Alexander Trafalgar Synthetic Shaving Brush with Imitation Ivory Handle, T3 Ebony

Good quality and no badgers were de-bristled for it! Gives a really good shave especially when paired with The Black Stuff shaving creme. Very happy!

Since I started shaving with traditional soaps about a year ago, I have been using a cheap boar bristle brush. Lathering up a soap has always been a big challenge and no matter how many techniques I tried the results have been inconsistent. In the end I figured that the brush is the single most important tool for the job, so I needed to try something different and I ended up ordering the T2 from Simpson. The brush arrived in an unbranded red box, which looked suspicious, but the brush looked alright. The bristles are very soft even when dry and the handle feels premium. The water retention is ridiculous compared to my boar one and I can feel the weight changing after having dipped it in water. So, straight out of the box and with no "getting used to" period I managed to get perfect lather from my Mitchell's wool fat soap in under a minute. Impressive, to say the least. We are talking about super thick, shiny, bouncy foam. Very similar to what you would get out of a modern Gillette can. The touch on the face and the behaviour of the bristles is pure bliss. In conclusion, a good brush just saved me tons of time and frustration on my shaving routine. And we are talking about a synthetic bristle, faux ivory handle, cruelty-free brush. No badgers need to be killed in order to enjoy a premium barbershop level shaving anymore. The product is perfect and the price is right. I think products like this need to be suggested to newcomers in wet shaving more often and in general get more love from the shaving community, who tend to fetishize natural brushes.

Liked the compact size of this brush. Seemed to take a little longer to work up a decent lather, although this is improving with subsequent use. Very good product.

Excellent product and service

Simpson Trafalgar Alexander – Dense, Efficient, Low Effort Lather Machine I have been rotating three brushes: Simpson Trafalgar Alexander, Edwin Jagger badger, and a Parker Silvertip. Imho, the Trafalgar Alexander is the most mechanically efficient and consistent of the three, especially with dense artisan soaps like Barrister and Mann Seville. Simpson Trafalgar Alexander (IMHO) Pros: Very dense knot with excellent backbone. Loads quickly and builds lather fast with minimal effort. Hydration feels predictable and repeatable. Great bang for the buck. Cons: If you want a “luxury badger feel”, this is more performance than indulgence. Edwin Jagger Badger Pros: Initially felt slightly poky, but after a few uses it settled beautifully. Once broken in, it is highly responsive and can build lather as well as the Trafalgar, while feeling more luxurious on the face. Cons: Needs a couple of minutes soak in warm water to perform at its best. Handle could be about half an inch taller for ergonomics. Parker Silvertip (IMHO) Pros: Very soft tips and plush feel. Cons: Requires more work to load and build lather with dense soaps. It holds water deep in the knot and feels less responsive. Bottom line: imho, if you want fast, consistent lather with minimal effort, the Trafalgar Alexander delivers. If you want similar performance with a more traditional luxurious feel, the Edwin Jagger (once broken in and warmed) is excellent.

El producto es bueno ya tuve oportunidad de utilizarlo y es de buena calidad lo que me pareció extraño es que en las imágenes en donde se muestra el producto la caja tiene impresa la marca del producto y quien es el fabricante y en la que me llego a mi no venía con ese tipo de caja, en la parte interior donde describe como se debe hacer el mantenimiento de la brocha viene impresa solo una hoja de mala calidad y muy sencilla además en la parte de abajo de la caja en donde se especifica el modelo y versión del producto venía escrita a mano con bolígrafo por lo tanto creo que por el precio del producto yo pensé que vendría tal y como esta publicado en la imagen en donde se anuncia su venta porque uno está esperando una experiencia más sofisticada por la marca, la historia y el renombre que tiene, no sé si todos hayan tenido la misma experiencia pero eso se me hace que tiene importancia además por el precio que uno paga deberían de tener más atención en los detalles pero en general el producto es de buena calidad si recomiendo la compra. Solo que tengan más atención en los detalles.

Great great great first shaving brush! Great handle. Soft bristles and back bone. Makes a wonderful lather in no time and holds it well too.

Buena brocha...hace buena espuma y es muy suave

The T1 is small in size but then the face is not very large either. Being small it’s excellent for travel purposes. Its not as soft to the face as a Simpsom Super silvertip Badger brush but it’s still soft enough. It generates an enormous amount of lather. All in all I am very satisfied with this brush. Once you start using a Simpson shaving brush it is impossible to revert back to the cheaper quality brushes that I used in the past. It definitely makes the morning shave a refreshing experience.