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Cashmere ...
To me, it's like a super-soft boar (which I do like). The density of the knot produces a lather that really suits me and the soaps that I like. Some knots produce more airy lathers, like the dark fibre knots from Haryali; the Tuxedo produces a very thick, dense lather which paints on like yoghurt, but the knot holds onto the lather more.
The other that I particularly like is the older generation from Haryali. I have used a lot of synthetic brushes and not found that fibre on other brushes. To my face, if the Muhle Silvertip fibre is the equivalent of a Silvertip badger, that Haryali knot is the Best badger. It's ever so slightly scritchier, but still soft and quite highbrow nevertheless. That fibre is very much like PurTech (if you remember that) but just refined somehow.
My hands down favourite brush is the Yaqi Dandelion - it's 24mm Cashmere knot in a long green handle. I quite fancy trying the Cashmere in 26mm.
Have to agree on the Cashmere knot and the Dandelion is so wonderful for what it cost.
It is not really a shift for me as I have only ever owned one badger brush and just didn't get on with it one bit.
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