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These brushes have the same silvertip knot. One is set at 48 mm, the other at 54 mm. Each 2 mm in the loft of a brush makes a lot of difference to the feel and performance of a brush.
When choosing a brush it's not only important to know what the loft is. It's also important to receive a brush close to the loft you thought you had bought. I once ordered a Thater brush with a specified loft of 52 mm. The brush I received was 48 mm. I'd normally return such a brush unused but I decided to keep it. I know we are all different but I think a loft that differs by more than 2 mm from the specification is just not acceptable.
In the West, most people seem to prefer shortish lofts. In the East, men prefer larger brushes and higher lofts. Personally I enjoy variety. I used the brush on the right today. Lathered in a bowl and just painted it on. A really luxurious experience and a near perfect shave. Tomorrow I'll probably face lather with a shorter lofted scrubby Two Band.
If choosing a first badger brush a loft of around 50 mm will suit most people. Stiffer boar brushes will be OK around 55 mm.
When choosing a brush it's not only important to know what the loft is. It's also important to receive a brush close to the loft you thought you had bought. I once ordered a Thater brush with a specified loft of 52 mm. The brush I received was 48 mm. I'd normally return such a brush unused but I decided to keep it. I know we are all different but I think a loft that differs by more than 2 mm from the specification is just not acceptable.
In the West, most people seem to prefer shortish lofts. In the East, men prefer larger brushes and higher lofts. Personally I enjoy variety. I used the brush on the right today. Lathered in a bowl and just painted it on. A really luxurious experience and a near perfect shave. Tomorrow I'll probably face lather with a shorter lofted scrubby Two Band.
If choosing a first badger brush a loft of around 50 mm will suit most people. Stiffer boar brushes will be OK around 55 mm.