All the time I hear about brushes that are so dense and how amazing they are. How a brush should have as much hair pushed into the knot at possible for it to be the "best." Well, after two years of wetshaving and about 6 different brushes I can honestly say its not black and white.
I started off with a small Vulfix and I thought it was a gift from God. I had a badger brush and real english shave cream. What more could I want? Ohh so I thought.
A few months down the line brought a Shavemac 167. Yes the 30mm Silvertip monster. This thing can lather enough for an army. So big and dense!
Over a year later, I got a Keny BK4. Huge bloom, small knot. Not dense and pretty floppy. Shouldnt be a nice brush....Well, I was wrong. Whats this....The lather gets on my face instead of being forced out of a huge overly packed knot. Less waste. And it feels like a cloud on my face.
Maybe its just YMMV. Maybe I just like this type of brush. Maybe its a personal thing. My point is that, this going out to the newbs, you dont need a huge, dense brush to get a good shave. And sometimes its just a case of to much!
I started off with a small Vulfix and I thought it was a gift from God. I had a badger brush and real english shave cream. What more could I want? Ohh so I thought.
A few months down the line brought a Shavemac 167. Yes the 30mm Silvertip monster. This thing can lather enough for an army. So big and dense!
Over a year later, I got a Keny BK4. Huge bloom, small knot. Not dense and pretty floppy. Shouldnt be a nice brush....Well, I was wrong. Whats this....The lather gets on my face instead of being forced out of a huge overly packed knot. Less waste. And it feels like a cloud on my face.
Maybe its just YMMV. Maybe I just like this type of brush. Maybe its a personal thing. My point is that, this going out to the newbs, you dont need a huge, dense brush to get a good shave. And sometimes its just a case of to much!