Nero Ardesia silvertip shaving brush.

I just want to share with you my latest acquisition , the Nero Ardesia shaving brush , made with pride by an artisan (Massimiliano) in Genoa , Italy.

The handle is made of black slate , coomon to fin in that region of Italy.Let me tell you , the handle is beyond gorgeous and neither of my pics do a true justice to its real beauty.Its also heavy , more than many resin handles out there , with an excellent grip , due to the shape and the ridges that Massimiliano made for it on the sides.

The hair of this brush is silvertip , but I dont know where is he outsourcing it from.The tips are very white and feels so soft , even when dry.I know that Ardesia will be providing quality knots made in somewhere in the UK   very soon (as soon as next month) , but this badger hair feels quiet luxurious , with a good amount of badger hair on it.

I also liked that Massimiliano pays attention to the minimal detail , including engraving my name on the brush , as you can see on the previous pic.For what I understand , there are not two handles alike , making them a unique piece of Massimiliano creation.

This is a distinctive brush in itself , quiet elegant , with a not common material for a handle , which have surprised me (for good ). Due to those reasons , it raised my attention and now Im glad that I got it.Ill be testing it in the next couple days and report back.

If you have a FB account , here is the Nero Ardesia page , if you want to check more of his creations : https://www.facebook.com/pages/Nero-Arde...?pnref=lhc

Teiste this is great looking brush , and with your  name on it is yours forever . Enjoy  !

An impressive looking brush, all the more with the famous name engraved on it. I'm looking forward to hearing about after your test run.

Very good looking brush! Congrats!

From my Tab through the Tap

Teiste, that is quite a stunning brush.......... A beautiful organic natural material, a true artisan  Enjoy.


Charles  U.K

It's pretty but is it comfortable to hold?

While I am personally not a big fan of heavy handle brushes (metal and marble has been my experience) that hanlde is indeed a very beautiful work of art.  I wonder where he is sourcing the knots from, it looks like it is inserted in a plastic cup similar to the Omega boar knots.

Great looker, but is it ergonomic ?