{"product_id":"starwisp-26mm-stygian-synth-hybrid-brush-retro-shave-tech","title":"Star Wisp 26mm Stygian Synth Hybrid Knot Shave Brush | Retro Shave Tech!","description":"\u003ch4 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 1.4em;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-align: center; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;\"\u003eMeet The Star Wisp!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0281\/5884\/files\/Star_Wisp_and_Baja_Vintage_Shave_Brush_Phoenix_Shaving_480x480.jpg?v=1637626499\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca style=\"color: #07548f;\" class=\"button\" href=\"https:\/\/phoenixartisanaccoutrements.com\/collections\/phoenix-shaving-brushes\" title=\"Find the ENTIRE Phoenix Shaving Brush Collection Here!\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eFind the ENTIRE Phoenix Shaving Brush Collection Here!\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAhh the history and mystery of our latest homage, \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Star Wisp!\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003eThis bad boy is based on a very rare, lucite brush called the BAJA 300. A real honest to goodness ghost to history! I find it both ironic and fitting that it is clear! This tribute is more in look than feel and material being that our handle is acrylic and our knot synthetic rather than boar like the original.\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e Oh and as you can see in the photo, we took a little artistic license with the color too! \u003c\/strong\u003e(who doesn't like a nice purple?)\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAside from describing\/showing to you what the one in my collection looks like, I really have no more info than that. That said, if you know anything at all about this past, elusive company please reach out and help me fill in this gap...\u003cem\u003eit's driving me nuts!\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"The new PAA Stygian \u0026amp; Roswell synth fibers are *Amazing*. And I say this as someone who was previously a badger hair snob.\" ~ \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMantic 59, The Sharpologist \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWith the HUGE popularity of our Stygian Synth Hybrid knot and it's Sci-Fi aesthetic, it seemed a 26mm version was in order. If this is your first time hearing about The Stygian, know that fans of our knots, especially the Roswell Grey (Peregrino\/Starcraft Knot), will immediately recognize the similarity in feel and performance. In fact, the only real difference is really the color!  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"...it has a very similar feel to a 2 band badger knot. What makes that special is since it is still a synth, you don't have to bother with soaking the brush prior to shaving. I have multiple 2 band badger brushes that I enjoy using. While it is not exactly the same feel, it is pretty close. There is a gel type feeling to the tips when wet, just like with a good badger brush. I find myself reaching for it more than my badgers because I just wet it and go.\"\u003c\/em\u003e ~ \u003cstrong\u003eDavid Ansley, Customer\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIf It Ain't Broke\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eI mean, why stray away from a knot design that really seemed to check off all the boxes when it came to a high quality knot that made soooo many rethink their first take on synthetics?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Stygian Synth Hybrid Knot\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eYou'd be amazed at how fast synthetic fibers are evolving. With the market and demand for synthetic knots growing, the competition in quality \u0026amp; development will send your head a spinning! This is also due to the fact that a lot of big shave giants, like Art of Shaving, are also making the switch to offering only synthetics...\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ethis is huge and forcing manufacturers to out do each other every other month! \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFans (pun intended), of our modern synthetic knots are going to love our latest Fan\/Bulb Hybrid, Stygian Hybrid Knot! Not only is The Stygian visually stunning mounted on that moody, amber resin-type handle, but the performance is exceptional. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThere is something so naturally ergonomic about the octagon shaped base of the handle. It really feels good and secure in the hand; substantial \u0026amp; comfortable. Traits we are always looking for in our designs.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Stygian features super soft tips, \u003cem\u003ealmost\u003c\/em\u003e gel like when wet and a killer fiber density, providing you with some great backbone and more wispy than \u003cem\u003escritchy\u003c\/em\u003e face lathers. \u003cem\u003eThe Stygian Knot is sure to impress even the hardiest traditionalist out there still clinging to their badger, boar and horse hair counterparts.\u003c\/em\u003e Again, if you love our Peregrino, you \u003cem\u003eare pretty much guaranteed to LOVE\u003c\/em\u003e the Stygian!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCan you help me fill in the blanks?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003eIf you have any or discover anymore information on BAJA in your own research; ads, commercials, stories, etc, I'd really, \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eREALLY\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e love to know what you find...\u003cem\u003eand you can bet your sweet dupa I will be sure to archive it for posterity and give you full credit! It's up to us collectively in this hobby to shave, ahem, \u003cstrong\u003eSAVE\u003c\/strong\u003e our history!\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAesthetics \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBefore any of our brushes are released they must pass a simple test, aside from quality control and performance,\u003cem\u003e it needs to move me.\u003c\/em\u003e It has to appeal to something deep inside me that I really can't describe in words, \u003cem\u003ethat I should not need to describe in words.\u003c\/em\u003e It must evoke this same feeling in our customers too...\u003cem\u003eor what's the point? \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eQuality, Value and Style! \u003c\/strong\u003e(That's really what it's all about!)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSo with that my friends, it gives me GREAT PLEASURE to introduce you all to our latest, EPIC, Retro (\u0026amp; then some), The Star Wisp Shave Brush!!!! \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIt's A Shave New World! \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eApprox. 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