My first Simpson Ehsan or Duke.......

[blacdisco2000]

Hi gents.
I want to try for my first Simpson brush I want buy something like Ehsan or Duke 3 some one have any opinions of these brushes.

What's the best for you?

I want the brush specially for make face lather with soaps and also creams ocasionally.

Regards.

Daniel.

 

[Left Coast DJ]

I like my Ehsan. Face lathers great with my soaps. And I used it with a cream for the first time couple of nights ago. And it had no problems face lathering TOBS Avocado. The handle is very comfortable for me. No experience with a Duke but I have a CH1 on the way.

 

[huntmol]

I vote Duke 2 in Best, GREAT brush. Very dense, got a nice amount of backbone and scrub. Way more comfortable handle than a CH1. Love that thing!

 

[superbleu]

I vote Duke 2 in Best, GREAT brush. Very dense, got a nice amount of backbone and scrub. Way more comfortable handle than a CH1. Love that thing!

Hunter you should give your CH1 a new home if you don't like it. You still have my addy right?

 

[Darjeeling Express]

I'm watching this thread with incredible interest. I too am very intrigued by the Eshan and the Duke. Any comment on the softness of the tips?

 

[thanks]

The Ehsan to me, feels like it's scrubbing my face clean off. I'm really not a big fan, but I'll continue to give it a chance. I love the look of it!

My Duke 2 is by far and away the best brush I've ever picked up, and it was made for face lathering creams or soaps effortlessly. It's scrubby, but not scritchy. Dense, but not a lather hog. To me, it's just right.

 

[huntmol]

Hunter you should give your CH1 a new home if you don't like it. You still have my addy right?

I'll send it right over

 

[jkh]

I'm watching this thread with incredible interest. I too am very intrigued by the Eshan and the Duke. Any comment on the softness of the tips?

The Ehsan to me, feels like it's scrubbing my face clean off. I'm really not a big fan, but I'll continue to give it a chance. I love the look of it!

My Duke 2 is by far and away the best brush I've ever picked up, and it was made for face lathering creams or soaps effortlessly. It's scrubby, but not scritchy. Dense, but not a lather hog. To me, it's just right.

There is quite a bit of variation in the Simpson two-band hair. I've got a PJ2 two-bander that sounds just like the brush thanks is describing, but my Ehsan is very soft. Seriously, the difference is pretty much night and day, to me.

@ the OP - you can't go wrong with either brush, both are phenomenal.

 

[thanks]

There is quite a bit of variation in the Simpson two-band hair. I've got a PJ2 two-bander that sounds just like the brush thanks is describing, but my Ehsan is very soft. Seriously, the difference is pretty much night and day, to me.

@ the OP - you can't go wrong with either brush, both are phenomenal.

I saw your post in the SOTD thread. I'm kind of upset that I spent $115 on a brush and got a crap draw due to bad luck. I'm hoping that it breaks in at least a little bit more before I do decide to sell it. I'm not totally unhappy with the Ehsan even with it being very scritchy. The thing is a serious lather machine with soaps or creams, and even with it's bulbous shape makes for one heck of a face latherer. I just vastly prefer the experience of my Duke 2. I cleaned my Ehsan with dish soap and a diluted vinegar bath earlier today, so hopefully that helps it break in a little better. I was in love with my Duke 2 before I gave it a similar cleaning, and post cleaning it was even more incredible.