Owen Bawn
Garden party cupcake scented
A couple to 3 hours at best. Clearly an after shave rather than a cologne or EDT.
ZENITH MANCHURIAN BADGER BRUSHES
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How do you like it compared to Floid?
Owen Bawn
Garden party cupcake scented
I love both of them. They aren't the same scent at all.
I’ve put the Vitos in the back of my bathroom nook but as I want to try out all new stuff and samples this month it will go back to the front for a test
Chan Eil Whiskers
Fumbling about.
Interesting on the manchurian knot... is sounds description-wise? Like a 2 band badger with the "stiffer backbone and soft tips"... what sets the manchurian hair apart? or is it one and the same?
Just for reference here is a Zenith "Best" knot, pre-bloom and bloom.
Chan Eil Whiskers
Fumbling about.
Since literally nobody else has one, you're required to tell us all about it, and enable us to the nth degree, etc.
@oscar11 thanks for the response. i ended up grabbing a Zenith Manchurian copper handle recently and you’re right....it is quite a bit different than a SHD knot, but in a good way. the Zenith has pleasant scrub and is a nice departure from treated, gelly, knots that appear to be quite common right now.
Chan Eil Whiskers
Fumbling about.
I have only one gel knot. At first I liked it. Over time I came to appreciate the few very negative comments about its yucky chemical feel. I realize others like the knot, and not just a little bit, but I don't. They probably don't like the knots I prefer, knots which might be soft but don't sacrifice scrub to achieve softness.
To me, the Manchurians are the top of the heap. Having no idea what the term actually means, and realizing it means almost nothing I am leery of some so called Manchurians. I love my two Zenith Manchurians and my one Simpson CH3 Manchurian. My two RV Manchurians are less favored than the other three, but still excellent.
Other similar knots include my Shavemac D01, and, to a lesser extent, my two Shavemac non-D01 two bands.
One of my very best "Manchurians" is the Semogue SOC Mistura. Obviously, I'll stretching the term to an extreme extent to make the point that I like its delicious scrub.
The Zenith Manchurians are great knots, at least mine are. The knots have changed a lot over time, and not in a bad way (so far).
Happy shaves,
Jim
I recently purchased this Zenith Manchurian and I love it. Zenith Manchurian Olive Wood Shave Brush. 27.5 x 51 mm. Made in Italy. M5 . It has scrub that I like with no scritch. An outstanding brush. It has quickly moved into one of my favorites.
Lol, you guys ever try a gelled boar? Talk about slimy feeling. I'm going to be messing around with a "Manchurian" this week that feels quite a bit different than the Zenith Manchurian. The Zenith is what I would expect from a Manchurian knot.
