When I received the WSP Stubby in SuperFine last week, I've got to admit, I was pretty let down. It's a great brush, don't get me wrong. It's got a beautiful, ergonomic, faux tortoise shell handle. It doesn't shed. The bristles are very densely packed with plenty of backbone. The tips are why I was initially let down.
When I opened the box and gave it a dry run (as I always do), I was pricked. The hairs are not pillow soft as promised by the website. I even found a stray hair that appeared to be a synthetic broom bristle packed in the knot. The badger bristles don't resemble gel on the skin. You feel every single thick Manchurian hair as it drags along your face. Under a magnifying glass, some of the tips even appear to be clipped although I can't be sure. These hairs are VERY thick. I reported this and my fellow shaving fanatics here at B&B told me to break it in and see what happens. Granted, when it gets wet the tips go from prickly to scrubby, which I like, but I did not by the brush looking for overly scrubby badger hair. I'll keep it around because sometimes I do prefer scrubby, but no amount of breaking-in is going to make this brush what I wanted when I ordered it.
Enter the TGN Super Finest. This knot came in early yesterday. I could tell that I got what I was looking for with the dry run out of the box. I glued it in, waited the recommended 24 hours to cure it and gave it a test run.
For only a 22mm knot, this thing is a beast. Its everything the stubby is with super-soft gel tips. The density is almost there too. That part surprised me. I wasn't expecting density like that coming from a non-specialized, 22mm knot. It's a steal at only $38.00
Well, that's how I feel. As always, YMMV. I like my WSP SuperFine. I love my TGN Super Finest.
When I opened the box and gave it a dry run (as I always do), I was pricked. The hairs are not pillow soft as promised by the website. I even found a stray hair that appeared to be a synthetic broom bristle packed in the knot. The badger bristles don't resemble gel on the skin. You feel every single thick Manchurian hair as it drags along your face. Under a magnifying glass, some of the tips even appear to be clipped although I can't be sure. These hairs are VERY thick. I reported this and my fellow shaving fanatics here at B&B told me to break it in and see what happens. Granted, when it gets wet the tips go from prickly to scrubby, which I like, but I did not by the brush looking for overly scrubby badger hair. I'll keep it around because sometimes I do prefer scrubby, but no amount of breaking-in is going to make this brush what I wanted when I ordered it.
Enter the TGN Super Finest. This knot came in early yesterday. I could tell that I got what I was looking for with the dry run out of the box. I glued it in, waited the recommended 24 hours to cure it and gave it a test run.
For only a 22mm knot, this thing is a beast. Its everything the stubby is with super-soft gel tips. The density is almost there too. That part surprised me. I wasn't expecting density like that coming from a non-specialized, 22mm knot. It's a steal at only $38.00
Well, that's how I feel. As always, YMMV. I like my WSP SuperFine. I love my TGN Super Finest.