I took delivery of a Semogue 1305 yesterday, chosen because it looks good, gets good reviews and I thought it might match well to hard soap. As I am fairly new to 'real' shaving, the only brush I have for comparison is an old Tweezerman badger.
First impressions were good; the Semogue is stiffer and less scratchy than the Tweezerman. Unfortunately I found it very tricky to brush up a lather (in a bowl). The Semogue seemed a lot more fussy with regard to how much water I needed, and I seemed to be only able to make either a thin, weak lather or else an incredibly thick lather (almost pure soap!).
So what am I doing wrong? Should I be face lathering instead with this brush? Some of the tips are already split, but do I need to 'break in' the brush more before it will perform correctly? Or else do I need to simply experiment with how much water to use?
Apologies if the questions are too 'newbie'...
First impressions were good; the Semogue is stiffer and less scratchy than the Tweezerman. Unfortunately I found it very tricky to brush up a lather (in a bowl). The Semogue seemed a lot more fussy with regard to how much water I needed, and I seemed to be only able to make either a thin, weak lather or else an incredibly thick lather (almost pure soap!).
So what am I doing wrong? Should I be face lathering instead with this brush? Some of the tips are already split, but do I need to 'break in' the brush more before it will perform correctly? Or else do I need to simply experiment with how much water to use?
Apologies if the questions are too 'newbie'...