Now that I finally have my hands on one, I feel comfortable discussing it on B&B without having to worry about a run on Jim's stock before I could get one for myself. I have been eying this brush from Jim's Rooney Limited Edition page for quite some time now, and much to my surprise received the brush as a Christmas gift from my family.
In summary: it's beautiful. I've never been partial to ivory colored brushes, but this one shines like nobody's business. I have a weakness for tortoise, and the double band around the middle is just great. I've seen photos of Stubbies before, but it's difficult to appreciate their qualities until you're holding one. Some notes of interest:
Though I could continue to wax poetic for pages and pages, I may be better served by posting the photos and having an afternoon shave. Sorry the photos are so large, I don't have my camera, or my laptop, so I can't easily edit them down to an appropriate size like I normally would. Oh well! Cya, B&B!
Comparison with X2L and 3/1, all dry and "pre bloom."
Post Bloom LE, with Pre Bloom X2L and 3/1. The 3/1 has a similar but smaller bloom when wet, though the X2L does not expand much past this size wet or dry.
In summary: it's beautiful. I've never been partial to ivory colored brushes, but this one shines like nobody's business. I have a weakness for tortoise, and the double band around the middle is just great. I've seen photos of Stubbies before, but it's difficult to appreciate their qualities until you're holding one. Some notes of interest:
- The brush handle is smaller than I anticipated, but I do not find it uncomfortable as it is not so much smaller than my 3/1.
- For having such a small handle, the brush has noticeably more heft than I thought it would. That is not to say the brush is heavy, but that it is appreciably weighted and well made.
- The lettering is gorgeous and pristine. It is difficult to capture their sharpness and handsomeness in a photo.
- I may need a second one.
Though I could continue to wax poetic for pages and pages, I may be better served by posting the photos and having an afternoon shave. Sorry the photos are so large, I don't have my camera, or my laptop, so I can't easily edit them down to an appropriate size like I normally would. Oh well! Cya, B&B!
Comparison with X2L and 3/1, all dry and "pre bloom."
Post Bloom LE, with Pre Bloom X2L and 3/1. The 3/1 has a similar but smaller bloom when wet, though the X2L does not expand much past this size wet or dry.
