Thread: Planning to buy a synthetic for face lathering

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Even though the OP has now decided to buy a different brush, the Mühle Silvertip Fibre® sold me on synthetic fibers.

I had use several (mainly Vulfix and Shavemac) silvertip brushes before and - due to various unimpressive reviews - had never given synthetic brushes a second thought.

But after having come across some highly positive reports I gave the Mühle a try and was sold on the Silvertip Fibre® after the first shave.

I travel regularly and a brush that is easy and quick to dry has a distinct advantage for me. I find the difference between this Mühle synthetic silvertip and genuine silvertips negligible and use them now almost exclusively. I now own two; one for home and one in my bag for travel.

Mine are the M (21 mm) size and while I have occasionally toyed with the idea of an L (23 mm) or XL (25 mm) size, the choice among larger Silvertip Fibres® is limited and I am in the end of the day fully satisfied with the M size that I have.

Highly recommended....

Yea, my first experience with a synthetic shave brush was with The Body Shop's version which put me right off using synthetic shave brushes. Then I read many positive comments about Muhle's STF synthetic brushes and bought their travel brush to try out. I was blown away by how well it performed on the road so I bought XL size for home use. That too was an excellent brush.

The only thing that took the shine off the Muhle XL STF brush was the Simpson's Chubbt2 synthetic with it's big knot and very low loft. It went to the head of the class for face lathering and gave me an excuse to have the Muhle XL STF knot reset in a new handle at a lower 54mm loft. That should solve the on little thing that bothered me about the Muhle and that was it was a tad bit floppy for me when face lathering.

I would not say the difference between synthetic knots and natural fiber knots is negligible though. They do not retain water the same way a natural fiber knot does but then again different natural fiber knots retain water differently from each other too. Each type of brush needs a slightly different technique when creating lather with it. You do have to adjust for it a bit. I have not found a knot that will dry as quickly as a synthetic and that certainly is an advantage when traveling. They are just plain different. The place where there is negligible difference is in the ability to produce an excellent lather. That is something any quality knot should do no matter the the type of fiber used in making the knot.

The current crop of synthetic fiber shave brushes deserve more respect than they have gotten in the past. In the past I could believe that they were quite terrible to use. That is most definitely not the case now and they will only continue to improve I am sure. Synthetics are now a very viable shaving tool which offer a different feel/experience to boar, badger or horse hair brushes. No, synthetics have not replaced my boar and badger brushes which remain in my rotation but they have given me an added new and different excellent experience.

Bob

The Muhle V2 in my opinion is best of the show when it comes to synthetics, but the Omega Hi-Brush is only a burp and a sneeze behind the Muhle product. Sadly, the Omega Hi Brush does not get a lot of recognition...I have always kind of wondered why. Best I can figure out is that when people think "Omega", boar comes readily to mind...not surprising as Omega makes (I think) the best boar out there.

Found this on an Aussie Barber Supply website Shaving - Shaving Brushes - Barberco

Never heard of Zenith, but the Blackwood brush sure looks nice.

I'd almost bet that those Zenith brushes are "house brand" brushes made by Omega from the looks of them.

Bob

My favourite brush is an Omega Syntex. As the "hairs" are a bit stiff it has to be broken in. After about 10-15 shaves it gets much better.

Guys,
tomorrow or "day after tomorrow" I'll go to Zenith in Palermo.
I'll send u pics.
Ty,
Alex.


Ps. Emre you've got email...

Originally Posted by AlexPalermo

Guys,
tomorrow or "day after tomorrow" I'll go to Zenith in Palermo.
I'll send u pics.
Ty,
Alex.


Ps. Emre you've got email...

Sorry was offline answering it immediatelty

Thank you

Ok first of all many thank to AlexPalermo who gave me oppurnity to try the brush. He bought from zenith and mailed me to turkey.

ive tried the brush today and im surprised and impressed.

ive face lathered.

its not a plisson but not far from it neither.

it acts like a quality boar. Holds water and heat pretty good and acceptable softness on the face.

iy uses so tiny cream for 3 passes and dries quickly.

For this price its incredible and now it has a place in my rotation

Thank you

Ty to Emre, it's a pleasure for me!