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

My cobalt blue one arrived today in this frozen wasteland called home.

I used MWF, cold water, the Chubby 2 to face lather for a 4 pass shave with a straight. Swished just the tips in cold water, a quick shake and loaded the MWF. Another quick dip of the tips and a little more loading then built the lather on my face. Used a combination of circular and painting strokes. The loading was enough for 4 passes and some to spare. It ate up the MWF with ease producing a fine lather.

The tips felt as soft as those on my QEII Jubilee Manchurian but it did not splay as easily for use with circular strokes. None the less was very useable with circular strokes. I would love to see this brush offered with a fan shaped knot similar to the Jubilee as I think with this short a loft in a synthetic it just might take the face lathering with circular strokes up a notch.

All in all, I am pleased with the brush and intend to keep it. As I get more familiar with the brush I think it will grow even further on me. The obligatory measurements are loft 49.9mm and size 28.4mm but I am no expert at measuring.

It took a lot of guts for Simpsons to introduce this short a loft in a synthetic but I think they have proved to me that it will work, at least for me.

Bob

Almost forgot the obligatory photo.

Nice looking brush, Bob,,,going to add a Simpson one of these days.

Thanks for the report Bob.

Thanks for the comments guys. I know synthetics are not popular on this forum bur I can say for myself that I will likely not buy another badger knotted brush after having used several synthetics. Now to try and convince Simpsons to make me the same brush but with a fan shaped knot.

Bob

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!

Hey Phrank

Got it direct from Simpsons Simpson Shaving Brushes: Products: Limited Edition Brushes.

Yea, the Semogue 1350 is a nice brush with soft tips once broken in. If that is not stiff enough for you try a cheap Omega 10066 boar from Shoppers.

Bob

Originally Posted by BobH

Hey Phrank

Got it direct from Simpsons Simpson Shaving Brushes: Products: Limited Edition Brushes.

Yea, the Semogue 1350 is a nice brush with soft tips once broken in. If that is not stiff enough for you try a cheap Omega 10066 boar from Shoppers.

Bob

Thanks Bob - appreciate the link.

I've got this Kent K-2 black, paid $85 for it, have used it under 10 times, and really don't like it. Keep going back to the intro badger brush I got from Classic Edge in my starter kit. It's short, and seems much stiffer, which I like.

In your experience, what is considered a very stiff type shaving brush?

Hey Phrank

I do not have a lot of experience with a huge variety of different brush types from a lot of different makers. My guess would be for stiffness/backbone generally a large sized short lofted densely filled boar brush would be pretty stiff. Then again a densely filled short lofted 2 band badger can be pretty stiff too. If you are a face latherer a brush can be too stiff and irritate your face using circular strokes.

Really, just way too many variables to pin it down and add to that everyone's idea of the perfect stiffness is different. Just call me clueless.

Bob

Originally Posted by BobH

Hey Phrank

I do not have a lot of experience with a huge variety of different brush types from a lot of different makers. My guess would be for stiffness/backbone generally a large sized short lofted densely filled boar brush would be pretty stiff. Then again a densely filled short lofted 2 band badger can be pretty stiff too. If you are a face latherer a brush can be too stiff and irritate your face using circular strokes.

Really, just way too many variables to pin it down and add to that everyone's idea of the perfect stiffness is different. Just call me clueless.

Bob

Thanks Bob - appreciate the info. Looking forward to my Semogue 1305 boar brush, we'll see how that goes. For me, as far as stiffness, while I face lather, the harsher the brush the better for me...so it will be fun to explore until I find the right one. Which is a lot of the fun in this hobby anyhow...

Well, I am not that masochistic about stiffness. I like just enough stiffness/backbone to have to use some pressure to splay the knot doing circular strokes building the lather on my face but demand soft tips. No way I want to feel I am lathering my face with corn broom. Yea, chasing down the one that ticks all the right boxes is half the fun. I;ll let you know when I find that one.

Bob