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    Default Your thoughts on Kent brushes?

    I'm still in the market for a nicer badger brush, a silver-tip. Kent has what seems to be a good reputation, but I'd like the opinions of those who own and use one. I'm looking at the BK-4 and BK-8. Thanks in advance.
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    Wayne,

    My BK4 is one of my favourite brushes; it works equally well for me with creams and hard soaps. Lovely and soft on the face !

    I also find the BK4 knot is just the right size for me.

    A lot of people here at SRP think it is a bit 'floppy & moppy', but I don't

    Have fun !

    Best regards

    Russ

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    They are one of the, I guess you can call them the big three in English Brushes; Rooney, Simpson/Vulfix, Kent. I have one and find the quality to be comparable to the others. The one I have is the B&B group buy and it's small with a short loft so it has a lot of backbone.
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    Kent brushes are extremely well made brushes that tend to have excellent flow through and very soft hair but perhaps only average back bone (at least when compared to other high end brushes such as Rooney or Simpson). The Kent BK4 was too floppy for my taste but, YMMV

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    Absolutely love my BK4. Some think its not up to the harder soaps, but that's not my experience....and it is so sweet on the face.

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    I have a BK-4 that I've used less than 10-15 times since I bought it a year ago. It's a nice brush, but for me personally it is too soft. Yes, it is very luxurious and feels great, and for me it worked better with creams as compared to hard soap, but not dense enough to face lather soap, IMHO...

    I've been contemplating selling the BK-4 as I don't use it, and better for someone to use than collect dust on the case/tube.

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    Default knots??

    hello all,

    I've seen posts referring to "knots" as related to brushes. what is this referring to?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Stultstastic View Post
    hello all,

    I've seen posts referring to "knots" as related to brushes. what is this referring to?

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    The diameter of the 'knot' of hair in the handle, as compared to the loft/length of the brush hair above the knot.

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    Well, I have a BK4 and like it a lot, but there's no denying that it's as soft and floppy as a particularly lazy Persian cat. It seems all wrong, and you'd think that hard soap would be off the menu, but somehow it seems to cope quite happily with anything up to and including Wool Fat.

    The word on the grapevine is that the BK8 is the one to go for, though it is decidedly on the large size (the BK12 is a monster). The tips are just as soft, but there's more backbone, apparently.

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    "The word on the grapevine is that the BK8 is the one to go for, though it is decidedly on the large size (the BK12 is a monster)."

    Sorry I read this! Thought I had mostly bypassed brush acquisition disorder. As a BK4 lover...I can only imagine the 8.

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