I got a boar brush PIFed to me (I know I should be able to afford one but my AD was bad and SWMBO has me on a tight monetary leash. Lt114 was extremely giving and PIFed me a nice boar brush to try.
Boy am I grateful. I like my VDH pure badger but it's a tad floppy and although the bristles pick up a decent amount of soap, it can be pretty tough to pick up enough soap with it.
I tried a soft badger brush, was an old member's brush but still nice and also broken in, and while face lathering I'm sure would be great, it was not so easy to switch from the pure badger and bowl lather because the bristles were tough to pick up enough soap (this is technique, but still it wasn't easy).
With the Boar brush it was not floppy at all despite being softer than I expected (but it was also broken in) and it lathered very easily! I'm almost questioning my badger purchase for my first brush because not only is this brush amazing for bowl lathering it is extremely easy to use and I think all newbies should at least try both.
Thanks so much lt114 and B&B!
Boy am I grateful. I like my VDH pure badger but it's a tad floppy and although the bristles pick up a decent amount of soap, it can be pretty tough to pick up enough soap with it.
I tried a soft badger brush, was an old member's brush but still nice and also broken in, and while face lathering I'm sure would be great, it was not so easy to switch from the pure badger and bowl lather because the bristles were tough to pick up enough soap (this is technique, but still it wasn't easy).
With the Boar brush it was not floppy at all despite being softer than I expected (but it was also broken in) and it lathered very easily! I'm almost questioning my badger purchase for my first brush because not only is this brush amazing for bowl lathering it is extremely easy to use and I think all newbies should at least try both.
Thanks so much lt114 and B&B!