Just have a fantastic shave with my 2201!
Seriously - you won't get a brush this soft anywhere else for this price. It's "two-band best" but when wet it feels as soft as my Savile Row silvertip, and that's soft! :mrgreen:
It passes my "multiple pass with a Feather" test with flying colours - no scritch, prickle whatsoever and no discomfort even on final pass, like I used to get with pretty much every Rooney and Simpson I owned (both Best and Super).
I'm very glad Fido has been honest right from the start about the grade of hair. Yes, it's two-band "best", it has two bands. But it isn't at all like the overly stiff and uncomfortable Duke two-band I had. That was quite prickly to me and never really softened up.
I'm sure Rooney's Finest/Plisson HMW is different again.
So, two-band hair really only describes a knot's appearance, not the characteristics of the bristle, as there seems to be more than one type of two-band hair.
I have a
very minor criticism of the brush - I do prefer a little more backbone, which my SR has (although that cost £60!), but this really isn't a big deal. What's important is that it lathered my Trumper's Limes soap (hard, triple-miled) with aplomb, and felt great on the face. It also doesn't hog lather.
I do hope Fido comes up with a HMW/Rooney Finest euqivalent brush, with the same soft tips but with more backbone. I wouldn't want a denser brush than this it would no doubt hog the lather.
Very very impressed Fido - keep up the good work, and I will certainly be buying another of your brushes in the future!
John