I received my Chubby 2 synthetic a couple of days ago and have had a couple of shaves since.
For reference, I face lather and have the following brushes:
Semogue 610 and 830
Chubby 1 best
Saville Row Silvertip
The Chubby 2 is my first synthetic and honestly I’m wondering why I bought it. I really like the Chubby 1 in best and the first couple of shaves with the Chubby 2 were dissapointing. I wasn’t able to get any splay and the knot is very tight. No scrubby action like my Chubby 1 or boar brushes. Do I just need to be patient and will the synthetic “break-in” at all?
I’m honestly thinking of a quick catch and release on this brush and picking up another Chubby 1 or Duke 3 in Best to rotate. I could have started with a much cheaper synthetic, but figured go big of go home. There are a lot of fans on the forum of the Chubby 2, am I missing something?
For reference, I face lather and have the following brushes:
Semogue 610 and 830
Chubby 1 best
Saville Row Silvertip
The Chubby 2 is my first synthetic and honestly I’m wondering why I bought it. I really like the Chubby 1 in best and the first couple of shaves with the Chubby 2 were dissapointing. I wasn’t able to get any splay and the knot is very tight. No scrubby action like my Chubby 1 or boar brushes. Do I just need to be patient and will the synthetic “break-in” at all?
I’m honestly thinking of a quick catch and release on this brush and picking up another Chubby 1 or Duke 3 in Best to rotate. I could have started with a much cheaper synthetic, but figured go big of go home. There are a lot of fans on the forum of the Chubby 2, am I missing something?