I'm a little late to the party but I found this while searching for videos on face lathering. Your method of painting on the soap, slowly wetting till almost clear, then scrubbing, fixed my poor form. And my fear of taller loft knots for the face lather. By now that brush probably feels great! Thanks for the video! Cheers from an ancestor of Scottish farmers living in Arizona!
Great demo...That's why I like the Stirling "Kong" it's got plenty of splaywithout mashing it so you can control that splay. The flow-through of the Kong is also something else. It builds (for me) probably some of the best lathers of any brush I own. I can work a lather with impunity without a risk of "frying the flesh". I like a little backbone but I'm not that hung up on it.
Omega brushes soften up pretty fast & they're the best boar brushes if you like backbone/scrub. (i know you do lol) My recommendation: soak a new boar brush in cold water for 2 days and use it only once a day. The tips will split faster when they can dry 👍🏼
It takes a few weeks to break in.Load the knot again and leave it in over night (do that a few times) or leave it in a mug of cold water and put it in the fridge (mantic 59 technique).That is a lovely brush.
Cris I just had a 3 brush shave, I used a Seamoge and the Omega pro and the Gray Wolf. I have used the Seamoge for over a year and it is soft but floppy, the Omega pro is starting to turn and was very nice. But the Gray Wolf was hands down the best, great lather and felt like a cloud. Really send it to Spencer and let him break it in for you:)
Some people say its the drying process what really starts the splitting process. I am not super experienced by it worked for me: long soak, palm lather, towel dry and then air dry for at least 24 hours.
