Recommend me a Saville Row FACE-LATHER-MACHINE !

[CHSeifert]

Hey B&B BrushHeads

Can you please recommend me a Saville Row brush, that will work great for face lathering ?

My preferences:

* I like a scrubby exfoliating brush for face lathering sometimes.....
* I like a soft silky floppy brush for face lathering other times......
* I ONLY use shaving creams & croaps - NOT soaps (they dry out my skin)
* I prefer brush knots in 3-Band Super/Silvertip from 22mm-26mm and brush knots in 2-Band Super/Silvertip from 24mm-30mm
* I enjoy a medium to big bloom, but not an ultra huge bloom in a brush
* I'm a rookie brush collector - only a couple of months in, and my collections grows fast at the moment, but will stop up and breathe once I reach 25-30 brushes of high quality in my collection.
* I don't own a boar brush yet, but have a Semogue LE2011 FB2 on my 'perhaps' list. Prefer high quality badgers to boar - and since I don't use shaving soap, why bo(ar)ther with a boar ?

Where to buy it - preferably in Europe, if not then in US ? (link to shop, please)

Thanks !

 

[Dennis]

QED is the only place that sells them afaik. Go with a SR silvertip in the knot and handle that appeal to you. The first 2 digits are the handle style and the last 2 are the knot size. I prefer the 3118, but that sounds too small for what you are looking to get.

 

[Scritchnscrub]

Buy this:
http://www.qedusa.com/savile-savile-3824-silvertip-badger-24mm-knot-p-137.html

Or this:
http://www.qedusa.com/savile-savile-3124-silvertip-badger-24mm-knot-p-124.html

Or this:
http://www.qedusa.com/savile-savile-3324-silvertip-badger-24mm-knot-p-131.html

Forget the scrubby part - they're not scrubby. But they have more than ample backbone for making copious amounts of lather out of anything. These brushes will lather steel.

Don't be tempted to get a smaller brush. Start with the 24mm - it has the best density/size ratio unless you go bigger; over 26mm may be too big for you though. The 24mm are a perfect medium bloom.

PM me if you talk yourself out of one of these and I will get you back on track.

 

[jkh]

Get the 3824. Done.

 

[lt114]

Buy this:
http://www.qedusa.com/savile-savile-3824-silvertip-badger-24mm-knot-p-137.html

Or this:
http://www.qedusa.com/savile-savile-3124-silvertip-badger-24mm-knot-p-124.html

Or this:
http://www.qedusa.com/savile-savile-3324-silvertip-badger-24mm-knot-p-131.html

Forget the scrubby part - they're not scrubby. But they have more than ample backbone for making copious amounts of lather out of anything. These brushes will lather steel.

Don't be tempted to get a smaller brush. Start with the 24mm - it has the best density/size ratio unless you go bigger; over 26mm may be too big for you though. The 24mm are a perfect medium bloom.

PM me if you talk yourself out of one of these and I will get you back on track.

Are those brushes made by Thater? They look very similar.

 

[jkh]

Only Charles and the actual manufacturer know, everything else is just speculation. For a while everyone thought they were Shavemac. I think they look German made.

 

[Scritchnscrub]

Get the 3824. Done.

That was a better way of saying what I really think. Clean, to the point.

I wanted to give you options - it's my loosy goosy nature. Listen to Jeremy. He knows of what he speaks.

 

[Scritchnscrub]

Only Charles and the actual manufacturer know, everything else is just speculation. For a while everyone thought they were Shavemac. I think they look German made.

That's not true. Charles actually confided in me about who makes them for him. But I won't tell.

I also know who You're So Vain was written about.

 

[jkh]

That was a better way of saying what I really think. Clean, to the point.

I wanted to give you options - it's my loosy goosy nature. Listen to Jeremy. He knows of what he speaks.

Ha, the reason I was able to get to the point was because you already covered the bases.

 

[jkh]

That's not true. Charles actually confided in me about who makes them for him. But I won't tell.

I also know who You're So Vain was written about.

Really? I can't tell if you're pulling my leg or not.

... don't you, don't you

 

[Scritchnscrub]

Really? I can't tell if you're pulling my leg or not.

... don't you, don't you

 

[jkh]

Well shoot. Allow me to amend my original statement, only Charles, folks he tells, and the manufacturer

 

[Scritchnscrub]

Well shoot. Allow me to amend my original statement, only Charles, folks he tells, and the manufacturer

Oh no. I can't let this get started. I was just having fun with you.

I have put the question to him directly though and he's quite polished at sidestepping the matter. It's like watching a CNN interview.

 

[DavidB]

QED is the only place that sells them afaik. Go with a SR silvertip in the knot and handle that appeal to you. The first 2 digits are the handle style and the last 2 are the knot size. I prefer the 3118, but that sounds too small for what you are looking to get.

The 3118 knot is superb for face lathering, probably my favorite knot.

Dave

 

[CHSeifert]

That was a better way of saying what I really think. Clean, to the point.

I wanted to give you options - it's my loosy goosy nature. Listen to Jeremy. He knows of what he speaks.

I see all 3 suggestions basically share same knot size and hair type, so I will go with my favorite handle type, if you don't mind so

3124

 

[Mad Man]

3824 face lathers magnificently with ample back-bone and flow-through. Bowl lathers even better!

If I had to buy again I would PERSONALLY go a smaller knot: many others prefer a larger knot - I'm being super-critical here as it's a really great brush but my SBAD is making my fingers type this to justify a smaller knot purchase...

 

[Scritchnscrub]

I see all 3 suggestions basically share same knot size and hair type, so I will go with my favorite handle type, if you don't mind so

3124

I think Jeremy and I can live with that. It is the most classic shape after all. And the dimensions of 38/50 on the handle are perfect for me too in that shape. Stay with the 24mm though, if you like medium or even medium-large knots - I really don't think you will regret it.

 

[German]

Good choice...

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[beginish]

Savile Row = Best value for high end brushes. That the 3824 is "only" $115 or so blows my mind, and to echo everyone else in this thread about that brush, hubba hubba.

 

[edgerunner]

I have the 22 mm 3722. It has better density than my Shavemac Silvertip. The hair grade and the softness are about the same. The brush is superb.