Do you Splay ?
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I splay a little bit. Enough pressure to open the hairs up a bit. I find that this both reduces the scrubbiness of the Tweezerman Brush and also helps to keep plumes of lather contained and keep them from running or dripping. Plus you can scoop up excess lather with an open brush.
I'm not overly concerned about damage to the brush because of how cheap it was/is. If I have to.....i'll buy another.
Hope this helps Ambrose
I'm not overly concerned about damage to the brush because of how cheap it was/is. If I have to.....i'll buy another.
Hope this helps Ambrose
I do it when loading the brush with soap, but not while (face) lathering.
Just a little to get some of the embedded lather,particularly from that big Rooney I got from you Ambrose 
I splay when loading the brush and lathering. Guilty as charged.
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Just a little to get some of the embedded lather,particularly from that big Rooney I got from you Ambrose
Large brushes are so nice, they do take more water and more soap but man the feel on the skin and the tons of lather you get its fantastic.
How are you liking it and the samples?
Im down to 3 brushes 2 large 1 small.
I have never even thought about it. Maybe I'll pay attention to that tomorrow morning.
What does Art do??
What does Art do??
Im a splayer.
Only when loading soap on my brush. Putting it on my face no.
I don't do it on purpose, but....I have a Rooney 3/1 and the design of the handle allows it to slide down into the lather bowl. I also use a ShaveMac with a horn handle and it has a ring that catches on the side preventing the plunge.
I try to let the bristles maintain their natural shape, when possible.
I try to let the bristles maintain their natural shape, when possible.
If splay means to push the brush down and opening up the hairs, then yes. I only splay a tad bit when lathering the face, don't do so much when loading my brush w/ creams though.
Very little splay when loading the brush, LOTS of splay when face lathering.
I really don't know how you could build a lather without splaying, especially with a dense brush. Take the Rooney 3, 1. It's so dense and has such a small foot print that without splaying it's like using a pencil eraser to build a lather.
However, I don't think it works as good with a floppy brush like the Kent Bk4. I used mine daily for one year and made it splay out. Now it has absolutely zero backbone.
In closing, I do splay the brush out loading it and building lather on my face, but how much depends on how dense the brush is.
However, I don't think it works as good with a floppy brush like the Kent Bk4. I used mine daily for one year and made it splay out. Now it has absolutely zero backbone.
In closing, I do splay the brush out loading it and building lather on my face, but how much depends on how dense the brush is.
Round up the usual suspects.........
I splay everyday.
I am a Splayer! But not when loading the brush. Lathering in my bowl i gently pump sometimes while swirling the brush around to fully load it, then go to town splaying on my face.
In deference to the ultimate sacrifice made by the badger, just so I can own a silvertip brush, I splay everyday!
cool Badger pic!
I semi splay... mostly to get under the nose in the stash area and also when loading the brush with soap to get it deep into the breach.
I semi splay... mostly to get under the nose in the stash area and also when loading the brush with soap to get it deep into the breach.
Yes I splay, I believe in it. It really helps when lathering with a boars hair brush, the lather is created a lot faster of the bristles are splayed.
