So I have been experimenting with soaps and creams lately since I've gotten back in to SR shaving. Currently I have castle forbes lavender cream, a bunch of MNS, MWF, and a few mama bear. I only have one brush a kent BK8. It is great for my very sensitive skin, but is extremely floppy. I love the feel, but now that I have seen what good lather looks like from others on the forums, I wanted more lather even if it means a stiffer brush. I figured I would get a new brush soon, but I'm not sure what I want yet (something with a finest or silvertip knot from TGN). I figured that either way my BK8 would be my go to cream brush since its so soft and feels wonderful on the skin.

At any rate after paying very close attention to what I like and dislike about my brush lately, I realized that the trouble I have with making lather isnt that the brush isnt lathering well, its that it sucks all of the lather to the center of the knot and the tips remain fairly latherless. The only way I get really good lather on my skin is if I squeeze it out of the brush.

Am I doing something wrong, is this a trait that is inherent in certain types of knots that I should avoid in my next brush? Any ideas??