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If you love small brushes, you need to have one of these. Just some quick comments about my ratings, before you guys start thinking I've shorted my new favorite brush. For what it's worth, I've had over a dozen Simpsons now as well as a few Rooneys and Vie-Longs, so I like to think I know my brushes fairly well...
Price: I was skeptical. The 55 has the same size knot as the $38 Special but with an $89 price tag. But it is easily worth the extra money.
Quality: Top notch. This is where half of the extra $50 goes. The knot on this brush is a perfect bulb where my Special looks like the moon, covered in "craters" of poorly sorted, shorter hairs. The handle is nice and heavy too, easily heavier than my Berkeley, which is substantially larger.
Density: This is where the other half comes in. There is enough hair in here to make easily two Specials and a Wee Scot. I would compare it favorably to a Rooney 1/1.
Stiffness/Softness: I hate this rating. You get Simpsons Best hair, which isn't the stiffest, or the softest, but the (IMHO) perfect balance of the two. The hair and density give you plenty of backbone while the tips are a beautiful cream color that feels absolutely perfect.
Ergonomics: 10/10 if you have small hands. I'm rating this brush for my 5'7" frame so it gets the 10. If you are 6'4" like my brother with hands to match, you will probably want something a little larger.
Latherability: The only problem I encountered here was user error. I've been using small, normally dense brushes so I have a tendency to put too little cream on a large or very dense brush. Once I got that sorted out, lathered like a champ and let it go no problem.
Get a Fifty Series. Your SBAD will thank you.
While my review technically gives it a 91%, I have to say this is the best brush I've owned bar none.
Price: I was skeptical. The 55 has the same size knot as the $38 Special but with an $89 price tag. But it is easily worth the extra money.
Quality: Top notch. This is where half of the extra $50 goes. The knot on this brush is a perfect bulb where my Special looks like the moon, covered in "craters" of poorly sorted, shorter hairs. The handle is nice and heavy too, easily heavier than my Berkeley, which is substantially larger.
Density: This is where the other half comes in. There is enough hair in here to make easily two Specials and a Wee Scot. I would compare it favorably to a Rooney 1/1.
Stiffness/Softness: I hate this rating. You get Simpsons Best hair, which isn't the stiffest, or the softest, but the (IMHO) perfect balance of the two. The hair and density give you plenty of backbone while the tips are a beautiful cream color that feels absolutely perfect.
Ergonomics: 10/10 if you have small hands. I'm rating this brush for my 5'7" frame so it gets the 10. If you are 6'4" like my brother with hands to match, you will probably want something a little larger.
Latherability: The only problem I encountered here was user error. I've been using small, normally dense brushes so I have a tendency to put too little cream on a large or very dense brush. Once I got that sorted out, lathered like a champ and let it go no problem.
Get a Fifty Series. Your SBAD will thank you.
While my review technically gives it a 91%, I have to say this is the best brush I've owned bar none.
