Why does nobody talk about the switch from hot lather machines to brush and bowl?

I used a hot lather machine for my first 5 years in the shop, thinking it was the modern way. After a client in Austin brought in his own badger brush and asked for a real shave, I tried it his way. The control and quality of lather from a good brush, like a Simpson's, is just better, and it changed my whole hot towel service. Has anyone else made this switch and seen a difference in client satisfaction?

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emmasmith1mo ago

Honestly, my grandpa swore by his old brush and mug, and now I get why.

kim.olivia1mo ago

My grandpa was the same way, @emmasmith. He had this cracked ceramic mug and a brush with bristles going every which way. There's something about that old-school lather that just feels better than the stuff from a can.