07-07-2016, 09:56 AM
Good morning, ShaveNook. I'm looking to free up some funds and some cabinet space by passing along a few items that just don't seem to get much use for me. I am currently willing to entertain very particular trades, including:
$75 SOLD
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Lot Includes Anise & Vetiver (Vegan Tre Citta) @ 70%, Solarion @ 90%, Fougere Imperial (Tallow) @95%, Fougere Aromatique (Tallow) @ 80%
Next up:
Vie Long 75th Anniversary 2-band brush -$100 SOLD
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This brush has a hair grade that is the same as the Epsilon 2-band, but with a 24mm x 52mm loft and better handle. In my opinion, a much superior brush in every regard that provides backbone, softness and scrub, unlike the Epsilon which is pretty overboard on backbone, scrub and density.
Next up:
Simpsons 58 Manchurian in Faux Tortoise -$200 (damn Brexit...) SOLD
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Gorgeous handle, superb construction all around. A very polished example of Manchurian by Simpsons with backbone, scrub, flow-through, and density. I've tried 3 Manchurian brushes now (a Duke, the m6 LE and this one), and I find this one to be the gentlest on the skin. I suspect that the loft plays a large role here. If you wanted to try a Manchurian in a handle that won't give your hand cramps, the Brexit has forced me to take a bit of a bath on this to stay "fair" compared to current list prices.
- Thater 3-bands and other borderline "floppy" brushes
- Semogue Horn LE
- Simpsons 2-band, non-Chubby/Duke
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![[Image: M9nEaEX.jpg]](http://i.imgur.com/M9nEaEX.jpg)
Lot Includes Anise & Vetiver (Vegan Tre Citta) @ 70%, Solarion @ 90%, Fougere Imperial (Tallow) @95%, Fougere Aromatique (Tallow) @ 80%
Next up:
Vie Long 75th Anniversary 2-band brush -
![[Image: eqF6kdf.jpg]](http://i.imgur.com/eqF6kdf.jpg)
![[Image: MQSK7Yb.jpg]](http://i.imgur.com/MQSK7Yb.jpg)
![[Image: YYbh5IP.jpg]](http://i.imgur.com/YYbh5IP.jpg)
This brush has a hair grade that is the same as the Epsilon 2-band, but with a 24mm x 52mm loft and better handle. In my opinion, a much superior brush in every regard that provides backbone, softness and scrub, unlike the Epsilon which is pretty overboard on backbone, scrub and density.
Next up:
Simpsons 58 Manchurian in Faux Tortoise -
![[Image: PEghtzf.jpg]](http://i.imgur.com/PEghtzf.jpg)
![[Image: 7dh8r4d.jpg]](http://i.imgur.com/7dh8r4d.jpg)
![[Image: tnaKuBS.jpg]](http://i.imgur.com/tnaKuBS.jpg)
Gorgeous handle, superb construction all around. A very polished example of Manchurian by Simpsons with backbone, scrub, flow-through, and density. I've tried 3 Manchurian brushes now (a Duke, the m6 LE and this one), and I find this one to be the gentlest on the skin. I suspect that the loft plays a large role here. If you wanted to try a Manchurian in a handle that won't give your hand cramps, the Brexit has forced me to take a bit of a bath on this to stay "fair" compared to current list prices.
07-07-2016, 10:10 AM
(07-07-2016, 10:00 AM)zaclikestoshave Wrote: How soft do you find the tips/knot on the Vie Long?
I find the Vie Long to be pretty "dynamic", meaning that the tips are extremely soft, but the hair type has hefty backbone. I have used it mostly with a long soak to loosen the backbone, and then I embrace the scrub. With a quick wetting, I find it too rough on my face.
To give comparison points based on my own experience, I find it to behave a lot like a much softer and better-sorted SOC badger. It does not have squishy tips at all like Thaters, Shavemac 2-band Silvertip, older M&Fs, etc.
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