August 2018 SHAVING Acquisitions Thread

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N_Architect said:
A Simpsons Chubby 2 synth together with a Mühle R41 head (few days back).

Used my discount as well a fair chunk of reward points I had, so it was a good chance and timing to revisit the Chubby synth.

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Had ordered one custom CH2 synth directly from Mark at Simpsons many months back, in lovely faux jade handle, but at the time I was not really into synths. Ended up selling the (used once) brush soon thereafter.

My journey with shaving brushes has taken a very unexpected turn over the course of the last 8 months. At some stage back in 2014 I had in excess of 80 badger hair brushes, a third of them being custom Simpsons in the stunning two-band Super hair. Now I have just five badger brushes and am fully into synths.

So the Chubby 2 had to be tried again, as it is indeed a very good brush (albeit small sized for my personal and thus subjective taste). Worth also to note that this brush has a virtually non-existent glue bump.
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Have you used muhle silvertip fibre synthetic brushes?

I enjoy all 20 of my synthetics but if I had to choose, I'd choose the muhle silvertip fibre. I have both the v1 and v2...both phenomenal!!
 
TomG said:
And this little bottle of fantastic just arrived!

Will match it with the Klar Kabinett soap for tonight's shave .

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‘Little bottle of fantastic’. Great description!!!
 
nav1 said:
Have you used muhle silvertip fibre synthetic brushes?
I enjoy all 20 of my synthetics but if I had to choose, I'd choose the muhle silvertip fibre. I have both the v1 and v2...both phenomenal!!
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Sure, have.

Owned a couple of Mühle Silvertip Fibre V1.0 many years back, but they did not manage to win me over.
Roughly a year ago, and having consciously started switching to synths, I got myself an EJ 287 XL Silvertip Fibre V2.0.
Then I got another two XL EJs, and now I have a black Mühle XL on the way.

I do find the EJ 287 or 877 handle better than the Mühle one - the XL knot I believe is more or less the same.

They are very solid brushes, extremely capable performers, and I have them among a number of APShave Co. and Plisson variants in the collection.
Main reason for keeping a variety is because I use different brushes for different soaps or creams.
 
N_Architect said:
Sure, have.

Owned a couple of Mühle Silvertip Fibre V1.0 many years back, but they did not manage to win me over.
Roughly a year ago, and having consciously started switching to synths, I got myself an EJ 287 XL Silvertip Fibre V2.0.
Then I got another two XL EJs, and now I have a black Mühle XL on the way.

I do find the EJ 287 or 877 handle better than the Mühle one - the XL knot I believe is more or less the same.

They are very solid brushes, extremely capable performers, and I have them among a number of APShave Co. and Plisson variants in the collection.
Main reason for keeping a variety is because I use different brushes for different soaps or creams.
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Oh, Nice!!

I actually slightly prefer the v1 silvertip fibre but the v2 is awesome too!

If you still have the v1's laying around, let me know :D
 
Now this arrived but it's not all about this, it's about Packaging / Service / Personal Note I have to say in all sincerity that this was the best packaged item I have ever received the care and detail in getting this item to me was nothing less than incredible. In addition a personal note of thanks from Con of TSW / Shave. The man it has to be said is a real Gentlemen............... Thank you Con
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