How are these with creams for a face latherer? I have a 3/1 and love it but would like to try it. I do switch both soaps and creams if that helps. I am guessing this brush is as firm as the 3/1.
Rooney 1/1
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Buy it and we'll tell you!
my 1/1 is in super, and it works out pretty well. Using it with PdP cream and Bigelow. I have some other creams on the way, but I think it lathered great with those two, I don't expect it to be much different. I also face lather. I end up with enough to do 3-4 passes and a little cleanup, which is my threshold. Not sure what your 3/1 is but I would think it would be similar to the 3/1.
my 1/1 is in super, and it works out pretty well. Using it with PdP cream and Bigelow. I have some other creams on the way, but I think it lathered great with those two, I don't expect it to be much different. I also face lather. I end up with enough to do 3-4 passes and a little cleanup, which is my threshold. Not sure what your 3/1 is but I would think it would be similar to the 3/1.
The 1/1, in Super is utterly fantastic!
i have a 3/1 as well, and the two compliment each other very well; however, the 1/1 has a shorter loft and a little more resiliency which makes it better suited to face lathering. if i had to pick between the two it would be the 1/1.
i have a 3/1 as well, and the two compliment each other very well; however, the 1/1 has a shorter loft and a little more resiliency which makes it better suited to face lathering. if i had to pick between the two it would be the 1/1.
According to Vintageblades, both the 1/1 and 3/1 have a 48mm loft; only the handle style & height differ. So this is incorrect?
I have a 1/1 and a 3/1. Loft size the same.
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So if you had to pick one over the other which would it be for a face lather who uses soaps and creams.
I have a 3/1 in fine badger but wanted to get a 1/1 in super or 3/1 in super even but need a little guidance.
So if you had to pick one over the other which would it be for a face lather who uses soaps and creams.
1/1. The handle is great. It'll be different from your 3/1 Fine. You can even ask Jim or Erin at Vintage Blades to select one with a particularly short loft if you want that.
-Andy
So if you had to pick one over the other which would it be for a face lather who uses soaps and creams.
I do have a preference but it is purely for aesthetic reasons and my aesthetics are probably not a good predictor of your aesthetics.
Functionally I can say the very slightly longer handle on the style 3 might be better for someone with bigger hands than I have. For me, both handles are AOK from a functional point of view. I do happen to like the *look* of the style 1 a little more, but that doesn't mean it isn't just the opposite for you or anyone else.
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I agree though I do like the look of the 1 better. Hmm , perhaps I will just give it a go I was ust unsure of it performance wise. Thanks for all your help gents.
I find the Rooney 1/1 in Super works just as good with creams as it does soaps.
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Just a little quick question, should the 1/1 fit in the palm of your hand? I have a friend who has a Rooney 1 and it's small enough to fit in the palm of my hand and my hands are not huge. Is that true?
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I'm just trying to get an idea if its the 1/1 or not that I held. It pretty much wnt from the base of the palm to right under the fingers like less than a quarter inch under. That sound about right for a 1/1? Or is that a 1/2?
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From Vintagblades -
1/1 - Handle height: 42mm
1/2 - Handle height: 48 mm
1/1 - Handle height: 42mm
1/2 - Handle height: 48 mm
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Not to sound ungreatful but I'm running errands and thought to ask the comparison by hand size.
I think you have it right. The palm of my hand is 111mm and the overall brush height is 90mm.
I only have the 1/1 and is amazing for soaps try with this if you have the 3/1.
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thanks Robert. I went with the 1/1 based off the recommendations from you gents. I also brought over my 3/1 to do a side by side comparison with the brush my friend has and it was just a tad bit taller than his rooney 1 . The one seems like the perfect size for my preference and better for those who lather at the base of the handle.
