It's an SOC 2 band and quite a nice brush. This is the first badger brush I owned and I still have kept to this day. It punches way above its weight class
I have both the two band finest and the mistura. Both came in the same box as yours, but mine have the resin handles. Also bought the SOC boar. Love each one, but if I could choose only one it would be the Mistura. I love it so much that a wooden handled version is my next purchase.
Good deal. Paid for a boar and got a great looking 2-band badger. 😎 It could be badger hair exclusively, or a Mixturado. You have to carefully go through the knot with a magnifier in order to identify the hair type. It is not possible to make a serious judgement just by looking at the video.
Got mine from Amazon as well and recieved the ash wood handle instead of the cherry handle. Packaging says cherry wood. Seems like Semogue is having quality control issues especially with this new box packaging
It looks like all Badger, you got a more expensive brush, I have the SOC Boar brush it's a great brush, I prefer Boar but my SOC has no backbone at all, break this brush in Chris I bet you will love it.
@@IAMCDB the the band badger looks like the one you have. Not shure it is the same. But if it does the job... I've paid mine 72 euro it's about 63 dollar give or take. I think it was a bargain at 30 dollars. Thx for the great videos Chris appreciate it. Have great day. Grts David
Boy, that's strange. Unfortunately I don't have a Semogue all-badger brush to compare yours to. But your knot looks like my Semogue boar-badger did before I broke it in. Now my knot is wider. But the color distribution and texture look very similar to yours. I don't have a cherry handle. I got the Taj resin handle. I love this brush so much that I went out and got a dscosmetics boar-dger brush with a 26mm knot. For me the boar-dgers combine the best of boar and badger. If that's what you've got and you are for keeping it, I can't say you're making a mistake, even given your preference for synthetics. I think it good to have one of these hybrids in your rotation.
You may be right. Mine doesn't shred at all. Otherwise I would know if you could tell from loosened bristles. Anyway, glad to see you enjoy a natural hair brush.
@@IAMCDB If it WAS a boar-ger, that's just what it would be like for a few uses. I have 2 of them, the 2nd a 26mm brush from dscosmetics. Each took around a week to break in. Since then they've been a joy to use.
It looks like the badger boar mix. TBH I just compared to the pictures on WCS. I sometimes hold back from ordering from Amazon because I've worked there before and seen how they store items. Most likely brushes get stored in these carton type drawers were items are mushed and stuffed together. The pickers especially the temporary workers well send out something questionable because of the time constraints they are held to.
While the bands on my SOC Owners Club badger is more pronounced, this looks of a kind. What is the loft of the knot? I paid twice that price for mine shipped from Portugal. Ebay, IIRC. It has no scritch. It lathers like a champion, and has respectable backbone, and IMO ideal splay. I love this brush for face lathering. It is a luxury item at a bargain price. Most people prefer Omega boar brushes to Semogue boar brushes. IIRC, tissue paper in a white box is what mine came in. Not the best presentation, IMO.
I think this is the "shave God's" way of telling you you need to get back to using a badger lol. I own both styles of brushes and I actually think that's the mistura. both brushes are made using two band but you can see the blonde bristles down low those are the boar bristles. It looks to me in the video that there's bristles that run the entire length of the loft that are completely blonde, if that is so it is definitely the badger/boar combo the word Mistura simply means "mixed".
Hahaha, that's funny Tobin. I tried to go back but I kept only one. I kept one vintage badger that was gifted to me and I absolutely love it. I gave this one away and it turned out being the finest badger.
I believe it's a two band badger; see portuguesefactory.com/en/shaving-brushes/73-semogue-owners-club-soc-shaving-brush-cherry-wood-badger-edition-brush-stand-included-5608030001032.html
" I have the brush somewhere but cant find it" first world shave problems haha but seriously you may have gotten a more expensive brush so that could be a win. are you going to use it? that may help answer your question on what brush you bought
Its a two band finest. Did you order from Semogue through Amazon ? If not it might be a Chinese knockoff. Two Band Finest are my favorite Badger knots.
At 1:42, that SKU of X000PIGS2R doens't match up to the two that look like it on West Coast Shaving's site, and a search of the net doesn't find that SKU at all.
It looks like there's another label under this one. I can't pull the top one off as it also pulling the bottom label off. I can see through it a little and it looks like it says badger on it.
Looks like the 2 band. I have both the badger and boar owners club and the badger is the better of the two imo. The boar, while awesome in its own way is a bit of a lather hog.
I'm guessing you ordered from a 3rd party seller on Amazon. It looks like quite a few of the known shaving retailers are Amazon 3rd party resellers. Did you order from one of them or another one? That brush @ 1:21 looks like this badger and boar blend here. Check the dimensions listed in the ad. That's a good buy if it is this brush, but if it's a small seller, you never know where these things are coming from: www.westcoastshaving.com/collections/semogue/products/semogue-mistura-badger-and-boar-cherry-wood-handle-shaving-brush It also looks like this one: www.westcoastshaving.com/collections/semogue/products/semogue-finest-badger-cherry-wood-handle-shaving-brush. However, At 1:42, that SKU of X000PIGS2R doesn't match up to the two that look like it on West Coast Shaving's site, and a search of the net doesn't find that SKU at all.
