Thread: Almost sold my brush ..... Happened just the other day ....

Sung to the tune of "Almost cut my hair," if you're old enough to remember that.

This thread is really about my finding that brushes can 'break in. When I first got this limited edition Rooney I was really into scritchy brushes and this one wasn't that. It was a limited edition sponsored by a vendor in Great Britain, for a charity gift to a hospital, and made by Rooney as detailed here. Advertised as being made with a special Super grade from Rooney's Heritage line of hair.

This was around the time that the Heritage line had first come out. So I went for it. The brush had strong backbone but no scritch. At the time I had a case of brush acquisition disorder, and a large rotation of them. I used this brush a fair amount, trying to give it a chance, but it didn't excite me. So I put it in its box in the closet and forgot about it. Then time passed and I sold some brushes. Decided to sell this one too.

Took it out of the box and took some photos but decided to take it out for a spin one more time. I hadn't used it in a year or two. Lathered up with some Trumpers and low and behold I felt a little scritch. I don't know if my few years older face has changed, my technique, or what, but it had some of the celebrated scritch. So I began using this brush more often and darned if it isn't improving even more. So, going back to the '60s and glad I cut my 'freak flag' years ago. Also glad, fast forwarding to the 21st century, that I didn't sell my brush.

Me thinks yer face is breakin in more than yer brush Jimmy.