Just received 2 new Mühle STF V2 brushes - African Blackwood and Faux Horn

So I just had to try these two new STF V2 fibres in 23 and 25 mm size

Paid €40 for shipping, yes €40 is crazy and only option at Mühle right now and had no patience, so paid the steep price of a total of €196, while I know I probably could have saved €40-€50 by ordering at Connaught Shaving, but they would have to order it from Mühle and did not have patience yesterday

But the steep shipping price also meant speedy delivery from Germany, so I received the 2 brushes this afternoon at 12, 26 hours after I made the purchase online at the Mühle shop

Both brushes feel softer new than the old Version 1 STF hair did and they look better shaped although the Afrcan Blackwood has some hairs going in all kinds of directions, I think they will behave nicely once dialed in and rinsed and cleaned

I don't have my usual camera, so had to use my fathers Canon DSLR, which I used for the first time in my life for these 3 pics - so sorry about the poor pics, guys - the brushes look pretty amazing in my hands, the blackwood is a really beautiful dark almost black wood type with a faultless silver colored foot base with the Mühle logo imprinted on the bottom and the faux horn looks really well made and have a pretty stunning pattern IMHO

Will I ever consider switching away from badgers like Teiste is doing ?
Not sure - I have owned 3 STF V1 brushes and they performed okay, not great face feel, but explosive lather.
If this V2 of the STF brush is even better, I might actually consider dumping my badgers at one point, maybe with the launch of V3 STF if Mühle continues to improve on the STF hair.









Better pic