Splendid! Thick but easily splaying at the same time, great flow-through, making tons of foam in seconds, feels luxurious on your skin. Highly recommended. Customer service and communicating with Andrew is top notch!
Put this knot in a 26mm handle. Not only is it floppy and wonderfully soft, but it is great performer. Bwhips up freak lather. I shake it 3 times and do not squeeze out any additional water to consistently whip up a great lather.
Nice brush & superb service. Had a hiccup with delivery, and Andrew immediately sent me another one. Brush arrived in perfect condition. The SilkSmoke knot is a little springy, and (imo) more suited to bowl lathering. As I bowl lather, that's perfect. .... Overall it was a good experience.
I have a couple of boar bushes and a couple of badger bushes this one seems to fall somewhere in the middle. I face and bowl lather and haven’t had any problems with either one.
Since I've had this brush with a G5C knot (24mm) I've barely used anything else. The knot holds more water than other synthetics I've used, the tips are soft, and it has some decent backbone. I have used it for face lathering with both creams and soaps very successfully.
The 25mm Muhle knot is arguably the sweetest synthetic knot I have tried — and I have tried many. The knot splays comfortably. There is just the right amount of backbone. The tips are silky soft. The handsome aluminum handle is ergonomic, although I find it a wee bit too heavy — for me. This is a good brush and worth a place in the shave den.
This silksmoke has rapidly become a favourite.Great lathering and holds enough for 3+ passes. Splays with a little pressure, good backbone and paints beautifully, soft on face too.Handle offers a firm grip and I like the looks.Andrew really is great to deal with .Excellent all round.
Ordered custom blue lagoon handle with 24mm G5C knot. Strong backbone better than my omega HI-BRUSH 146138.
Highly recommended. Total height 9.5cm handle/knot together. Compact size would be good for travel too.