Thread: Initial impression of the Simpsons Cubby 2 LE synthetis brush

Itll take some getting used to. The lathers will get better as it breaks in and you get used to the water factor. I would use it with a scuttle cuz the added heat dries up the lather a bit more. Dont give up on it quite yet. Its a process. But if you really end up not too fond of it you can send it my way

Originally Posted by Phrank

Hey - tried the Semogue 1305 boar, it's got a lot of scritch, no doubt about it, but it just sacrificed too much in the lather department for me. I'm sure I'll pull the boar brush out again, as I will the Kent brush, even though it's way too floppy, but this brush seems to have hit the sweet spot in terms of balance.

edit: Hi Bob, thanks! Yes, it's the experimenting and trying that's so much fun...cheers!

Originally Posted by dexter90723

Itll take some getting used to. The lathers will get better as it breaks in and you get used to the water factor. I would use it with a scuttle cuz the added heat dries up the lather a bit more. Dont give up on it quite yet. Its a process. But if you really end up not too fond of it you can send it my way

Hahaha...the postage to California would be more than the brush...think I spent $18.50 on the brush.

Originally Posted by Phrank

Thanks for the post Bob...waiting myself for my first boar to arrive...a Semogue 1305....that Simpson's looks great....where did you get it?

I'm hoping the boar will be much stiffer than the two badger's I have...I've come to realize I want a shaving brush that is very stiff.

Cheers!

I have a Semogue 620, which to my knowledge is the stiffest model. Since I bowl lather, the stratchiness is not a problem, as by the time the brush is on my face, it is cushioned with a thick lather. I'll take my $20 Semogue over my pricey badgers any day of the week.

Your a lucky man ! Beautiful looking cobalt blue. I am so scared to buy this brush honestly this is the first good review I have read on this brush, I know people that have already bought and sold this brush literally twice over like the sellers buyer sold the brush a third time. I have used a few good synthetics but none had the backbone or full Monty a true hair brush has. Truly I am happy to hear a good review in a huge sea of negative it's somewhat encouraging that they are becoming more standardized.

Originally Posted by Spineshank

Your a lucky man ! Beautiful looking cobalt blue. I am so scared to buy this brush honestly this is the first good review I have read on this brush, I know people that have already bought and sold this brush literally twice over like the sellers buyer sold the brush a third time. I have used a few good synthetics but none had the backbone or full Monty a true hair brush has. Truly I am happy to hear a good review in a huge sea of negative it's somewhat encouraging that they are becoming more standardized.

Yea, I am the odd man out on this brush for sure. It is different than any other boar, badger, horse hair or synthetic that I have used. I get along with almost all the brushes I have bought except for TBS synthetic which I gave to SWMBO and a horse hair which the jury is still out on. If you can't or won't adapt your technique to how a particular brush wants to be treated you are done for. Some people probably expected it,wrongly, to behave like a badger. If you want a badger buy a badger. It definitely is not a brush for everyone especially since some of the brush experts are turning their noses up at it. It is a bit pricey to take a chance on.

Bob

Originally Posted by BobH

Yea, I am the odd man out on this brush for sure. It is different than any other boar, badger, horse hair or synthetic that I have used. I get along with almost all the brushes I have bought except for TBS synthetic which I gave to SWMBO and a horse hair which the jury is still out on. If you can't or won't adapt your technique to how a particular brush wants to be treated you are done for. Some people probably expected it,wrongly, to behave like a badger. If you want a badger buy a badger. It definitely is not a brush for everyone especially since some of the brush experts are turning their noses up at it. It is a bit pricey to take a chance on.

Bob

I think you hit the nail on the head ! Simpson's is so known for their badger even though it says Synthetic the expectation was similar performance and usage. I have found the Plisson Synthetic the most user friendly out the box, as well as the black fibre Muhle , but like you said you must be able to bend a bit to adapt, I actually couldn't agree stronger and that is with anything in life. Sincerely I am happy to hear a good review. Thanks again you may have swayed my buying choice ( though you will seriously need to pry my Marfin or Chubby 3 from my dead hands)

Originally Posted by Spineshank

I think you hit the nail on the head ! Simpson's is so known for their badger even though it says Synthetic the expectation was similar performance and usage. I have found the Plisson Synthetic the most user friendly out the box, as well as the black fibre Muhle , but like you said you must be able to bend a bit to adapt, I actually couldn't agree stronger and that is with anything in life. Sincerely I am happy to hear a good review. Thanks again you may have swayed my buying choice ( though you will seriously need to pry my Marfin or Chubby 3 from my dead hands)

Don't let single decent review against a sea of bad ones influence your decision especially coming from a non expert. I would seriously look at a nice lightly used one to minimize the risk. The Simpsons is very different from my Muhle STF brushes.

Bob