Thread: Should I buy a bigger brush?

Originally Posted by Jasongreat

Another question is I usually load the brush then build the lather on my face, is it better to do it in a mug or scuttle instead. Thanks again.

For some creams I rub it over my beard until it's an even paste then go over it with the brush to whip it up. It's tough to load a brush with a dense cream, and this works really well for me. Plus, it just about works as it's own prep.

My opinion:

Larger brushes can be 'floppy' when full of lather and they lose their umm... turgor (for lack of a better word). Sometimes it almost seems like the bristles wilt under the stress of so much water and lather... they just aren't rigid, so rather than massaging lather onto your face you end up painting it on. For this reason, I don't like big brushes.

Shorter bristles maintain their stiffness, and if you have nice, soft bristles (like silvertip) you can really work your lather against your beard and it can feel really nice against your face.

You won't really know what you like until you try, but a giant brush is not the way to go IMO.

If you plan on getting another brush, I would go with something mid-sized to start with.

From the few I've tried, some of the bigger ones with finer hair can be a bit mop like and eat lather like its going out of fashion..!

I like the medium to large sized ones with slightly stiffer bristles. They make good lather, they dont soak up loads of suds and water and they get the lather onto your face well.

Originally Posted by Jasongreat

.... since reading a post by JimmmyHAD where he said he rinses his face before reapplying. It seems like he was talking about useing soap whereas I use cream, should I also rinse before re-applying?

I believe Jimmy was referring to in between passes. After you apply lather and complete a pass, rinse your entire face with hot water. This goes for soaps, creams and uberlather. I also take this time to map my face a bit and see if I can expect shorter or longer whiskers in certain parts. After the second pass, the HWR will tell me if I need another full pass, half pass on just a certain area or if I can go to touch-ups. The hot water will also facilitate the next lathering.

Originally Posted by Jasongreat

Thanks for all the input guys, especially max's warning of this being another AD, God as well as my pocketbook knows I dont need another one of those.

I'm sorry - I have to ask. You carry a pocketbook? I figured Jason was a boy's name... Not that there's anything wrong with that!

Stephen's woodworking...fantastic...I have the 28mm...perfect balance of long soft silvertip with a 'stiffness' to it as well...highly recommend it...