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New Zenith Ceramic Brushes

With this last order, I wanted to bring in some affordable high quality silvertip brushes. I played around with different materials and sizes.




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An experiment.

I'm tired of badgers. Throwing down the gauntlet:

This is getting crazy... I need another brush like a hole in the head but you are putting me on tilt.

Really great stuff that you are curating- well done.

Those aluminum handle badger brushes are so unique that my wallet is twitching. Forget about the ceramics as they are essentially one of a kind from the appearance.

Very nice!

Throwing Down The Gauntlet: Luxury Ceramic Boar Brush

Most boar brushes are inexpensive, but they represent a different kind of investment. They are an investment in your daily use over time to fully break in. These brushes truly get better with age. While I believe that Zenith’s brushes are softer than any other manufacturer out of the box, a fully mature brush that has been broken in for years will be greatly more pleasurable than one that has “only” been used for 6 months. So many boar lovers have fallen in love with their knots, but not the handle. Many times they are cheap plastic affairs.

Today I offer to you a brush worthy of your time. A work of art that is as pleasing to your eye as it is to your face. A shaving companion, that will change as you change through the years.




I have personally have many brushes these days. More often than not, I reach for a boar brush. The ones that I love the most are the pro large knot Zenith brushes, and the one that give me the utmost pleasure, is my companion and daily driver that I used for many years. 

The handle is hand crafted by an artisan from Santo Stefano di Camastra in Sicily. While there are two designs, each handle is unique. It has a big 27+ mm  handmade boar knot crafted by the artisans of Pennellificio Pandolfo in Palermo. As with all of the boar knots, the bristles are carefully hand selected to maximize softness, performance and break-in. Loft is set at 61mm. Effective loft is 53-56mm from glue bump. Weight for these brushes range from 118-134 grams.



These are handcrafted and are each unique. Average knot size was 27.8mm. Average effective loft measured 54.7. Average weight was 124 grams. Please check out my other ceramic brushes.

For hundreds of years, Sicily has been known for their ceramics. Each village cultivates it’s own unique style. The modern settlement of Santo Stefano di Camastra was founded in 1683 after a landslide destroyed the old town.



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Now For Sale.

Biggest brush sale that I've had will start at 8pm tonight.

Plus a special offer for DFS members $10 off $100! You must use this link.

New Brushes are in : ).





Silvertip Barberpole can be found here.