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Review of the Mink knot brushes:
The mink knot is a new release from Yaqi. I haven’t used the original “motherlode” knot but the Mink knot looks just like it, but more in the shape of a shaving brush rather than the make-up brush look of the motherlode.
I left this for last because it really took me by surprise! The brush basically takes all the best points of the Tuxedo knot but gives it the ability to splay out easier. It’s really a remarkable knot because it requires much less effort to splay it out (like the cashmere for example) but retains the nice backbone of the Tuxedo.
It has a presence on the face like the Tuxedo knots do so yes, while I could have said it feels like a silksmoke or synbad etc, I find these to have less presence on the face in the sense that they feel feather soft. The Mink has a presence but good splay.
I liked the new Mink knot so much that I’ve packed the green handle one in my travel kit (along with a Yaqi two band) for an upcoming extended trip
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