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I've been using my Vulfix 2235 for a few weeks now and really enjoying the way it whips up a fine lather in almost no time. Now, the Vulfix isn't the densest or stiffest of brushes (I recall Antad once colourfully referring to it being "As soft as shite."). I wouldn't go quite that far, but it is pretty soft and floppy.
For a change, I swapped over to my Simpsons Colonel - a slightly shorter, smaller knot, and way more dense. And here's the thing... The Simpsons does produce a good lather, though it takes more effort and more working the soap, but it feels like the devil's own job to get the brush to release the lather from its clutches and onto my face. The brush has a lovely dense, firm feel on the face (and is more satisfying in that regard than the Vulfix), but it's like the brush just wants to hold onto as much of its precious lather as possible. It can be done, but it takes quite a bit more cunning and persuasion. In contrast, the Vulfix delivers and releases lather onto my face with great generosity and without any hesitation.
So I have this kind of enigma - the Simpsons feels like the nicer, better brush, but the Vulfix gets on and lathers up my face in a much easier manner. I like both brushes (and I'm not about to part with either) - but I just wondered whether others have had similar experiences and observations? I feel there must be a happy medium somewhere in the middle.
For a change, I swapped over to my Simpsons Colonel - a slightly shorter, smaller knot, and way more dense. And here's the thing... The Simpsons does produce a good lather, though it takes more effort and more working the soap, but it feels like the devil's own job to get the brush to release the lather from its clutches and onto my face. The brush has a lovely dense, firm feel on the face (and is more satisfying in that regard than the Vulfix), but it's like the brush just wants to hold onto as much of its precious lather as possible. It can be done, but it takes quite a bit more cunning and persuasion. In contrast, the Vulfix delivers and releases lather onto my face with great generosity and without any hesitation.
So I have this kind of enigma - the Simpsons feels like the nicer, better brush, but the Vulfix gets on and lathers up my face in a much easier manner. I like both brushes (and I'm not about to part with either) - but I just wondered whether others have had similar experiences and observations? I feel there must be a happy medium somewhere in the middle.