07-20-2012, 05:10 PM
Simpsons Chubby 1 Manchurian...
The Chubby is often described as "the most iconic shaving brush in the world..."
So how do you improve on an industry benchmark?
Mark found the answer...
Add Manchurian hair!
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The 22 x45mm knot is densely filled with the finest Manchurian High Mountain White Badger Hair.
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This small (by my standards) brush holds an unbelievable amount of water.
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The strength of of the individual hairs provide ample backbone to the brush. This makes loading incredibly easy.
And provides some sensation to the face.
Yet the tips are fantastically soft.
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I built the lather directly on my face.
This little brush produced an absolute ton of lather.
I have know idea where it all was coming from!
And flow through was outstanding.
After performing 2 passes with a generous application of lather applied, I still had a ton left over (see the pic).
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Minimal bloom and remains much more compact than Simpsons 3 band.
Densely stuffed, but less so than the 3 band.
Easily as much backbone as the 2 band.
Hogs water, but not lather.
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If the Emperor 3 is the ultimate bowl lather's brush...
Then the Chubby 1 has to be Simpsons' ultimate face lather's brush!
The Chubby is often described as "the most iconic shaving brush in the world..."
So how do you improve on an industry benchmark?
Mark found the answer...
Add Manchurian hair!
[attachment=4088]
The 22 x45mm knot is densely filled with the finest Manchurian High Mountain White Badger Hair.
[attachment=4119]
This small (by my standards) brush holds an unbelievable amount of water.
[attachment=4120]
The strength of of the individual hairs provide ample backbone to the brush. This makes loading incredibly easy.
And provides some sensation to the face.
Yet the tips are fantastically soft.
[attachment=4121]
I built the lather directly on my face.
This little brush produced an absolute ton of lather.
I have know idea where it all was coming from!
And flow through was outstanding.
After performing 2 passes with a generous application of lather applied, I still had a ton left over (see the pic).
[attachment=4122]
Minimal bloom and remains much more compact than Simpsons 3 band.
Densely stuffed, but less so than the 3 band.
Easily as much backbone as the 2 band.
Hogs water, but not lather.
[attachment=4123]
If the Emperor 3 is the ultimate bowl lather's brush...
Then the Chubby 1 has to be Simpsons' ultimate face lather's brush!
07-20-2012, 05:23 PM
Flow through was fantastic.
It's been my experience that the Chubby series of brushes tend to really hog the lather.
But the Manchurian knots are less densely stuffed.
The 3 band super (for example) seems to take strength through the volume of hair at the cost of flow through.
With the Manchurian, the backbone is born of individual hairs being strong in themselves.
The result is backbone, some density and improved flow through...
It's been my experience that the Chubby series of brushes tend to really hog the lather.
But the Manchurian knots are less densely stuffed.
The 3 band super (for example) seems to take strength through the volume of hair at the cost of flow through.
With the Manchurian, the backbone is born of individual hairs being strong in themselves.
The result is backbone, some density and improved flow through...
07-21-2012, 03:26 AM
Wonderful Ben. The Manchurian hair is just great badger hair. Your right that the strength & backbone come from the individual hairs where a CH2 in Best for example comes from the "group" of hairs together I think. I love the fact that you had a pre & post picture of the CH1. Great post. Max
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