega brushes. Not that all Omegas are smelly, just that there seems to be more online comments that they more often start out smelly. I also don't like most of the plastic handles on Omegas.
3) I like the look of Semouge's natural wood handles. I'm OK with the painted wooden handles. I don't like the look of the acrylic handles, so that removes the 610, 620, 820, and 830 out.
4) From looking at the size of the 2000, I think I'd find it too big for my tastes. So I'm leaving that brush out for now.
5) If I like my first Semouge boar, I'll probably get a SOC (in cherry handle) sometime later. If I don't like my first Semouge boar, I'll probably get a SOC (in cherry handle) sometime, just to give Semouge one more chance. (OK, I'll probably get an SOC at some point, just now now.)
And finally, I generally face lather, but sometime flip back to using a bowl, and rotate between croap and hard soap, using hard soap most often. I generally don't use cream.
Right now I'm thinking 1250. In another hour I'll probably change my mind.
One other option I might take, the Stirling Boar that's on sale right now.
So let me tell you a bit about what I'm looking for. My only brush now is a Razorock Ivory Synthetic, 22mm. I like it, it's soft and works just fine. I just want to experience a different, natural brush. I assume that my RR brush is rather soft with not too much backbone, so a boar brush seems like it would probably give a different experience than what I have.
1) I'm looking for a typical boar brush, not a brush that seems like something else.
2) I chose Semouge because online research seems to say not generally suffer so bad from initial boar funky smell as Omega brushes. Not that all Omegas are smelly, just that there seems to be more online comments that they more often start out smelly. I also don't like most of the plastic handles on Omegas.
3) I like the look of Semouge's natural wood handles. I'm OK with the painted wooden handles. I don't like the look of the acrylic handles, so that removes the 610, 620, 820, and 830 out.
4) From looking at the size of the 2000, I think I'd find it too big for my tastes. So I'm leaving that brush out for now.
5) If I like my first Semouge boar, I'll probably get a SOC (in cherry handle) sometime later. If I don't like my first Semouge boar, I'll probably get a SOC (in cherry handle) sometime, just to give Semouge one more chance. (OK, I'll probably get an SOC at some point, just now now.)
And finally, I generally face lather, but sometime flip back to using a bowl, and rotate between croap and hard soap, using hard soap most often. I generally don't use cream.
Right now I'm thinking 1250. In another hour I'll probably change my mind.
One other option I might take, the Stirling Boar that's on sale right now.
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