Semogue SOC Mistura Ash Wood Shaving Brush is the pale-handled version of the Owners Club Mistura, a mixed badger and boar knot in turned ash.
The blend gives lather with more backbone than a pure badger brush while remaining softer against the skin than a pure boar knot. Boar contributes stiffness, badger contributes water retention and soft tips, and once broken in the knot reaches a point with real scrub and no scritch at all.
Ash is pale and straight-grained, finished natural and matte, so the figure varies across brushes and the handle keeps its colour rather than darkening the way cherry does.
It settles in quickly for a boar blend, and from the first few shaves onward it just keeps getting smoother.
Key Features
- 24mm Finest Mistura knot at a 53mm knot height, blending badger and boar
- More backbone than all-badger, softer than all-boar
- No harsh break-in period of the kind a new boar knot has
- Turned ash handle, natural and matte, with an aluminium ring
- 112mm overall, made in Portugal
How to Use
- Soak the bristles in warm water for a few minutes before first use
- Load the brush by swirling it over shaving soap or cream
- Build lather in a bowl or directly on the face
- Rinse thoroughly after use and dry with the bristles facing down
Specifications
- Filament: Mistura, mixed badger and boar, Finest quality
- Knot diameter: 24mm
- Knot height: 53mm
- Knot shape: Fan
- Ring: Aluminium
- Handle: Ash wood, natural, matte
- Total height: 112mm
- Made in Portugal