Thread: Recommendations for face-lathering brush

Quote: Originally Posted by beginish I'm face lathering with a 24 mm Rooney Heritage everyday, and it works just fine. The 25 mm Shavemac 177 silvertip I just sold was great as well. Both performed as well as the 21 mm Rooney 2/1 super (if not better). Put me in the "just about any brush can face lather" camp. Honestly, one of fav brushes to face lather was my Omega 6215, now PIFed to a friend. It's pretty much the...

Sounds interesting. How much do they run? Also, and you'll have to forgive me but, Shoebox? Who? What? Where? Also, I called my local C&E and apparently they have several of the Edwin Jagger brushes in so I think I might run over and pick one up this weekend. If anyone is jonesing I wouldn't be opposed to picking up an extra. Quote: Originally Posted by fidjit Omega 21047 Nice mixed bristle brush, not too expensive. Works...

Quote: Originally Posted by Mr. Igg Honestly, one of fav brushes to face lather was my Omega 6215, now PIFed to a friend. It's pretty much the anti-consensus face-lathering brush (largish, moppy), but I loved using it. So, I'm actually in the camp with you, but I wanted to report the broader consensus in my earlier post. When you get that splay thing going with a nice soft brush.....I'd better stop there.

Quote: Originally Posted by woosorio Sounds interesting. How much do they run? Also, and you'll have to forgive me but, Shoebox? Who? What? Where? http://www.shoeboxshaveshop.com/omega-21047.html As I mentioned Omega stated in an email to me that their current stock is the mixed boar/badger bristle, but their new batch will be 100% boar. I advised Gary and hence his "Large Re-Order in Process". Wants to corner...

Quote: Originally Posted by ChrisG Rooney 1/1 or 3/1. Edit: Or any Rooney for that matter ,but the 1/1 seems to be the preference for soap users who face lather. The 3/1 I have works great for both creams and soaps. Yeah. I face lather with a Rooney 1/2 Super, a Semogue 1305 and a Boreal 976. All of them do an exceptional job!

Quote: Originally Posted by Ookla The Mok No love for the Simpson Chubby 1? What is this world coming to? Plenty of love for Ookla and all moks though! I didn't realize how much I missed Ookla til I saw your avatar. For the uninitiated, I have lazily cut and pasted the following from Wikipedia: Ookla is a member of the mok species, a leonine humanoid with fangs and yellow eyes. In Thundarr the Barbarian's back-story, Ookla and...

Quote: Originally Posted by ChrisG The 3/1 I have works great for both creams and soaps. Ditto here!

Quote: Originally Posted by woosorio If I'm not mistaken it would appear that the C&E is no longer available. It is available; you just have to get the EJ version (which I believe is their Medium-size Best Badger). The C&E brushes were made by EJ.

Quote: Originally Posted by woosorio So, after much internal debate I've decided to give face-lathering a go and I was curious what brushes people have found suited for this technique. Since I haven't yet committed to this style I don't want to sink too much $ into a brush at this point but I definitely want one that won't hinder my efforts so I can honestly assess whether face-lathering is for me. If it makes a difference...

No love for the Simpson Chubby 1? What is this world coming to?