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Thread: My new custom shavemac D01 25000 (Tortoise Imitation) arrived today

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    Default My new custom shavemac D01 25000 (Tortoise Imitation) arrived today

    Hi everyone,

    After having used and loved the Shavemac 944 over the last 5 years, I ordered a custom shavemac with the following specifications:

    D01 Silvertip 3 band badger hair and the Shaving Brush 25000 handle (Tortoise Imitation)
    23 mm knot and 50mm loft
    D01 Silvertip hair, 3 band
    Fan shaped knot
    For face lathering creams / soaps
    Handle height: 50mm

    I received the brush just now in office and am excited about using it tomorrow morning. Posting a few "pre-bloom" photos. Will give an update after I have used it a few times.

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    Let us know how you like it.
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    Scritchy!

    It felt scritchy on the face, both dry and after being soaked for a few minutes.

    My first shave with this brush was not as pleasant as I expected. I was expecting it to be similar to the Shavemac 944 D01 3 band I had which is pillow-soft on the face.

    Since the Shavemac 944 D01 3 band was bought 5 years back, I cant remember how it felt the first few times.

    Does the D01 3 band knot take time to break-in and soften?

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    Quote Originally Posted by bonechina View Post
    Scritchy!

    It felt scritchy on the face, both dry and after being soaked for a few minutes.

    My first shave with this brush was not as pleasant as I expected. I was expecting it to be similar to the Shavemac 944 D01 3 band I had which is pillow-soft on the face.

    Since the Shavemac 944 D01 3 band was bought 5 years back, I cant remember how it felt the first few times.

    Does the D01 3 band knot take time to break-in and soften?
    The D-01 2-Band hair is well known for its scritch until broken in, although more recent examples appear to be devoid of scritch. I haven't tried the D-01 3-Band, yet, but I'm guessing it would fall in to a similar category, but with less scritch. All badger brushes need breaking in to some degree. My advice would be to use the brush every day for a couple of weeks and see what happens. I did this with a D-01 2-Band and the improvement was quite noticeable. If you use brushes in rotation, it can take quite a while to break in a brush. Daily use is the only answer.
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