Just tried out my new Simpson's Chubby 1 in super badger this evening. It used about half a puck of CS brand vanilla shaving soap before I realized I overloaded it and it removed 14 layers of skin from my face, but other than that, I thought it was a fabulous little face scrubber. Not an everyday brush, but I do like it a lot.

I noticed it lost about 5 or 6 hairs. I soaked it for about 6 minutes straight out of the box before lathering up. I know those knots are pushing the bounds of how much hair can be wrapped in a small brush knot, so I am not concerned, but I would feel a bit more at ease if anyone else has noticed the same thing. My other "premium" brushes (a Dovo Silvertip and a Shavemac buffalo horn in silvertip) have never lost a single hair, and I've read that Simpson's QC has fallen off what one would expect in the last few years. Wanna make sure I didn't pick up a dud. After finding out Georgetown sent my shaving scuttle to Afghanistan instead of Germany today, I don't think I can handle too many more shaving disappointments...haha