02-09-2016, 03:51 PM
Hello-
I've been thinking about getting a new brush and have narrowed it down to two choices: Simpsons Berkeley (pure badger) or the Simpsons Special (pure badger). I am a pretty strict bowl lathering kind of guy and have no experience with Simpsons brushes, so I was hoping to garner a little real world opinions from folks who have used either brush and could help me narrow my decision down to one these brushes.
Thanks in advance!
I've been thinking about getting a new brush and have narrowed it down to two choices: Simpsons Berkeley (pure badger) or the Simpsons Special (pure badger). I am a pretty strict bowl lathering kind of guy and have no experience with Simpsons brushes, so I was hoping to garner a little real world opinions from folks who have used either brush and could help me narrow my decision down to one these brushes.
Thanks in advance!
02-10-2016, 03:09 AM
Yep, I love the scritch.
I used to be a pretty strict boar and horse guy; for the past year I've been using a synthetic. The most important thing for me is backbone. I want to try a badger but I'm afraid the higher grades will be too soft and not give me what I prefer in a brush.
Just wondering if the differing dimensions of these two would make any great deal of difference for bowl lathering, or is it just a matter of aesthetics/price?
I used to be a pretty strict boar and horse guy; for the past year I've been using a synthetic. The most important thing for me is backbone. I want to try a badger but I'm afraid the higher grades will be too soft and not give me what I prefer in a brush.
Just wondering if the differing dimensions of these two would make any great deal of difference for bowl lathering, or is it just a matter of aesthetics/price?
02-10-2016, 02:56 PM
I've owned both (albeit in Best) and found the main difference lies in the ergonomics of the handle.
The Berkley is really comfortable to bowl lather with, whereas I really struggled with the Special and ended up selling it.
The link below is a comparison test I did in bowl lathering a Berkely against a Chubby 2, Tulip 3 and two boar brushes a few years ago. Hopefully it will give you a good idea as to how good a Berkley is at bowl lathering. You may find that you will need to use a smaller bowl than the XL sized scuttle I used though - I find that it works really well in combination with a SV Grail bowl, for example.
http://shavenook.com/showthread.php?tid=920
The Berkley is really comfortable to bowl lather with, whereas I really struggled with the Special and ended up selling it.
The link below is a comparison test I did in bowl lathering a Berkely against a Chubby 2, Tulip 3 and two boar brushes a few years ago. Hopefully it will give you a good idea as to how good a Berkley is at bowl lathering. You may find that you will need to use a smaller bowl than the XL sized scuttle I used though - I find that it works really well in combination with a SV Grail bowl, for example.
http://shavenook.com/showthread.php?tid=920
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