I was asked how the RazoRock Synthetic badger compared to the Mühle version known as Silverfiber, so I did a side by side comparison, using Strop Shoppe’s Péche shaving soap, one of her limited editions.
Both brushes perform extremely well and lathering was a breeze. (The soap itself helps a lot, of course.) The brushes are extremely close in feel on the face: both are soft with good resilience, both have ample capacity. The RazoRock felt a smidge softer, probably because the knot was not quite so densely packed as that of the Mühle, but if you used them on separate days, I doubt you could tell the difference. Since I like the feel of a soft brush on my face, I perhaps might favor the RazoRock, and certainly the price difference is noticeable: the RazoRock is $17, the Mühle substantially more (particularly in the US, where Mühle prices are so high it pays off to order from the UK or EU).
Well-lathered—twice—I picked up the Double Open Comb razor from Phoenix Artisan and set to work. A very nice shave, with a totally smooth result with no nicks at all.
A splash of Alt-Innsbruck—and I’m pretty sure this is the penultimate splash from this bottle—and I’m read for the day.
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