06-15-2012, 06:57 PM
Coates “Fitzwilliam” Shaving Brush
This pot of Coate’s Limited Edition Tea Tree and Rosemary shaving cream came with a Coate’s branded Fitzwilliam shaving brush.
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The shaving cream is glycerine and coconut oil based and contains tea tree and rosemary essential oils.
It's paraben free and contains no artificial colourants or fragrance.
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This beautiful little brush is hand lathe-turned and is filled with pure badger hair.
The graduated handle shape has lamp blacked detail to both sides.
The knot size is 18mm.
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Apparently Simpsons produced this brush.
I believe the Fitzwilliam is modeled on a brush that first appeared during the 1930′s.
The brush is said to date from before the Vulfix take over of the Simpsons brand and was manufactured in Somerset.
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According to historians, James Coate established his first brush works in London in 1847 but moved out to Somerset in 1883.
Coate's opened factories in Axminster and Chard and later amalgamated with Simpsons.
This pot of Coate’s Limited Edition Tea Tree and Rosemary shaving cream came with a Coate’s branded Fitzwilliam shaving brush.
[attachment=3004]
The shaving cream is glycerine and coconut oil based and contains tea tree and rosemary essential oils.
It's paraben free and contains no artificial colourants or fragrance.
[attachment=3005]
This beautiful little brush is hand lathe-turned and is filled with pure badger hair.
The graduated handle shape has lamp blacked detail to both sides.
The knot size is 18mm.
[attachment=3006]
Apparently Simpsons produced this brush.
I believe the Fitzwilliam is modeled on a brush that first appeared during the 1930′s.
The brush is said to date from before the Vulfix take over of the Simpsons brand and was manufactured in Somerset.
[attachment=3007]
According to historians, James Coate established his first brush works in London in 1847 but moved out to Somerset in 1883.
Coate's opened factories in Axminster and Chard and later amalgamated with Simpsons.
06-16-2012, 04:09 AM
I actually like that cream. It seems to work fine, though a lot of people had issues with the amount of Tea Tree oil they put in it. The performance was not spectacular, but was certainly decent.
I've been considering buying one of these brushes. I'll have to get the set, I guess.
I've been considering buying one of these brushes. I'll have to get the set, I guess.
06-16-2012, 06:36 AM
I was really looking forward to the cream. I love tea tree shampoo and was hoping for the best. The tub I received was void of scent & I could not detect even the slightest trace of tea tree. I'm wondering if the tub I got hadn't gone bad or was passed.
But Like I said, Very Nice Little Brush!
But Like I said, Very Nice Little Brush!
06-16-2012, 06:38 AM
Yohann, the brush can be purchased individually...
See here:
http://www.razorbladesandmore.com/conten...ving-brush
Or here:
http://www.shaving.ie/products/Coates-Fi...adger.html
Or for the set, see here...
http://www.amazon.com/Coates-Fitzwilliam...B004FCXXKI
See here:
http://www.razorbladesandmore.com/conten...ving-brush
Or here:
http://www.shaving.ie/products/Coates-Fi...adger.html
Or for the set, see here...
http://www.amazon.com/Coates-Fitzwilliam...B004FCXXKI
06-16-2012, 07:16 AM
I've been tempted by the brush. It looks really nice.
I've used the tea tree soap, it set my face on fire. The burn was quite intense. The cream I have but it doesn't burn as much, I think this is due it being quite dried out and some of the EO evaporating.
The scent is lovely such a shame about the burn.
I've used the tea tree soap, it set my face on fire. The burn was quite intense. The cream I have but it doesn't burn as much, I think this is due it being quite dried out and some of the EO evaporating.
The scent is lovely such a shame about the burn.
06-17-2012, 04:46 AM
(06-16-2012, 10:50 PM)tgutc Wrote: West Coast has the cream on sale for $10 right now because it's dehydrated. It's under the scratch and dent section and was regular a $20 list.
i saw that too last night, as i was ordering something. it was tempting, as i had just picked up the Coates brush yesterday on a brush sale.
06-17-2012, 12:39 PM
(06-17-2012, 11:53 AM)tgutc Wrote: Yohann is yours actually a cream or is it a soap? I have the same pot shown above by Ben but mine is really a soap even though it says cream. Maybe mine was dehydrated like the ones on West Coast and I never realized it wasn't supposed to be that way.
That sounds like my pot. It's dehydrated for sure. It's like a hard italian soft soap.
06-17-2012, 02:49 PM
I have one of each, actually.
I rehydrated my 'soap' one. For that I used a spatula and some boiling water. I then heated up the whole tub for 5 secs at a time until I was able to get the soap to be more workable. It's now a lot softer than a soap.
The one I've been using lately is the rehydrated soap one.
Just to clarify this: the bona-fide cream one has a different consistency than the rehydrated one.
I rehydrated my 'soap' one. For that I used a spatula and some boiling water. I then heated up the whole tub for 5 secs at a time until I was able to get the soap to be more workable. It's now a lot softer than a soap.
The one I've been using lately is the rehydrated soap one.
Just to clarify this: the bona-fide cream one has a different consistency than the rehydrated one.
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