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It's an SOC 2 band and quite a nice brush. This is the first badger brush I owned and I still have kept to this day. It punches way above its weight class
Thanks Steven, it's what I think it is as well.
I have both the two band finest and the mistura. Both came in the same box as yours, but mine have the resin handles. Also bought the SOC boar. Love each one, but if I could choose only one it would be the Mistura. I love it so much that a wooden handled version is my next purchase.
Nice. I'm not complaining. I'll give this badger a go and see if I like it or not. If I don't I'll just give it away on the channel.
Good deal. Paid for a boar and got a great looking 2-band badger. 😎
It could be badger hair exclusively, or a Mixturado. You have to carefully go through the knot with a magnifier in order to identify the hair type. It is not possible to make a serious judgement just by looking at the video.
Agreed. I found another label under the one on the bottom of the box. I can see through it enough that it says badger. It's the two band badger.
I dont know what it is either but it looks like a good one. Only badger and synthetic in my collection. Hey, good to see the clock running.
I did that just to see if you'd notice Ken:)
@@IAMCDB it worked.
Looks like 2 band badger I have. Great brush
Yes sir, it turned out to be badger.
It´s a Semogue SOC finest 2 band badger.
It was:) It's no longer here:)
@@IAMCDB you didn't like the soc Finest 2 band?
@@soniabarros4962 Absolutely nothing wrong with it, I just don't use badger.
Got mine from Amazon as well and recieved the ash wood handle instead of the cherry handle. Packaging says cherry wood. Seems like Semogue is having quality control issues especially with this new box packaging
I agree. They seem to be mixing things up.
It looks like all Badger, you got a more expensive brush, I have the SOC Boar brush it's a great brush, I prefer Boar but my SOC has no backbone at all, break this brush in Chris I bet you will love it.
I will definitely use it and see how it goes. Thanks as always for watching Joey.
I have the semogue owner’s club boar and badger. Love tha badger, the boar needs work breaking in. My boar is all white...
Yes, sir. The boar knot is certainly obvious and blond.
@@IAMCDB the the band badger looks like the one you have. Not shure it is the same. But if it does the job... I've paid mine 72 euro it's about 63 dollar give or take. I think it was a bargain at 30 dollars. Thx for the great videos Chris appreciate it. Have great day. Grts David
@@David.C.Edge47 I'm leaning in that direction as well. I believe it's the two band badger. Thanks sir.
That looks like a Badger knot. I have a SOC mistura and the handle is faux ivory. Great brush btw. Took a long while to break in. 👍🏼🇺🇸
Yes, I believe it's the two band. Used it this morning on the dome and it wasn't bad.
This looks like the 2 band, i had one years ago.
Hey man, it's been a long time. How are you?
Hi again
From the looks, it's a mix.. Interestingly we'd been talking about it a couple of days ago.. remember? the best of the 2 worlds
Yes sir, it's very interesting indeed:)
@@IAMCDB if it's got substantial backbone, then it's the mix, if not it's the 2 band, if u use it & doesn't feel the gel tips it's a knockoff
@@firecured1701 Used it this morning on the Dome and it felt pretty good, not to scritchy,
It's a mixture two band badger and boar 50/50
Boy, that's strange. Unfortunately I don't have a Semogue all-badger brush to compare yours to. But your knot looks like my Semogue boar-badger did before I broke it in. Now my knot is wider. But the color distribution and texture look very similar to yours. I don't have a cherry handle. I got the Taj resin handle. I love this brush so much that I went out and got a dscosmetics boar-dger brush with a 26mm knot. For me the boar-dgers combine the best of boar and badger. If that's what you've got and you are for keeping it, I can't say you're making a mistake, even given your preference for synthetics. I think it good to have one of these hybrids in your rotation.
This morning I used it and it wasn't bad at all. I'm pretty sure it's the two band but we'll see how it goes.
You may be right. Mine doesn't shred at all. Otherwise I would know if you could tell from loosened bristles. Anyway, glad to see you enjoy a natural hair brush.
@@Warren.I It was a little scritchy the first run but I'll keep after it:)
@@IAMCDB If it WAS a boar-ger, that's just what it would be like for a few uses. I have 2 of them, the 2nd a 26mm brush from dscosmetics. Each took around a week to break in. Since then they've been a joy to use.
@@Warren.I I'll keep rolling with it and see what happens:)
Looks like a great deal is what it looks like to me!
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It looks like the badger boar mix. TBH I just compared to the pictures on WCS. I sometimes hold back from ordering from Amazon because I've worked there before and seen how they store items. Most likely brushes get stored in these carton type drawers were items are mushed and stuffed together. The pickers especially the temporary workers well send out something questionable because of the time constraints they are held to.
