Fido's Shaving Brush Blog

This is my collection of shaving brushes. And some information which may help you to understand more about by whom and how brushes are made, as well as things to bear in mind when choosing and using a brush.

Sunday, July 24, 2011

Introducing Fido's Shaving Brush Blog

Please note - every brush in my collection was purchased by me. There are no "freebies" here. Each brush has been used by me to ...

Saturday, February 20, 2010

Best buys

I have thought about expressing an opinion about best buys or my favourite brushes in each price range. Looking through my reviews indicates...

Fido's verdict

Here are a few thoughts about the brands I have covered so far. I may add more. Edwin Jagger Jagger are great at marketing and presentati...

Friday, February 19, 2010

Savile Row 3824

Winner of a recent brush wars on the Badger and Blade Forum, this is a Finest Silvertip available only through the QED website. It has an...

Savile Row 3120

Out of the box and after use alongside an older brother, my shavemac 177. It is not surprising that it is widely thought that ...

Thursday, February 18, 2010

H L Thater 4125/0 Chubby 1

The 4125/0 is a small high quality silvertip that was around £87. Handle just 42mm, 22mm knot and 48mm loft. Not a lot of brush for t...

Muhle synthetic silvertip

This is a synthetic brush claimed to have the characteristics of a real silvertip shaving brush. First, the basics. This has an excel...

Wednesday, February 17, 2010

Vie - Long 16510 Silvertip Badger

This is an extraordinary brush. It has the softest, silkiest hair of any of my brushes. Moderate density allied to a 23mmm knot an...

Vie Long custom Horse Hair

This is a limited edition brush for members of the Pogonotomy Shaving Forum. After use This brush is an extra hair horse hai...

Tuesday, February 16, 2010

Simpsons Astor Super

A limited edition to mark the 90th anniversary of Simpsons brushes. 90 made of an old Simpsons design using two band super hair. This is no...

Simpsons Tulip 1 Super

Another popular Simpsons brush, available in four sizes in Super Badger grade. If you search around you can also get it in two band. Thi...

Simpsons Rover Manchurian

I'm going to be a bit lazy here. All I want to say about this brush can be seen here: Simpsons Rover Manchurian

Simpsons Polo 14 Best Badger

I ordered this directly from Progress Vulfix. I confess that I haven't used it yet. It would seem such a pity to disturb it. It is...

Simpsons PJ2 Super 2 Band

This for me is just about the perfect brush. Stiff enough to provide adequate backbone for hard soaps yet soft tips that have a luxurious f...

Simpsons Duke 3 Best

Mine and a few other opinions are here: TSR Knot 23mm Loft 46mm Handle 48mm Height 94mm Price £74 Other reviews ...

Simpsons Chubby 2 Best

Here it is after being used a few times This is an extraordinary brush. Superb quality. Like no other. Why anyone would want a Chubby 3 ...

Simpsons PJ 2 Best

Another superb Simpsons brush. Although engraved "Best Badger" it's actually a two band for which you would normally pay...

Simpsons Berkeley 46 Best Badger

One of the modest Simpsons, a Best Badger with a 20mm knot. Simpsons Best are very soft when dry and only a little bit scritchy when l...

The Wee Scot

It's the one on the right! It's hard to imagine anyone buying this brush for regular use. It is so small. Yet it does whip up ...

Simpsons Keyhole 2 Best Badger

This handle forces you to hold the bottom half yet it is comfortable non the less. Another smaller brush that may appeal to face lathe...

Simpsons Beaufort B1 Pure Badger

This is one of the smaller and affordable Simpsons brushes that may appeal to face latherers. The quality of this pure badger hair is excel...

Simpsons Emperor 1 Super Badger

Super Badger is the top Simpsons grade. Their Best Badger grade is so good that this is really just a small step up in softness for which y...

Plisson High Mountain White

When handling this brush it feels soft and floppy. But when lathering on your face it somehow manages to have a sufficient firmness to make...

Plisson European Grey

Knot 20mm Loft 53mm Handle 46mm Height 99mm Price £110 This brush looks good. But has to be the worst value brush in my collection. It is ...

Plisson Pure

Knot 22mm Loft 56mm Handle 50mm Height 106mm Price £68 This is an unusual brush. Pure is the coarsest grade of badger ha...

Rooney 1/2 Finest

This is one of the elite brushes made from rare high mountain badger hair. This may have been one of the last as it is no longer avail...

Rooney Heritage Stubby 2

This is a genuine all rounder. A firm backbone to lather from the hardest of soaps, yet soft tips. Excellent for face lathering in circular...

Rooney Heritage Alibaba 2

This is a very good all rounder. For a 20mm knot it is quite a size. The fan shape head blooms after use yet it is far from floppy. It has ...

Rooney 2/1 Best

This is Rooney trying to have a brush for everyone. This is not the usual dense Rooney. It is soft and floppy and may appeal to cream users...

Rooney 3/1 Silvertip

I show photos of the new and used brush - quite a bloomer, although I would not describe this as a floppy brush. It is an excellent all r...

Rooney 3/1 Best

The 3 series are the all rounders of the Rooney range. It will meet the needs of the soap and cream user and be fine for face lathering or ...

Rooney 3/1 Pure

The other end of the Rooney range - this is the pure version of the 3 series of all rounders. A scrubby brush that may appeal to face lathe...

Rooney 1/2 Super

This is a large floppy brush that is not best suited to face lathering with circular motions. Once you say that about about a brush and us...

Rooney 1/1 Super

This is the little Rooney. A lot smaller than the medium version shown in the second photo. I also show it with the Rooney 3/1 Silverti...

Taylor of Old Bond Street Imitation badger

This imitation badger performs rather like a boar brush. Slightly pointed feel to the head it is much softer than a boar and makes a good s...

Truefitt & Hill Super badger

This really is a delightful little brush. Despite being quite a soft brush, the low loft size enables it to be a very effective soap/face l...

Acca Kappa Silvertip

I bought this brush at 50% off the list price. It is beautifully packaged and presented on a plastic plinth for display in a collection. It...

Barny badger

This was given to me by a friend known as Barny. It's very old. The original owner bought a new Gillette Single Ring razor in 191...

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Fido: During early life I was known as Fido - so I use that as my internet identity where I can. I am a retired Local Government man who now enjoys a variety of interests. In these blogs I hope to share some of them with anyone with a shared sense of humour who may come across them. But they are mainly for my own interest as a reminder of some of the things I have done in my retirement. This is one of them.

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