Brad Sears / Morris & Forndran 2XL Finest vs. Blonde

GoHabs photos please!

Here you go:

GoHabs that's a beautiful brush. Love the tigris. I hope you are enjoying it.

OP, thanks for the comparison. I like the Blonde 2XL I recently received so much I was tempted to pick one up in Finest mostly to compare. My blonde is similar to yours, less plush, more firm than my ultra soft Shavemac Silvertip 2-bands, but softer and gentler than my Shavemac D01 3-band.

Concerning the second topic in this thread, having never tried any of Lee's knots before, I chose in the only sensible way: I like the "Blonde Badger" label better than the Finest font.

You won't be disappointed with the finest. Mine is a bulb and I am glad it is. I think if it were a fan it might not have enough backbone. It took a little break in but us very soft now. I am very pleased with it.

GoHabs photos please!

Here you go:

GoHabs that's a beautiful brush. Love the tigris. I hope you are enjoying it.

I couldn't be happier! No buyer's remorse here. How does the finest compare to the blonde?

The band on your white 2xl, is that tortoiseshell?

The band on your white 2xl, is that tortoiseshell?

Yes it is.

That blonde is stunning.

That blonde is stunning.

Thanks!

Based on my very limited experience, it does seem there is inconsistency with M&F both in terms of the nomenclature and in terms of the knots themselves. I have only bought two M&F brushes -- one was one of the initial M&F/Paladins, and the other a Blonde Badger I recently got from Brad. The former has the best, most unique hair I've ever experienced, whereas the latter I found to be a bit scritchy and less than comfortable. FWIW the knot in my BS brush looked similar to the Blonde in the OP's picture. I was a bit frustrated because I decided to change my order to Blonde after looking at a picture on this forum of a finished brush that looked exactly like the Finest brush in the OP's picture. Based on the OP's description of the two, I'd be tempted to roll the dice on a new Finest but once bitten, twice shy.

My mf blonde is in the middle..

My blonde looks just like op finest picture

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A finest on the left end and the rest are blonds. In use I can't tell much difference. The one who could answer these questions the best is probably Brad.