Semogue Owners Club Cherry Wood Handle 2-Band Finest Badger Shaving Brush, 24mm

A fantastic brush! After a brief break-in of a half dozen shaves this has become one of my two favorite brushes. (The other is the SOC boar.) I have been lathering with a shaving brush since the mid-1970s and have owned a number of brushes in that time. The SOC is the most densely packed badger I have used. What a difference in face feel and in performance. The soft tips are backed up by significant backbone. It uses more product than less densely packed brushes, but it easily whips up thick luxurious lather, and holds enough soap for several passes. The handle is the most beautiful and most comfortable I have used. This is the smallest badger I have owned, but it turns out that the size is just right for this brush. The brush is also a great value.

This is an excellent brush! I stopped using my High mountain white (wsp stubby) brush as a daily user for this one. It has not lost 1 single hair. It works well with soft soaps or hard pucks. The price is worth it when it is something that you will use every day and enjoy using.

The three star rating above does not do this brush justice. This is a 5 star brush, no doubt. First, it's an incredible value. Nothing in this price range touches it. It has the most comfortable handle in the business, tons of backbone for a badger brush and the tips are very, very soft. It's dense but not too dense. It has incredible flow through and release. It's far from a lather hog. It lost one hair during the initial cleaning and not one since. I have several more expensive brushes but look forward to days I use this brush. It's a pure joy and creates a nice, quick lather. Lastly, this is listed as a super badger brush when it is absolutely a 2 band and a very fine one at that. Dare I say it might be my favorite brush in my den. You will not regret this purchase. Happy shaving.

Well, I just purchased my first Semogue brush last week, the 2011 Limited Edition Finest Bristle 1. I love this brush and it will more than lkeily replace my favorite badger as my daily brush. From my short experience with this brand, I highly recommend them.