Well, I originally ordered a jaguar 1071 boar from an Amazon vendor, only to receive a shave factory brush. It was $14 and it came with a stick of arko SWEET! And a pack of Derbys yaaa (not!).....anyways, I tried defunkig it all night and used it this morning.
My initial impression is great, I already like it more than my semouge 1305. No joke. The handmade brush isn't up to semouge quality, but it looks good, and the knot and hair is a much better feel on the face than the semouge IMO. It took a good month for my semouge to break in and soften up, not this one. I'm a face latherer and use arko 90% time. It whipped up soooo much lather it's not even funny, 4 passes easy, if u squeezed the knot u could get 5. It appears to be somewhat already broken in, most of the tips are split, so it's super soft on the face, but has tons of backbone. I have read some reviews on these brushes and I don't see any of the negative stuff said about them. I would take this over any of the 3 semouge I've owned. I was initially angry that I was sent the shave factory brand instead of the jaguar brush he has posted on his site, but after using it, I really, really like it so far. I don't know why these don't get more love around here, it is right up there with semouge IMO. Semouges definitely aren't better than them, that's for sure.......
I will keep this thread updated every time I use it, but I have a feeling I will be PIF my semouge 1305 off........
To be continued........
My initial impression is great, I already like it more than my semouge 1305. No joke. The handmade brush isn't up to semouge quality, but it looks good, and the knot and hair is a much better feel on the face than the semouge IMO. It took a good month for my semouge to break in and soften up, not this one. I'm a face latherer and use arko 90% time. It whipped up soooo much lather it's not even funny, 4 passes easy, if u squeezed the knot u could get 5. It appears to be somewhat already broken in, most of the tips are split, so it's super soft on the face, but has tons of backbone. I have read some reviews on these brushes and I don't see any of the negative stuff said about them. I would take this over any of the 3 semouge I've owned. I was initially angry that I was sent the shave factory brand instead of the jaguar brush he has posted on his site, but after using it, I really, really like it so far. I don't know why these don't get more love around here, it is right up there with semouge IMO. Semouges definitely aren't better than them, that's for sure.......
I will keep this thread updated every time I use it, but I have a feeling I will be PIF my semouge 1305 off........
To be continued........
