Three more Simpsons brushes arrived this morning in order to round out my collection.
The Tulip 3 and Berkeley 46 are new and were delivered by Vulfix one day after being ordered (which is excellent for a free delivery service).
The Chubby 2 (in Best), came via ebay and again was delivered within a day of my paying for it. It has previously been used and is in excellent condition (apart from some nail varnish having been applied over the sticker - I can live with that, but still can't undertsand why people do it).
Here's the pictures (note: the Chubby is wet having been used prior to the photo being taken):
I decided to do a comparison Bowl Lathering test using my Woodhead Potteries scuttle, given that I'd read that the Chubby was more suited to face lathering given the density of the knot and that the Berkeley was also potentially more suited to face lathering given the size of the loft (40mm).
I used some Trumper's Coconut Cream and an Omega 49 Boar brush which has the following dimensions (pics below):
Bristle Length: 55 mm
Bristle Diameter: 27 mm
Overall Length: 128 mm
Handle Length: 73mm
Now for the test.
Omega 49:
Chubby 2:
Tulip 3:
Berkeley 46:
Results:
Most lather was created by the Chubby 2 followed by the Omega, the Tulip and then the Berkeley.
The Omega struggled to load anywhere near as much lather onto the tips of the knot as the other brushes though; half of it remained in the scuttle.
The easiest brushes to produce a lather with were the Tulip followed by the Chubby, Omega, and Berkeley.
The Berkeley needed noticeably more work than the other brushes but still gave a good result in the end.
Conclusion:
All brushes produced good results when Bowl Lathering in my scuttle.
Both the Chubby 2 and the Omega 49 struck me as being particularly good in terms of the physical amount of lather produced.
The Tulip was by far the nicest brush to use though; the size of the handle felt nigh on perfect in my hand and this counted for a lot in terms of subjective experience.
The Tulip 3 and Berkeley 46 are new and were delivered by Vulfix one day after being ordered (which is excellent for a free delivery service).
The Chubby 2 (in Best), came via ebay and again was delivered within a day of my paying for it. It has previously been used and is in excellent condition (apart from some nail varnish having been applied over the sticker - I can live with that, but still can't undertsand why people do it).
Here's the pictures (note: the Chubby is wet having been used prior to the photo being taken):
I decided to do a comparison Bowl Lathering test using my Woodhead Potteries scuttle, given that I'd read that the Chubby was more suited to face lathering given the density of the knot and that the Berkeley was also potentially more suited to face lathering given the size of the loft (40mm).
I used some Trumper's Coconut Cream and an Omega 49 Boar brush which has the following dimensions (pics below):
Bristle Length: 55 mm
Bristle Diameter: 27 mm
Overall Length: 128 mm
Handle Length: 73mm
Now for the test.
Omega 49:
Chubby 2:
Tulip 3:
Berkeley 46:
Results:
Most lather was created by the Chubby 2 followed by the Omega, the Tulip and then the Berkeley.
The Omega struggled to load anywhere near as much lather onto the tips of the knot as the other brushes though; half of it remained in the scuttle.
The easiest brushes to produce a lather with were the Tulip followed by the Chubby, Omega, and Berkeley.
The Berkeley needed noticeably more work than the other brushes but still gave a good result in the end.
Conclusion:
All brushes produced good results when Bowl Lathering in my scuttle.
Both the Chubby 2 and the Omega 49 struck me as being particularly good in terms of the physical amount of lather produced.
The Tulip was by far the nicest brush to use though; the size of the handle felt nigh on perfect in my hand and this counted for a lot in terms of subjective experience.
. But I like big handles and I can see a Tulip 3 in my future, at some point.
