Thread: SRP Limited Group Buy - THE EAGLES HAVE LANDED

Mine was due today but didnt show.

Originally Posted by nicknbleeding

Mine was due today but didnt show.

It's too busy seeking cover from the gun fire!

Got mine today as well. Wow! She is a lovely beast. The moment you hold it in your hand you know it's going to be a performer. Thanks Max and all involved in this group by to make it happen. Very much appreciated.

Just got mine last night, I'd been holding off shaving just so I could use it Such a fantastic brush, Thank you for putting the buy together.

Originally Posted by Maximilian

USPS can be so unpredictable. Here we have the brushes arrive on the East Coast and a few on the West Coast have seen nothing, zip, nada,.... although the tracking nr shows it's being processed.... Go figure. I'll be holding my breath until at least all parcels have arrived safely.
Canadians will be waiting the longest I presume. Courtesy of the Canadian customs.

In my experience, the USPS tracking info updates sporadically at best. I've had items that showed "in transit" for a couple of days after the item's arrival. This brush wasn't too bad, it was only a couple of hours behind arrival and updating to show that it had been delivered.

The Canadian mail service is extremely slow. I've seen it take a week, according to tracking info, for a small parcel to leave Canada.

Originally Posted by LegalBeagle

It's too busy seeking cover from the gun fire!

Sad but true! The only P.O. with manditory kevlar uniforms.

Used the new Thater today: Wow. My old brush was terrible in comparison. This brush is fantastic!

These brushes are incredible. Excellent packaging, the new logo is excellent, and the knot is phenomenal. Thanks Max, Lynn, Don, and Robin. Your effort is much appreciated

Maybe somebody can give me the trick that will make this brush what it can be. I just gave it a whirl with some Tabac cream, and could not for the life of me get a lather following the included instructions. Soaked it for a minute or so in luke warm water, shook it so that there was still water left in the brush, and then tried to lather in my scuttle. It seemed as if the soap was just sucked up into the brush, and since I was going for the little pressure method, I didn't want to push down to get to the soap. Any tips? This thing holds way more water than my Coral Rooney, and is not quite as stiff, so I'm being thrown for a real loop here!

@adbuett - my initial experience was pretty much the same.

The brush arrived on Saturday, and I was successful in hiding it from SWMBO I've only had two brushes - an E&J Best and an eBay'd Bryce from AU. Both are nice and the E&J has become my go to over the last few months. This brush is a totally different beast altogether. It makes my E&J feel like a toy. It has heft! After seeing Max et al's response to my question about the hot water I decided to use a thermometer to insure I wasn't going over 100F - I usually soak my brushes in the hottest water my water heater can produce - ~130F. As it stands 100F is much cooler than I'd expected. Talk about holding water!! Holy cow! The brush was EASILY 100% heavier after soaking for 5 mins. I did notice a slightly milky color to the water, but there was hardly any smell. I let the brush soak and dry twice before trying my first lather. I decided to go with Gentlemen's Refinery's Black Ice as it's usually easy to lather and I thought the anise scent would help. I too read the directions and decided I would NOT pump or push on the soap. I shook the brush several times - it was not dripping and was a much less heavy. So I swirled for the usual 30 seconds, until the tips looked to be nice and covered. I then went to my scuttle and twirled - the soap just got swirled onto the scuttle, no real lather. I added a few drops of water..meh..a few more...now we were getting somewhere. I ended up swirling for about 3 minutes and didn't have much lather at all. I attempted to later my face and was VERY unhappy with the thin (not runny) and not very slick later. Wash, rinse, repeat. This time I angled the brush at about 30 degrees and swirled with a little pressure and for almost a minute - the brush tips were pretty heavily frosted. Back to the scuttle, same issue, I'd obviously shook TOO much water out. So I added some drops of water, swirled, meh..added a few more and BOOM it exploded. This brush retains a LOT more lather than either of my older brushes - this will take some getting used to. I rinsed and tried one more time. This time I didn't shake the brush as much. I used the 30 degree angle again, but I didn't apply quite as much pressure, and I swirled for about 45 seconds this time (I think I had too much soap last time - I also think the soap had softened up a bit by then). This brush whips up lather amazingly fast - firm, shiny, and filled with a billion tiny bubbles, it was perfect.

Any input on lathering technique is GREATLY appreciated. I have a feeling that I use more soap than I should, but I rinse and shake the brushes really well.

Now for another question. I know the logos are laser etched - would they benefit from the usual layer of clear nail polish?