I haven't seen reviews of the Zenith brush. Good to know.
Not much better.
Beautiful brush, no doubt, but wow. 
New Butterscotch Chubby 2 Synthetic Arrived
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I haven't seen reviews of the Zenith brush. Good to know.
Not much better.
Beautiful brush, no doubt, but wow. 
Thank you, kind sir. I have contacted Simpsons; they will produce one in butterscotch for me.
Happy Summer to me!
Happy Summer to me!
So what do you do if you are not on Facebook or Twitter?
Sorry Batman....couldn't resist.
Good one!!! Guess I walked into that...
You send an e-mail to Mark Watterson managing director of Simpson saying you want to buy a butterscotch Chubby 2.
Here is his email: [email protected]
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Have one being produced for me also. Of course,I didn't need another brush......
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Contacted them on the 18th;sent payment on the 20th; have brush in hand(Maryland) today on the 29th! Wonder what I'll be shaving with....
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Very nice... I'd like to try one.
Nice looking brush.
Had my first shave with the Chubby 2 Synth and came away very impressed.
It has the backbone you would expect w/ any Chubby brush and the synth fibers are very different than my others( Satin Tip Finest, RazoRock Monster, & Stirling Kong-I think the last two are the same,just branded differently.)
Being a Chubby, it needed more product on its maiden voyage, but I did have enough lather for 5 passes total with 2-3 passes left in the brush itself.
The face feel was soft and firm w/o being scritchy. The fibers did splay w/ some pressure and after adding a touch more water, I had some of the creamiest lather around.In fact, the brush seemed to be somewhat softer on subsequent passes ( 3 face, 2 head) than the initial pass.
I have been faceturbating for the pass 6 hours and that is something I haven't done in a while. Granted, it could be because of the 3 razor method I used for this shave, but I have done that before and did not get the results I did on this shave. of course, I will use the same setup tomorrow to see what happens.
All in all, buying a Simpson's Chubby 2 for $113 with its iconic handle is a win-win. It might just be a synth, but it is definitely worth it.
marty
It has the backbone you would expect w/ any Chubby brush and the synth fibers are very different than my others( Satin Tip Finest, RazoRock Monster, & Stirling Kong-I think the last two are the same,just branded differently.)
Being a Chubby, it needed more product on its maiden voyage, but I did have enough lather for 5 passes total with 2-3 passes left in the brush itself.
The face feel was soft and firm w/o being scritchy. The fibers did splay w/ some pressure and after adding a touch more water, I had some of the creamiest lather around.In fact, the brush seemed to be somewhat softer on subsequent passes ( 3 face, 2 head) than the initial pass.
I have been faceturbating for the pass 6 hours and that is something I haven't done in a while. Granted, it could be because of the 3 razor method I used for this shave, but I have done that before and did not get the results I did on this shave. of course, I will use the same setup tomorrow to see what happens.
All in all, buying a Simpson's Chubby 2 for $113 with its iconic handle is a win-win. It might just be a synth, but it is definitely worth it.
marty
Very nice looking brush. But this reinforces what my impression of Simpson has been: beautiful looking handles, but arrogantly high prices. If I could buy just Simpson handles and have either Larry from whipped dog or WSP provide the knots, I'd be a happy man.
I'd love to hear more of your thoughts on the Zenith synthetic both on its own & how it compares with your Simpson.
Nice looking brush.! Simpsons makes them to last.
The Simpson has much softer tips and face feel than the Zenith
It never occurred to me to look at Simpson's Facebook page ... but I will be monitoring it now.
Thanks for the tip.
Well, I used both again this weekend/morning to refresh myself.
The Simpsons is hands down the softest. Rather than trying to get it to open up and flow a bit, I just used the tips and was very happy with the lather.
The Zenith actually has a bit of prickliness if you try to use more than the tips. However, the backbone and flow through are perfect with this knot. Tips are probably the same prickliness as a plissoft, but because it's got more backbone, you'll feel it on the Zenith first.
So I guess my final summation is that both require you to use the tips. The CH2S will hog lather, but the tips are the softest you will ever use. The Zenith is perfect in every other aspect, but you will feel the tips every once in awhile.
Kind of wish I had a Coral or Jade CH2S custom lofted another 3-5 mm higher....that would be a joy for me to use every time.
Thanks that is very helpful. A friend who has a ton of brushes says that a Zenith synth knot is what Omega was aiming at with their Hi-Brush...but they missed. I have a Plissoft and enjoy it but I want something more substantial.
Mine arrived today. Absolutely beautiful. The knot is a couple millimeters higher in loft than my cream version and has a bit more splay out of the box than my cream has now after 7 months of (almost) daily use.
