Simpson Shaving BrushesChubby Ch3 B Best Badger Handmade British Shaving Brush

This is the best shave brush I have used and I have used/tried around 20. (UPDATE: I've now tried the Chubby Ch2 and think I like the slightly less humongous size)Generally I prefer the big boar brushes (e.g. Omega 48 or Semogue Owners Club), but I own a lot of badger brushes too and few horse hair brushes. Most everyone genuflects before badger brushes, especially silvertip, but I find them too stringy with no stand up to grab and hold soap, to stimulate the face, or to make a good lather and when they do stimulate the face, it's a funny pricking by the badger needles. Incidentally, such genuflecting differs by country. Italians love boar brushes (and are the source of the best ones IMO). in the U.K. and the U.S., badger seems to be universally viewed as the premium best.HOWEVER, this Chubby 3 has a HUGE and TIGHT knot and the bristles stand up firmly. It holds all the soap I need and is lathers in a bowl or on face in seconds. It's funny that you need to spend $300 on a badger brush to finally get one that's better than a $20 boar brush.Footnote: as far as size goes, I also like the Chubby 2 which is a tad cheaper and only slightly smaller/narrower. My wife uses that so I had to get this one. On the whole, I like the 3 over the 2 but only a little and not sure it's worth more bucks.UPDATE: it arrived with a hairline crack in it that was almost like a mere line in the plastic. However, it has expanded. It still doesn't alter the usage, but I can see that the crack has widened. This probably bodes ill for the longevity of this brush, so I'm taking a star off.

This brush is fantastic. So big and thick. It is a pleasure to lather with, producing rich thick lather in the bowl. It is a best not the Silvertip, but yet extremely soft. Looking forward to seeing this “break in” and bloom.

Great be brush.

Great product it’s my husbands favorite