What's your absolute favorite brush for face lathering ?

[CHSeifert]

I wonder if you face latherers prefer a small precise brush with backbone, a big luxurious huge bloomer or a 2-Bander with extra backbone - let's hear it.
Name your favorite brush for face lathering and why this brush just does the trick for you, when it comes to face lathering

I just finished testing my 5 day old Rooney Heritage Stubby 2XL after rinsing and soaking it for 3-4 hours.
Got a very nice shave with the Lavanda old version cream mixed with AOS Lavender.

This could end up being my overall favorite, but I do like a bit of scrub, so so far my favorite still is Simpson Chubby 2 in 2-Band Super.

 

[Absolute Mustard]

Was Duke 3

Now Muhle Kosmo Synthetic

 

[shave~extacy]

Soft soaps- Duke2 Hard soaps- Tgn finest 24mm fan Creams- Tgn silvertip grade A 24mm bulb

 

[jpipes3]

I face lather 100% of the time, and I definitely prefer smaller brushes. I just sold my Semogue 2011 LE Badger 1, which has a 24/48 2-band knot. That's about as big as I can go, and only if it has a lot of backbone and won't splay much. I generally look for brushes with 22-24mm knots, and lofts around 44-46. I'd opt for 2-band whenever possible. Current brushes are a Berkeley and a Deruitem custom TGN Finest with a 22/45 knot.

 

[CHSeifert]

Keep the posts coming, guys - I find all the answers very interesting

 

[Lamar]

When I started I had only a Parker Best Badger and a 30 year old boar and I preferred the badger. I just got a Semogue 830 boar and a Vie-Long 13601m horse and I'm just loving the Vie-Long. It seems to hold as much water as my badger but has plenty of scritch to it when handled with a heavy hand, soft as my badger with a light hand. The backbone is much lighter than the boar but stronger than the badger. Just so loving it. I have used it 4 times in the past 5 days.

 

[h22o999]

I have numerous TGN finest fans that I love for face lathering but if I had to pick just one of my brushes I would say it would be my Rooney heritage stubby 1XL.

 

[Agravic]

shavemac finest D01 2-band I believe it's called.

 

[breadstick]

Either a Semogue 620 or a Chubby 2 in super. Both are outstanding no matter what I use them to lather.

 

[Mike_P]

Oddly enough my favorite face brush right now is a Simpson Milk Churn in 2-band.

I'm waiting for a few new custom Simpsons to arrive which I'm sort of hoping will take the place of the Milk Churn since they are custom and more to my specs.

 

[demaro]

Simpsons Chubby 1 in best

 

[Graybeard57]

Omega '49 boar. Super soft, great latherer.

 

[attime6]

Colonel

 

[Optometrist]

Simpson Chubby 1 Super

 

[njpaddy]

I only face lather.

Hard Soaps
#1 - Simpson Rover LE (Best)
#2 - Rooney 3/1 Super (older, moppy version with a higher loft than the newer ones)
#3 - Rooney 1/1 Silvertip (newer)

Soft Creams
#1 - Rooney 3/1 Super (older, moppy version with a higher loft than the newer ones)
#2 - Thater 49125/0
#3 - Rooney 1/1 Silvertip (newer)

It was never my intent to match brushes to product, but it just worked out that way.

 

[Rquisen]

Milk Churn from Simpsons (2 Band)

 

[BigBull]

Duke 2 for face lathering only. If I'm face and head lathering I'll use the SOC 2-Band.

 

[edgerunner]

Shavemac D01 fan 26/52
M&F Blonde 24/50
Simpsons 58 2-band 24/50

 

[Cobre]

Edwin Jagger Best Badger 22mm knot

 

[superbleu]

CH1 2 band super, it's all I have been using for the past year.