A&B Cosmetics

It is definitive. Does not like bristle.
As always, a great lather and post.
Today a mixed brush. Small and efficient.
Good yield. However, the three canonical passes required 3 grams and a lot of work.
Not very well. I have the badgers left ...
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I had a great time today.
To speed up comparison with badger hair brushes, I used almost all of them.
One gram of cream for each, a brush for half face (cheek / neck).
Two brushes for each of the three canonical passes.
With all the calm of Sunday. Especially after this video.

The test is always on the yield, and I must say that the badgers worked well.
Especially the two Silvertips that, being thinner as fibers, have eaten little soap.
The sweetest (H. L. Thäter 49125/1) gave the best result.
By producing more lather faster.
Far enough beyond for what was the purpose of the test.
In short, a clear practical indication.

There remain only the synthetics, which are the preferred ones.
Both from me, and from the producer ...

 
Today I picked up the suggestion of a fellow forumer.

Valenter@ilRasoio finds the horse better than silvertip.
Which in his case is Boti’s bleached horsehair.
Personally with this Vielong I get results similar to yesterday.
But with a little more soap. Especially with a lot more time.
A little more soap than Silvertip, the thinner of the two. (Heinrich L. Thäter 49125/1)
In practice at the same level as the Finest, the thickest one of the lot. (Barcelona Shaving Brushes BSB2)

By now I’m sure synthetic is the far better choice for this soap.
I have the feeling that the porosity factor of the fibers is decisive.
 
Synthetics Part I

To the test, all synthetics of the older generation.
They all behaved well. Better the younger.

Especially Fibersoft (Pink3) and Cashmere.
Respectively in position 2 and 4 of the SOTD.

As always until now, Cashmere is the best for me.
Balanced in everything, it makes efficiency a standard.
Lots of foam quickly and easily.

As before (with rate brushes), same method.
One gram of soap per brush.
A brush for each zone, for each pass.
Except Cashmere, which I always used on my neck.
Doubling the amount of soap.
Then two passes (ATG /XTG), with an efficient shaver.

Each brush produced sufficient amount of foam.
The best two, even more than necessary.
As expected, a full success.

Tomorrow the new generation ...
 
Synthetics Part II

Today my best synthetics, in terms of efficiency.
Fibers of the latest generation, which also mount the stones.

I wanted to stress this test.
So I halved the amount of soap.
Half a gram each. One brush per quadrant.
Two canonical passes, against the grain. (ATG / XTG)

The result was less predictable than I expected.
Stiffer fibers work better.
Between the two, especially Simpson Sovereign.
Also given the density and size of the knot.

Among the most delicate, Oumo Mother Lode stands out for its quantity.
Definitely slower, but eventually brings home the same result.
Same motivation, but being less compact is less rapid.

I’m curious to compare the best two.
The old guard (Yaqi Cashmere) and the new recruits (Simpson Sovereign).
Tomorrow final verdict!!!
 
Synthetics MVP

Odd couplings.
Laurel and Hardy ... or David and Goliath.

These are my best with this soap.
A&B Cosmetics base 23 requires density.
But also a bit of backbone.

That’s why the two brushes work well.
Both are very equlibrati.

Yaqi SK07 Cashmere is a slightly thicker fiber.
In fact, what it loses in density, it recovers in massage.

Simpson Sovereign is a gentle mastodon.
Density to sell, but with a certain compliance.

If the first is slightly more effective.
The second is slightly faster.
I’d say a fair ex.

Today I also tried a different way of using soap.
With a veil of water on the skin, smeared like a moisturizer.
This allowed me to improve the yield.
Thanks to the high performance brushes.

Half a gram each. Simpson on the right, Yaqi on the left.
Left to warm on the skin, for as long as necessary to prepare.
In fact even synthetics I leave them to soak hot.
While I order the rest.

As I said, substantial equality.
Although I preferred Trafalgar.
I think we can go down again.
He seems to have a good yield.
In the right condition.

See tomorrow.
 
Today, the test of the nine.

The brush worked perfectly.
But half a gram of soap was just enough.
Despite the direct application of the veil in the face.
Two passes, all in reverse. (ATG / XTG)

Actually, much better than when I started.
But I thought it could go further.
On average, ten months of use can be expected.
For such a SOFT soap, it is an excellent result.

As well as excellent is the post shaving feeling.
Definitely nourished and toned skin.
Even without aftershave.

With aftershave, improves the tightness of the fragrance.
Being (all sets tested) in good continuity.

In short, a good experience.
I thank Aldo Santucci and Andrea Bianchi for their willingness.
 
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