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    Hi All,

    I thought I'd make a post about this. When I turned 35 I bought myself a PJ1 as a present. I'm now 39 () and I've used it almost everyday since then. I've tried a few others, and they have been good, but I love everything about this brush. The 'Sterilised' sticker has long since gone, and it's lost more than a few bristles, but I'm as happy with it now as I was the day it arrived.

    So, for those pondering such a purchase, allow me to present some 'before and after' pictures:
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    My PJ1 in best badger is a very recent acquisition and I have to concur it does a really good job dealing with hard soaps.

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    Gentlemen,
    Simpson's Persian Jar is a delightful brush. I had the Persian 2 in super badger and loved it. Then I sold it. No idea why. A senior moment, perhaps. I regret not having kept it. Frankenstein, thanks for bringing up the subject. I might just buy the PJ2 again — and hold on to it into the next century.

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    I have a PJ2 in two-band badger that's a wonderful brush, but sheds like a demon. I have other Simpson brushes that don't shed, so I guess it's just this one.

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    Quote Originally Posted by GeauxLSU View Post
    I have a PJ2 in two-band badger that's a wonderful brush, but sheds like a demon. I have other Simpson brushes that don't shed, so I guess it's just this one.
    I'm not sure exactly how much yours has lost, but mine has lost at least one a day. And there was a period when it lost some 5 or 10 a day for a couple of weeks.
    In the photo it looks as good or better now. lol.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Frankenstein View Post
    I'm not sure exactly how much yours has lost, but mine has lost at least one a day. And there was a period when it lost some 5 or 10 a day for a couple of weeks.
    In the photo it looks as good or better now. lol.
    I'm talking of 30 to 40+ with each use. I bought it used, so Simpson won't touch it and I feel that it wouldn't be the right thing to sell a brush that sheds like this one does. So, I'll keep it and use it once in a while.

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    I really dig that handle. I have a B4 (I think that's the model) and it sheds too. Don't understand why. My TGN knot brush doesn't shed at all... Oh well.
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    I have a PJ2 in super that I bought lightly used a few years back. Great scritchy two band knot and hasn't lost the first hair. Love the ergonomic handle. IMO one of the most shapely, beautiful handle designs on any shaving brush.
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