Simpsons Rover in Best

[Edinburgh]

After breaking it in with multiple test lathers, I've tried this brush with MWF and with Provence Sante. So far, its generation of lather has been limited and its flow through hasn't been very good.

I'm sad to say that I'm underwhelmed.

Can anyone offer some advice regarding the use of this brush to its full potential?

 

[beginish]

I personally find the Rover to be a great latherer. I suggest that you try loading more soap first, and see if that improves things.

 

[brucered]

both of the those products are on the firmer side and like beginish said, you may not be loading enough.

i find when loading products like that, it takes much longer then using softer soaps.

try loading for a good full minute and see what happens. there should be no problems creating and releasing lather with the Rover. I had one in the past and did not have issues with lather.

 

[njpaddy]

Can anyone offer some advice regarding the use of this brush to its full potential?

Keep using it. I was unsure about mine the first few shaves, but the more I used it the better it got. It's my favorite brush for hard soaps like Harris, GFT & Tabac.

 

[hedonist222]

I find it takes copious amounts of effort to load a soap (especially a hard soap) as compared to a cream.

 

[Marco]

More soap and more loading time is often the proper answer to a weak lather. Timothy, please post pics of your attempts in order to give a better evaluation.

 

[Mad Man]

+1 to waaay heavier loading. Those Simpsons knots are so dense that I double my normal "count" when swirling on a puck. It's the brush equivalent of a big block V8 in a 4000lb car to a 250cc bike engine pulling 90-odd kilos of frame - you're gonna need a lot more fuel to get to the same destination. In this case fuel being soap.

 

[hedonist222]

+1 to waaay heavier loading. Those Simpsons knots are so dense that I double my normal "count" when swirling on a puck. It's the brush equivalent of a big block V8 in a 4000lb car to a 250cc bike engine pulling 90-odd kilos of frame - you're gonna need a lot more fuel to get to the same destination. In this case fuel being soap.

Thanks for putting it like that. I completely understand the reference.

 

[lt114]

+1 to waaay heavier loading. Those Simpsons knots are so dense that I double my normal "count" when swirling on a puck. It's the brush equivalent of a big block V8 in a 4000lb car to a 250cc bike engine pulling 90-odd kilos of frame - you're gonna need a lot more fuel to get to the same destination. In this case fuel being soap.

I completely agree. Dense knots like the Rover require more product to perform properly.

 

[Edinburgh]

Timothy, please post pics of your attempts in order to give a better evaluation.

I will.

 

[celestino]

More soap and more loading time is often the proper answer to a weak lather.

+1

 

[Edinburgh]

The pendulum has now swung toward the opposite direction, Gentlemen.

The lather looks very nice in the photos, but it had too much volume to the point of being rather sticky; its consistency was steadily approaching that of warm meringue. Obviously, I used too much product, but the addition of water afterwards didn't seem to help. I eventually stopped adding water for fear of ruining the lather entirely.

It took me about ten minutes to achieve this and shortly before I stopped swirling, it still seemed as if the lather would not generate in a satisfactory amount. It's as if there's no in-between the two extremes with this brush.

I have never had the slightest degree of trouble lathering Tabac with any other brush. Most other brushes I use produce creamy and copious amounts of lather in about 30 seconds.

I'm nowhere near being ready to give up on this little brush, but so far I am not pleased with it.

 

[MaxP]

The last two Simpson best brushes I have had acted like they were afraid of water. The behavior was strange.

I washed the Duke 2 in Dawn dish soap three times. Then I let it soak in Dawn for about an hour. It lathers much better now. Its staill not as good as the old Duke I had, but I'm hopeful it'll improve with use.

My advice, wash that Rover, thoroughly. Use Dawn or Baby shampoo. But wash it really good. Then use it. Use it a lot. It'll improve and reward you well.

 

[Edinburgh]

Here is my recent post together with the photos that I had originally intended to include:


The pendulum has now swung toward the opposite direction, Gentlemen.





The lather looks very nice in the photos, but it had too much volume to the point of being rather sticky; its consistency was steadily approaching that of warm meringue. Obviously, I used too much product, but the addition of water afterwards didn't seem to help. I eventually stopped adding water for fear of ruining the lather entirely.

It took me about ten minutes to achieve this and shortly before I stopped swirling, it still seemed as if the lather would not generate in a satisfactory amount. It's as if there's no in-between the two extremes with this brush.

I have never had the slightest degree of trouble lathering Tabac with any other brush. Most other brushes I use produce creamy and copious amounts of lather in about 30 seconds.

I'm nowhere near being ready to give up on this little brush, but so far I am not pleased with it.