My Semogue shaving brush collection :)

I had this posted back on Simply Shaving, but since it is not available now, I'm posting it here, and with an update! Here's a picture of my collection of Semogue brushes...

Upper row:

- Semogue SOC Finest
- Semogue 730 Silvertip
- Semogue LE2010 Selected Silvertip #77
- Semogue Pure Badger (Antiga Barbearia de Bairro)
- Semogue Caravela boar/badger #77
- Semogue 1530 boar/badger

Middle row:

- Semogue LE2009 Finest Bristle #35
- Semogue 1439
- Semogue 1520
- Semogue 1550 w/ wooden handle
- Semogue 830
- Semogue 605
- Semogue 1993 "barrel"


...and down:

- Semogue 1305 old style handle
- Semogue 1305
- Semogue 620 old style handle
- Semogue 2000
- Semogue 105
- Semogue 1800
- Semogue 1850
- Semogue 208

All together now...!

And here is the update: my newest Semogue acquisitions:

- Semogue 2020 best badger
- Semogue 1438 red&black
- Semogue 1438 black&red
- Semogue LE2011 bristle 2 #77
- and last but definitely not the least: Semogue Horn Handle Silvertip LE #09/30 (thank you very much, Murray!)

Hope you like reading this!

Nice Family you got there! Thanks for sharing!

Which are some of your favorites?

Very impressive,Oversaturn...I bet you like that brand,dont you?
You even have the 2008 LE! Which one its your fav. so far?

Great looking family. I have recently bought my first Semogue a 1460, I am very impressed with it. I see additional Semogue joining my den.

So do you like them or not?

Nice collection!

You're missing a 610!

Ah, the famous oversaturn Semogue collection.

Always nice to watch

I only have one, but hope to add more to the collection later down the road.

nice brushes, Emanuel.

To say you like Semogue is an understatement. Fantastic

That's a very nice collection you've got there.

I own none -why is that? Great collection, Sir!!

Wow, Emanuel, that's a helluva gathering of Semogues! And a masterful photo to present them!

Since I use Semogue brushes almost exclusively, I can't help but be impressed!

I bought a lot of famous brushes before I got my first Semogue (a 2015) and realized that I had finally found what I had been looking for all along.

My badger favorites: 2040, 2015, and 730.
(I even purchased a back-up 2015 back in 2008, because I was so impressed with my first one!)

My boar favorites: 1305, 830, and 2000.
(I keep a 1305 back-up, as well.)

I also have the 740 (pure badger) and 750 (best badger).

I once had the 2008 LE and the 2009 LE, but I found that the traditional models did the magic for me.

- Murray

Great collection! If you had to suggest only one for someones first what would it be?

Oversaturn, you are a true Semogueiro from heart.

Nice collection!! I'm envious!!

And to think I was happy with my small collection of 7 Semogue brushes. Wait until I show this to my wife.

Emanuel, thanks for posting these on TSN.

That's a great collection of brushes! I've had my eye on the 1305 for a long time, I didn't realize that they changed the handle.

(03-28-2012, 06:32 PM)texbilly Wrote: I own none -why is that? Great collection, Sir!!

If you want to borrow one, or two let me know.

(03-28-2012, 07:56 PM)CMur12 Wrote: Wow, Emanuel, that's a helluva gathering of Semogues! And a masterful photo to present them!

Since I use Semogue brushes almost exclusively, I can't help but be impressed!

I bought a lot of famous brushes before I got my first Semogue (a 2015) and realized that I had finally found what I had been looking for all along.

My badger favorites: 2040, 2015, and 730.
(I even purchased a back-up 2015 back in 2008, because I was so impressed with my first one!)

My boar favorites: 1305, 830, and 2000.
(I keep a 1305 back-up, as well.)

I also have the 740 (pure badger) and 750 (best badger).

I once had the 2008 LE and the 2009 LE, but I found that the traditional models did the magic for me.

- Murray

Murray has been one of the "pioneers" in purchasing Semogue brushes from me back in 2008. Is has been that long?

The second picture of where they are all together makes me chuckle. Almost looks like a weird, furry animal.

Thank you all for your words, gentlemen! I truly appreciate them.

(03-28-2012, 12:20 PM)Chicagotrim Wrote: Nice Family you got there! Thanks for sharing!

Which are some of your favorites?

Boars: the 1305, 1550, 208 and the LE2009
Badgers: LE2010 and SOC 2-band

But this can easily change!

(03-28-2012, 12:53 PM)Teiste Wrote: Very impressive,Oversaturn...I bet you like that brand,dont you?
You even have the 2008 LE! Which one its your fav. so far?

For me, right now, and If I had to choose only one, I think that the LE2010 is the best Semogue ever made. Semogue should have something like this on their current portfolio.
But the Horn Handle Silvertip is a recent acquisition - and it can make me change my mind.

(03-28-2012, 11:03 PM)Johnny Wrote: And to think I was happy with my small collection of 7 Semogue brushes. Wait until I show this to my wife.

Emanuel, thanks for posting these on TSN.

Only 7?!?! YOU NEED TO GET SOME MORE!!! QUICK!!!

(03-28-2012, 09:04 PM)tgutc Wrote: Great collection! If you had to suggest only one for someones first what would it be?

Price-wise: the 1305 if you bowl-lather, the 1438 if you face-lather.
But if you prefer badgers, money is no problem and want an excellent all-rounder, get a SOC 2-band - I think that every wet-shaver should have one, at least at some point.

(03-28-2012, 07:56 PM)CMur12 Wrote: Wow, Emanuel, that's a helluva gathering of Semogues! And a masterful photo to present them!

Since I use Semogue brushes almost exclusively, I can't help but be impressed!

I bought a lot of famous brushes before I got my first Semogue (a 2015) and realized that I had finally found what I had been looking for all along.

My badger favorites: 2040, 2015, and 730.
(I even purchased a back-up 2015 back in 2008, because I was so impressed with my first one!)

My boar favorites: 1305, 830, and 2000.
(I keep a 1305 back-up, as well.)

I also have the 740 (pure badger) and 750 (best badger).

I once had the 2008 LE and the 2009 LE, but I found that the traditional models did the magic for me.

- Murray

Thank you very much for the LE2008, it has definitely found a new home!

(03-29-2012, 04:30 AM)Sully Wrote: That's a great collection of brushes! I've had my eye on the 1305 for a long time, I didn't realize that they changed the handle.

The 1305 "old style" is somewhat old, maybe from the 80's or 90's, way before Semogue had hit the interwebs... the handle was hand-carved by an artisan that passed away (and not lathe-turned, like the current model), hence the "simple" form...
The hair of this brush is somewhat different than the current one - it is more thin and with less backbone.

(03-29-2012, 07:30 AM)Brent Wrote: The second picture of where they are all together makes me chuckle. Almost looks like a weird, furry animal.

Tribbles?!?!?!

Emanuel, you know about tribbles?!

Anyway, I'm glad to see that the 2008LE looks so happy as part of your herd!

Back in 2008, I wondered what it would take to get people in the shaving forums who were so hooked on certain brands to discover Semogue. Though my favorites are among the traditional models, I think that Senhor Gomes' willingness to explore new products through the LE and SOC brushes, which had broader appeal among face-latherers in particular, made a mighty contribution to the popularity of the brand. So, I tip my hat to Semogue.

- Murray