I have recently (4 - 5 weeks ago) bought a Simpson Chubby 1 to complement my Semogue 620 and Omega trave brush. I have not had any experience with badger brushes and assumed it would be a more refined version of a boar and would start off great without needing to break it in but I am struggling to produce enough good quality lather for my 2nd and 3rd pass.
I've removing a lot of water (squeezing out the brush after soaking) which resulted in a good first shave volume but left the brush dry or thin for pass 2 and 3.
I've left more water in, shake out 3 times just causes a bubbly thin mess while shaking out more thoroughly allows a better quality lather, similar to the consistency of what I expect from the soaps (primarily MWF and Cella) based on a few years of using them with boar brushes). However it's not enough volume so I go back to lathering again (feels like it take up to 40 seconds to produce a good load that can lather on my face).
However by this point the amount of moisture has dropped enough that loading is inefficient.
Are there any recommendations on how I should be loading this brush and how my loading technique could be improved?
Some background on the other 2 brushes -
The Semogue is very well broken in and I can get more than enough perfect voluminous lather for a 3 pass shave after giving it a twirl on soft soaps (such as Proraso and Cella) for 10 - 20 seconds and on a hard soap (such as Mitchell's Wool Fat) for 20 seconds. Both lathers have great volume and moisture in them however the Semogue feels the best and is far faster.
I've removing a lot of water (squeezing out the brush after soaking) which resulted in a good first shave volume but left the brush dry or thin for pass 2 and 3.
I've left more water in, shake out 3 times just causes a bubbly thin mess while shaking out more thoroughly allows a better quality lather, similar to the consistency of what I expect from the soaps (primarily MWF and Cella) based on a few years of using them with boar brushes). However it's not enough volume so I go back to lathering again (feels like it take up to 40 seconds to produce a good load that can lather on my face).
However by this point the amount of moisture has dropped enough that loading is inefficient.
Are there any recommendations on how I should be loading this brush and how my loading technique could be improved?
Some background on the other 2 brushes -
The Semogue is very well broken in and I can get more than enough perfect voluminous lather for a 3 pass shave after giving it a twirl on soft soaps (such as Proraso and Cella) for 10 - 20 seconds and on a hard soap (such as Mitchell's Wool Fat) for 20 seconds. Both lathers have great volume and moisture in them however the Semogue feels the best and is far faster.