Received first brush!

[pmaster]

Finally received my first brush, the Frank Shaving 26mm "Chubby" finest. I must say its quite nice and I'm not disappointed. I lathered it up quite nice yesterday evening, and will give it another spin tomorrow!
Much better than lathering proraso rubbing my face with my palms.

The mandatory pics:


Now all I'm waiting for is my kit from WD and I'm all set to try straights!

Oh and, it goes better with a song:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EIyixC9NsLI

:-D

 

[Oscroft]

I have a 24mm Frank Shaving brush in Finest and I like it a lot - but that 26mm one looks very nice

 

[ironfist]

Those chubby brushes look amazing but i have enough for now

 

[mwhitcraft]

Very nice, congratulations!

 

[Gam]

Great looking brush,enjoy

 

[pmaster]

I used it for the second time this morning, but lathered in a bowl. I'm thinking I preferred face-lathering like I did the time before. It just goes everywhere in a bowl, the lather keeps climbing out!

 

[Absolute Mustard]

It has to be MUCH better than your hands!

Looks good

 

[pmaster]

Haha definitely much better! I can't wait to receive the kit from WD with a pure black badger 24mm to compare to this brush.

 

[Graybeard57]

Nice looking brush. Enjoy your shaves!

 

[TFrankMac2140]

Very nice looking brush! Enjoy!

 

[ThePatrician]

I like that brush handle! Is it horn?

I clicked that link and after it started loading I thought "Oh no, I know what this is." And I was right. Well, *** for tat........... http://youtu.be/J1c2KzJbcGA

 

[Marco]

Great looking brush, Sir!

 

[pmaster]

Haha sorry for the link, it was too hard to resist. Yours is quite something as well!

As for the brush, its not Horn, only resin/acrylic immitation, but I find it quite nice. You can find it easily on ebay, its from the seller iantang.

I like that brush handle! Is it horn?

I clicked that link and after it started loading I thought "Oh no, I know what this is." And I was right. Well, *** for tat........... http://youtu.be/J1c2KzJbcGA

 

[celestino]

Congratulations and they do make some fine brushes. Enjoy.

 

[ChiefBroom]

Very, very nice! Well done, sir.

 

[Invicta]

I used it for the second time this morning, but lathered in a bowl. I'm thinking I preferred face-lathering like I did the time before. It just goes everywhere in a bowl, the lather keeps climbing out!

Try less water and it won't go everywhere. You can add water to the bowl as you work it in.

 

[NCJack]

I have a couple of Bob Farvours built about like that, and they do excel at face lathering, just okay in the bowl (where I prefer my boars)

 

[pmaster]

yeah I gave it another try in the bowl, it was ok, actually I'm thinking I could've done 6 passes with all the lather I had in there, I probably loaded a bit too much I guess. It was nice and smooth, but still, the lather kept trying to creep away on the sides of the bowl. Then again the bowl is probably not ideal, I just stole it from the kitchen

I'll try face lathering again and figure out later which one I prefer. So far I very much like the brush, but then again I can only compare with my old technique of palm-to-face lathering

 

[Dirk-Lerxst-Pratt]

Very nice. Enjoy it.

 

[pmaster]

Well, I figure its appropriate for me to report here since I've just received my SECOND brush!!
It should've been here long ago, but just got here tonight. I got a 24mm pure black badger from Whipped Dog (along with a sign unseen kit).

I must say, for those who might be tempted to get that brush I ordered from Frank Shaving...its not as nice as the one from Whipped Dog. It just feels cheap in comparison (not as heavy), and its definitely not as soft! I was sure that the one from WD would be rougher, being a pure black badger brush and the Frank Shaving brush being "Finest", but there's a big difference between the two.

Anyway, I'll try to post pics and impressions later on.