Is Bigger Better?
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I prefered a smaller stubby brush with a short loft, total heights around 100mm, with 19 and 21mm kots. I then tried a FS cubby in faux horn (still yet to shed a hair), 26mm kot and a 60mm loft. I havent looked back. I found that my lather improved greatly. Even my synth travel brush is around 125mm total heigh and a 27mm knot. SO I would say while not better bigger is defo one to have a round.
You'll never know if you like it till you give one a try.
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Bigger is better! But I think a Simpson Chubby, Morris and Forndran, Thater, or Rooney Heritage would serve you better than the Kent.
Some describe the Kent BK12 as cloudlike and pillowy. I've never used one so I can't really say for sure.... but if I were to buy a Kent brush to try it would be the next size down..... the BK8. I've never tried a truely huge brush though.... biggest knot I have is a 25mm.
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My first brush was a 20mm.
After replacing that with a 22mm, I couldn't figure out how I stuck with the smaller brush for so long.
After replacing that with a few 24mm knots, I couldn't figure out how I stuck with the smaller brush for so long.
I took this data and placed it on a graph below. It shows empirically that bigger is better.
Bigger[ ......................./...
See, it's science, you need a bigger brush.
After replacing that with a 22mm, I couldn't figure out how I stuck with the smaller brush for so long.
After replacing that with a few 24mm knots, I couldn't figure out how I stuck with the smaller brush for so long.
I took this data and placed it on a graph below. It shows empirically that bigger is better.
Bigger[ ......................./...
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Not Bigger...[ ./........................[--------------------
Not better..........Better
See, it's science, you need a bigger brush.
It all depends on HOW you intend on using the new brush.
what are you looking for? A bowl lathering brush or a face lathering brush?
what are you looking for? A bowl lathering brush or a face lathering brush?
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I do both, but more often i bowl lather.
You won't find a single brush that does both exceptional well.
I find that some of the "super hero" sized bowl brushes are just too big to fit in most of my lather bowls. I have a Polo 12 that makes my Georgetown scuttle look like a brush scuttle. The brush is too large to get into just about everything and whip up a decent lather.
I have a Rooney 3XL that is a killer face lathering brush but is pitiful making a lather in a bowl.
You first must decide how you want to use a brush before you go out looking for one.
I used my Rooney today and had a fantastic face lathering experience with it. If you are looking for a very large face lathering brush you would be hard pressed to find one larger and better suited to face lathering than the Rooney heritage 3XL stubby
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Like Turtle says, how you intend on using it.
I'm strictly a face-latherer and a small or medium size brush is all I need.
Guess it comes down to what you like.
I much prefer a smaller brush. I have a 26mm TGN STA which is simply too big.
I face lathet with an Omega Syntex Pro 49, and it's really good with Arko. I'm a big guy, so I need a big brush on my big face.
I like bigger brushes, 28/30mm but I wouldn't say they're better, it's just my preference. A whole lot of luxury.
I still don't know how people get lather all over the place just because of the size. It's not a fire hose for goodness sake. Who needs a brush to be a sniper or ninja star...
Better at what? My usual brush is a Kent BK8, which I can recommend without reservation. For bowl lathering it is wonderful. It makes lather quickly and carries a lot of lather to the face. It also puts plenty of lather in my ears and holds enough lather for another pass after I've lathered my face.
I find it a bit too soft for face lathering. I personally wouldn't go any bigger.
I find it a bit too soft for face lathering. I personally wouldn't go any bigger.
I believe there is also a religious proof:
God made the universe.
The universe is getting bigger.
Therefore, bigger is better.
Bigger is not necessarily better IMHO.
My biggest brush is a Kent BK12 and it bowl lathers excellently.
My smallest brush is an EJ Medium Silvertip and it bowl lathers excellently.
My floppiest knot is a Vulfix 2234 Silvertip and that bowl lathers excellently.
My denser brushes (Simpsons and M&F's) also bowl lather excellently.
When bowl lathering size and density are both relatively unimportant.
There are, however, some brushes which are just too dense to bowl lather as well as I would like (such as a Chubby 2 - it takes an age to get a decent lather, and all 2-band brushes I've ever used (apart from a L7 2-band), have been a PITA to use in a bowl.
I can't speak for face lathering though (as I don't face lather), and I suspect that changes in density and size might give very different outcomes.
My biggest brush is a Kent BK12 and it bowl lathers excellently.
My smallest brush is an EJ Medium Silvertip and it bowl lathers excellently.
My floppiest knot is a Vulfix 2234 Silvertip and that bowl lathers excellently.
My denser brushes (Simpsons and M&F's) also bowl lather excellently.
When bowl lathering size and density are both relatively unimportant.
There are, however, some brushes which are just too dense to bowl lather as well as I would like (such as a Chubby 2 - it takes an age to get a decent lather, and all 2-band brushes I've ever used (apart from a L7 2-band), have been a PITA to use in a bowl.
I can't speak for face lathering though (as I don't face lather), and I suspect that changes in density and size might give very different outcomes.
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Depends on you. I face lather 99.9% of the time. I find that anything over 26mm is way to big for me. I usually use 20-24mm brushes.
