I actually just based it on the knot dimensions being within 1 or 2 mm of brushes I already have. Oh, and the bitchin’ jade handle.
Believe it or not I have an Omega Silvertip that would be right up you alley. My first silvertip bought about 11 years ago. Still gets trotted out on occasion, and it’s like a firm pillow.
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Feeling/liking of badger hair is a very subjective thing. What the one guy likes is the worst for another one. My own personal experience was with Rooney Finest grade, pretty much everyone was praising this hair. Finally I was able to score one. Felt great when dry, but when wet in use, it felt like Nato wire on the face. I could not use it at all, and had to sell it.Just to be clear, my Manchurian is on the scritchy side and I like this. I would describe my Shavemac 2-band silvertip as less scritchy. I have not had the opportunity to use a Simpson silvertip.
The challenge with using words like luxurious is they are subjective. I would probably avoid using the word luxurious for my Simpson Manchurian, but I would use luxurious for my Shavemac 2-band silvertip
My guess is the Simpson silvertip would also be to my liking.
Update when you get it! Mine in best is fantstic- looking forward to your take on the manchurian variant.
The Duke 3 in silvertip is on the smaller side but it feels larger on the face. It's actually perfection if you don't like large brushes. If you like big then i think a CH2 in 2 band silvertip is going to be Nirvana on the face.
Completely agree
I agree with this completely, and I snap up every brush in Two Band Super that I can find.
How would you compare Simpson Manchurian to Shavemac DO1-2 band?
The D01 two band is different, then hair stem is thicker and the brush it self much more stiff because of this. Scrubby, but not scritchy.
+1 I have both and the Manchurian is closer to Shavemacs 2Band. The D01 2Band is out of this world!
That red handle is really stunning. Question on the Brut A/S. I have that one, as well as the one in the plastic bottle. I find the one in the glass bottle to be slightly weaker. Have you tried both and noticed anything similar?
No, I only ever saw the one in the glass bottle for offer here in Europe.
I have used the 3 Band Super in a couple of brushes. This hair really excels in the smaller brushes. In fact, in the Chubby 1 I think it's a perfect brush. The Chubby 1 in Super is a face lathering dream. The Chubby 2 in Super performs very differently for me, so I sold it. It just isn't the right hair for a larger brush in my opinion. But in the smaller Size 1, I think Super makes for a perfect brush. I also have a 2 Band Silvertip and a Manchurian in the size 2 and love them both. I think in this size, the Silvertip is perfect and the Manchurian is sort of a niche tool when I want a lot more scrub.Simpson three band Super could not be more different to Manchurian, it is the complete opposite. Super hair is thin, has little backbone unless in a densely packed Chubby, blooms a lot, and is cloud like soft. It is my least favourite Simpson grade by far, and I would not consider owning it after having owned and sold a few. I face lather and like a lot of backbone and scrub, Manchurian hair is thick, has firm backbone, blooms very little so the knots look and perform smaller than the same knot in Best or Super, and has alot of scrub and sometimes scritch. Manchurian is my favourite grade ahead of Pure and Best, with Super nowhere. I have not tried 2 band Silvertip but it sounds like it might be a better fit for you. Good luck
