Opinions about Epsilon Horse Brush w. 27mm knot & 50mm loft

After some time of using my Epsilon horsehair brush, here some additional notes.

Although the manufacturer states that there should be some change after a break-in period, I can't notice any change at all. The prickliness of the bristles is still remaining. This shaving brush is, at least for my personal opinion, nearly unusable. Due to the extreme dense knot in combination with a very short loft, this brush has nearly no space to store any lather as it will be pressed out at the sides while face lathering.
For me it is not comprehensible how an experienced brush maker decide to produce a shaving brush with such an extreme design.
 
It is strange indeed - it seems it's not of their cheapest brushes either.
Not sure if you have any plans, but if you 're thinking of a PIF or a passaround, I'd be curious to try it.
 
I binned my Epsilon but managed to save it after some bin diving and now use it for testing sharpness of edges when honing straight razors, chop, chop :)
 
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As I said as well in my previous post, if you want a really good horse brush without the need of taking special care & problems with tangling issues, grab a Zenith horse instead of vielong ones from yourshaving.com shop... You won't be disappointed for sure!

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Many thanks for your recommendation. I'm really happy with my Zenith horse shaving brush. A really good choice.
 
Many thanks for your recommendation. I'm really happy with my Zenith horse shaving brush. A really good choice.
Thanks, happy to see that you had a good experience with it! One day I'll write a small review about them, I think that they should be more popular, specially for horses brush lovers or for those guys who simply want another reliable & relatively cheap option to boars (and more animal friendly, because as you know horses are not harmed in the process)

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I discovered the white horse hair brushes from Epsilon the other day, fancied one and pulled the trigger on a fan spec'd 27/50. Hadn't seen this thread. Let's see if it differs significantly from the brown hair talked of here — which it should, this is 50-50 as opposed to 35-65 mane-tail. I'm assuming that should make it softer at the tips, ease down on backbone and thus make it less scritchy.
 
I discovered the white horse hair brushes from Epsilon the other day, fancied one and pulled the trigger on a fan spec'd 27/50. Hadn't seen this thread. Let's see if it differs significantly from the brown hair talked of here — which it should, this is 50-50 as opposed to 35-65 mane-tail. I'm assuming that should make it softer at the tips, ease down on backbone and thus make it less scritchy.

It would be interesting to hear your opinion about the product of your choice.
Meanwhile my Zenith is my number one favorite (100% mane hair). This brush is really amazing. If I had to give away all my brushes except one, this brush would be definitely the one to keep forever. And I have tried all different kinds of shaving brushes, included the very best synthetics you can buy nowadays.

Once more I have to give many thanks to Sir Elder. Without his advice I would probably never find this real beauty of a shaving brush!
 
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Just received. Immediate thought and feel: tips like a silvertip and backbone like a drill sergeant. Somehow smaller than I expected, both handle and knot. I'm positive the Epsilon Krion handles are bigger. From what I've read I should expect to give this at least a handful of palm lathers before anything.
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