Don't know if the Vie-Long 13061 is special, but I find all my brushes by looking in the last place I put them. I'm going to go color now.
Nope. I do have a Vie Long 14030 which is an excellent brush and I use it often. Horse hair is a bit different and needs a break in period similar to boar.
Apparently the 's' is a fan shaped brush rather than bulb and I ordered it. It's coming from sunny Spain. A viva España!
Agree - the Vie Long Horse Hair brush really works well with creams and soft "croaps". They are stiff enough to really work up a good lather but more soft on the face than a boar brush.
Just be aware, some horse hair brushes have a very distinctive odor. You may have to do an extensive de-funking routine.
Agree. I soaked mine in a shampoo with conditioner for about 30 minutes. Then I rinsed and let dry for 24 hours and repeated the process. Took care of any odor. I do the same for my boar brushes as well. I find that boar and horse hair perform better than any badger brushes, once they are broken in.
I do this as well, and I try to use highly scented soaps for the first few lathers. TOBS peppermint, Stirling Glacial Wintergreen, and TSD Iced Sub Zero work well.
I used mine and within a week or so, the "stable" smell was gone. I had a longer time to get rid of the stink in a badger brush.
We have Horsehair brushes at the local Amish store. $4 bucks .Well made, beautiful colors, and very soft. And the horse smell. I guess I'm used to it living on a farm, but I will take the horse smell over the "VEG" any day. The "Vegetol" makes me cross eyed . lol
I don't have the Vie Long 13061, but do have a Vie Long Epsilon GC13900/3. Wow, what a fantastic brush! Plenty of backbone, very soft tips, and just a little over $40 shipped from Gifts & Care in Spain. Here is the link, in case anybody is interested: http://www.giftsandcare.com/en/155-epsilon-shaving-brushes
Mine arrived, from Gifts and Care! I have to say, on my first shave, when I splay the brush, it is very prickly indeed; I am hoping this will ease as I break the brush in because it was uncomfortable and left a few prickle marks on my face. It was a bit smelly, but nothing too drastic.
It will break in - similar to boar brushes. Takes a couple dozen shaves. If you want to get rid of the odor a bit quicker - try soaking the brush in shampoo for about 30 minutes, rinse and let it dry for a day and then do it again. Really helped with my Vie Long 14030.
Seems like I recall my 13061M taking about 2 weeks of daily shaves before it quite being prickly- maybe a little less. Sent from my XT1254 using Tapatalk