I believe it's the 2 band finest. Used it this morning and it wasn't bad.
I have a Semigue Excelsior 830 very nice brush!
That's a great brush Fernando, I agree.
I own the Semogue owner’s club boar and bristle are while and longer. It's broken in and ends of the bristle are split. I hardly use it.
Yep, I know the loft on the Boar is much longer and blond. This one is either a badger or the mixed knot.
While the bands on my SOC Owners Club badger is more pronounced, this looks of a kind.
What is the loft of the knot?
I paid twice that price for mine shipped from Portugal. Ebay, IIRC. It has no scritch. It lathers like a champion, and has respectable backbone, and IMO ideal splay. I love this brush for face lathering. It is a luxury item at a bargain price.
Most people prefer Omega boar brushes to Semogue boar brushes.
IIRC, tissue paper in a white box is what mine came in. Not the best presentation, IMO.
Hi Sir. I'm pretty sure this is the two band. I could see through the label on the bottom and it said badger on the label under it.
I think this is the "shave God's" way of telling you you need to get back to using a badger lol. I own both styles of brushes and I actually think that's the mistura. both brushes are made using two band but you can see the blonde bristles down low those are the boar bristles. It looks to me in the video that there's bristles that run the entire length of the loft that are completely blonde, if that is so it is definitely the badger/boar combo the word Mistura simply means "mixed".
Hahaha, that's funny Tobin. I tried to go back but I kept only one. I kept one vintage badger that was gifted to me and I absolutely love it. I gave this one away and it turned out being the finest badger.
Handsome brush regardless
Yep, we'll give it a go and see what happens.
Very nice. That's a 2 band finest badger. I subscribed to your channel.
Thanks Steve, I appreciate it.
This is one of the best mistakes.... This is the 2Band Finest. The price in Greece is 68 euros.
Yes sir, I believe you are right. I'm not complaining:)
Io lo comprato in Italia con 58,50€ aspetto che mi deve arrivare al inizio di settembre.
@@igoroptik21 grande penello.
I believe it's a two band badger; see portuguesefactory.com/en/shaving-brushes/73-semogue-owners-club-soc-shaving-brush-cherry-wood-badger-edition-brush-stand-included-5608030001032.html
I agree Francisco.
" I have the brush somewhere but cant find it"
first world shave problems haha
but seriously you may have gotten a more expensive brush so that could be a win.
are you going to use it? that may help answer your question on what brush you bought
Yes, I'll just use it and see if I like it. It's no problem, I just thought it would be interesting to put out there.
@@IAMCDB Dont press down hard or you will get brush burn with this.
If I were you I would look and see if you shouldat send it back. This happens sometimes when you order from Amazon.
I'm just going to try it and see if I like it. It's no big deal. Worst case I don't like it and give it away on the channel:)
Tried to send you a picture of my SOC 2 band badger but couldn’t . I am pretty sure that is what you have.
Except that the SKU of X000PIGS2R on his box can't be found on the internet. Would you happen to still have your box?
Lord no, mine is 5-6 years old and box is long gone 🤣
Thanks William. I'm torn as it looks like the two band badger and the Mistura:)
Hey Chris I think its a 2 band finest badger brush Nick Shaves did a video on it a while back.
Agreed. Thanks so much for watching sir.
Its a two band finest. Did you order from Semogue through Amazon ? If not it might be a Chinese knockoff. Two Band Finest are my favorite Badger knots.
At 1:42, that SKU of X000PIGS2R doens't match up to the two that look like it on West Coast Shaving's site, and a search of the net doesn't find that SKU at all.
It looks like there's another label under this one. I can't pull the top one off as it also pulling the bottom label off. I can see through it a little and it looks like it says badger on it.
Looks like the 2 band. I have both the badger and boar owners club and the badger is the better of the two imo. The boar, while awesome in its own way is a bit of a lather hog.
Used it this morning on the Dome and it definitely feels like the 2 band to me, not bad.
I'm guessing you ordered from a 3rd party seller on Amazon. It looks like quite a few of the known shaving retailers are Amazon 3rd party resellers. Did you order from one of them or another one? That brush @ 1:21 looks like this badger and boar blend here. Check the dimensions listed in the ad. That's a good buy if it is this brush, but if it's a small seller, you never know where these things are coming from: www.westcoastshaving.com/collections/semogue/products/semogue-mistura-badger-and-boar-cherry-wood-handle-shaving-brush
It also looks like this one: www.westcoastshaving.com/collections/semogue/products/semogue-finest-badger-cherry-wood-handle-shaving-brush. However, At 1:42, that SKU of X000PIGS2R doesn't match up to the two that look like it on West Coast Shaving's site, and a search of the net doesn't find that SKU at all.
I thought it looked a lot like the Mistura as well. It did come from a 3rd party reseller.