Multiple brushes: Why?

[Zhukov]

I guess I have to ask - I went through a few pages of the forum but didn't notice any particular thread that would address this question: Why do people collect multiple brushes? I can see having different knives in the kitchen for different cutting tasks, but if a brush works well for you, why would you have multiple brushes that do the same thing? It's like having multiple knives that all do the same thing using the analogy above.

Not that I'm against it; more toys are always good.

 

[Mr. Igg]

I guess I have to ask - I went through a few pages of the forum but didn't notice any particular thread that would address this question: Why do people collect multiple brushes? I can see having different knives in the kitchen for different cutting tasks, but if a brush works well for you, why would you have multiple brushes that do the same thing? It's like having multiple knives that all do the same thing using the analogy above.

Not that I'm against it; more toys are always good.

Because we can.

You're exactly right: you need one brush (assuming you don't use a brushless cream...). Beyond that, it's another variable adding variety (and for many of us, enjoyment) and changing the routine to an experience. Some gents use a scrubbier brush during the week, and enjoy a luxurious silvertip on the weekends. Others have a smaller, firmer brush that might help optimize their use of soaps, and play that off against a larger, lusher brush for creams. The gear/toys argument is also a factor. Finally, there's an argument also that, similar to alternating between more than one pair of shoes, alternating brushes could prolong their life by allowing them to dry completely.

 

[cfriend]

I've got a short loft, stiffbacked Rooney 3/1 Super for face lathering soaps, a long loft, huge knot 28mm Shavemac 220 for pampering myself with a nice cream, and the BBE as an all around daily driver. I would assume others with multiple brushes have similar excuses reasons.

 

[Mr. Igg]

I've got a short loft, stiffbacked Rooney 3/1 Super for face lathering soaps, a long loft, huge knot 28mm Shavemac 220 for pampering myself with a nice cream, and the BBE as an all around daily driver. I would assume others with multiple brushes have similar excuses reasons.

I have very close to the same set up (SM 23mm and Omega 6215 + Rooney & BBE)!

 

[dpmtherrien]

I guess I have to ask - I went through a few pages of the forum but didn't notice any particular thread that would address this question: Why do people collect multiple brushes? I can see having different knives in the kitchen for different cutting tasks, but if a brush works well for you, why would you have multiple brushes that do the same thing? It's like having multiple knives that all do the same thing using the analogy above.

Not that I'm against it; more toys are always good.

I have several brushes. I like a smaller brush, 19-23mm, but I also have a 25mm. I have both super badger and silvertip, and I guess it all depends on how I feel at the time of the shave. Sometimes I like the softer silvertip, and sometimes I want the super badger which is a bit firmer. I guess I like having the options.

All the best,

Paul

 

[bythbook]

I had a similar discussion with wundergussy today: why do we acquire & collect...?

Answer: some of us have a "stuff gene" as in, we need to get stuff. That's all. Books, razors, brushes, AS, EDT, SS, SC - CDs, DVDs.... (Wives?) - These are mine.

And I see that there are folks on here who have the "watch stuff gene" and the "coffee stuff gene" and the "tea stuff gene." Oh, yeah - beer stuff, too.

Can't explain it. But there it is.

 

[drP]

There's no rationale for this, really...not at all....only one brush suffices...seriously...

 

[norman931]

AD. It's a sickness.
Thankfully, that one missed me. I have only one badger brush, a lowly Kent BK2.
My downfall was RAD. I wound up with (an embarrassing number) of safety and straight razors, when one of each would do nicely.

 

[cfriend]

There's no rationale for this, really...not at all....only one brush suffices...seriously...

At first I was impressed, then I realized there was a mirror in play. Now I say ho-hum.

 

[Doc4]

... oh, and DrP wasn't using a mirror.

Finally, there's an argument also that, similar to alternating between more than one pair of shoes, alternating brushes could prolong their life by allowing them to dry completely.

This is one argument that I ascribe to.

Seriously.

Yes, it makes a nice excuse to buy more brushes, but still ...

 

[hurricane]

I myself have a nice Omega silvertip to pamper my self with nice creams, Edwin Jagger Best Badger for my normal soap puck use, and a crab tree and evelyn pure bader for my tavel days. Any yes more toys equals more fun!!!

 

[strat1117]

You certainly don't need 50 brushes, that's just for fun, and there is no reason not to have that kind of fun if you can afford it. It is NOT a sickness, as was stated by another poster, unless you are spending money that you should be using to pay for food or rent or the like. Certainly, it is reasonable to have at least 3 or 4 brushes, unless of course you use exactly the same SS/SC every day, in which case just 2 similar brushes would do nicely.

 

[kwk285]

I have two. A C&E best for home and a best quality travel brush.

 

[3fa]

i had lots of brushes (not nearly as mny as drP of course) ranging from 30mm down to 18mm.
in the end i just settled for just 1 my trusty Chubby 1 super.
one brush is enough, multiple razors however is another story

 

[Holton181]

There's no rationale for this, really...not at all....only one brush suffices...seriously...

O. M. G.


Even without the mirror action...

Can I come over? I promise it will have nothing to do with me stealing your horde there.

 

[Blackstangal]

WOW!!!!!!

There's no rationale for this, really...not at all....only one brush suffices...seriously...

 

[Blackstangal]

I have several vintage brushes because I dont like to use the same brush on different soaps.One brush for each soap.6 different soaps,6 different brushes.

 

[TSWebster]

Well I need 2 brushes at the least, during summer one would work but in winter after 24hrs my brush is still slightly damp and a constantly wet brush has a shorter life span and could end up with something nasty growing inside the knot.

 

[Maduro]

I think that a brush for creams, one for soaps and one to travel with isn't unreasonable. I use an AOS for travel, an Edwin Jagger medium silver tip for creams and a Hans-Jurgen Muller Badger brush because of it's firm bristles for soaps.

 

[msandoval858]

I'm not sick at all... drP is proof of that. My small collection of only say, 50 brushes, is nothing compared to his