As this is a brand which doesn't receive much exposure, I thought I would share my thoughts...
Zenith is a brand of shaving brushes made by Pennellificio Pandolfo in Palermo, Italy: http://www.pennellificiopandolfo.com From what I have picked up, albeit anecdotally, all knots are hand tied on site, including the synthetics
Now the brush in question:
A classic barbershop ergonomically pleasant design and turned to a high quality. Where it get's interesting is if we look at the key dimensions:
Zenith TS506 - Knot 27mm, Loft 51mm, Width (Max) 42mm
RazoRock Plissoft - Knot 24mm, Loft 57mm, Width (Max) 44mm
What we have here is a comparatively wide knot, but a short loft which gives a much more density and backbone than the RazoRock Plissoft. In fact out of the synthetic brushes I've used, Whipped Dog, Edwin Jagger, Muhle and RazoRock, this has by far the greatest backbone and density.
As for the fibre itself, not as soft as the Plisson variants, closer to Edwin Jagger or Muhle, but maybe a shade softer. Still fine though in my opinion and certainly not too scratchy or uncomfortable.
The most important factor of course is does it work. Using a decent Italian croap, la Saponeria Artigiana coconut, it was extremely easy to build a bowl full of rich thick lather earlier today:
My final word is the price. At c£20 (from TVB shaving), not the cheapest on the market, but certainly reasonable
I will follow up another time soon taking a totally different approach, face lathering with a cream and give a final conclusion, but certainly so far so good
Zenith is a brand of shaving brushes made by Pennellificio Pandolfo in Palermo, Italy: http://www.pennellificiopandolfo.com From what I have picked up, albeit anecdotally, all knots are hand tied on site, including the synthetics
Now the brush in question:
A classic barbershop ergonomically pleasant design and turned to a high quality. Where it get's interesting is if we look at the key dimensions:
Zenith TS506 - Knot 27mm, Loft 51mm, Width (Max) 42mm
RazoRock Plissoft - Knot 24mm, Loft 57mm, Width (Max) 44mm
What we have here is a comparatively wide knot, but a short loft which gives a much more density and backbone than the RazoRock Plissoft. In fact out of the synthetic brushes I've used, Whipped Dog, Edwin Jagger, Muhle and RazoRock, this has by far the greatest backbone and density.
As for the fibre itself, not as soft as the Plisson variants, closer to Edwin Jagger or Muhle, but maybe a shade softer. Still fine though in my opinion and certainly not too scratchy or uncomfortable.
The most important factor of course is does it work. Using a decent Italian croap, la Saponeria Artigiana coconut, it was extremely easy to build a bowl full of rich thick lather earlier today:
My final word is the price. At c£20 (from TVB shaving), not the cheapest on the market, but certainly reasonable
I will follow up another time soon taking a totally different approach, face lathering with a cream and give a final conclusion, but certainly so far so good