Thread: Op-Ed-Synthetic Brushes.

I find a good synthetic brush to be superior for bowl lathering. With a natural fiber brush, I can over aerate the lather. I've never had that happen with a synthetic. You do have to add a lot of water while building the lather.

I like synthetic myself, I have a Simpsons Chubby 2 that is great for dusting my guns while cleaning

Originally Posted by tcrideshd

I like synthetic myself, I have a Simpsons Chubby 2 that is great for dusting my guns while cleaning

Every once in a while I catch my wife using my large Yaqi barber pole synthetic to dust the pictures on our walls.

I say nothing. Happy wife, happy life.

I switched to synthetic after using the L'Occitane synthetic brush, made by Plisson. Its softness was unrivaled at the time.
After it started shedding too much I switched to a Mühle synthetic, very good as well, but not like the Plisson.
But for face lathering, it does a good job. I never bowl lather so everything pretty much works.

I haven't touched my silvertips and boars for a while, but I will try them again next time.

My favourite brush at the moment. It cost less than $30 CDN.

Originally Posted by DZEC

Every once in a while I catch my wife using my large Yaqi barber pole synthetic to dust the pictures on our walls.

I say nothing. Happy wife, happy life.

If I caught my wife using one of my brushes to do the dusting, I wouldn’t say anything either. I would then however use her toothbrush to clean the toilet.

I used my silvertip again and didn't like it one bit in comparison.

It hogged water and cream and provided for an inferior face lathering experience compared to my synthetics.

While I rarely go the synthetic route, I do prefer it with my brushes.

So, I was using my Chubby 2 synthetic today and yes it's the best there is at this point.

So, I'll make some remarks here. It does hold water but not the way a badger does. I have a chubby 2 in vintage 2 band and when you saturate both brushes then let the water drip out and then shake both out real good the amount of water is about the same in both BUT the type of water is different. The badger is more of a spray while the synthetic are just coarse drops of water. That's because badger takes in the water like a sponge while the synthetic traps the water between the bristles.

Also the synthetic builds a different type of lather than the badger. It seems like it's a finer, thinner lather. But I was able to load the brush just once for the whole shave. This is the first synthetic I've tried that was able to do that.

It's a good imitation of a silver tip on the floppy side but they did build in a small amount of backbone-very small. However it does not have the feel of a badger. In the end it has that "Synthetic feel" to it not unlike my dad's brush from the 1950s.

I think if I were traveling I would use it instead of my small Kent Badger. For me that's high praise.

Gentlemen,

I have slowly switched to synthetics and left my two remaining badgers for the weekends. The synthetics have grown on me and now I feel more comfortable with them. All this after spending a fortune on silvertip badgers, every thing from Rooney to Simpson, Thater and Wiborg.

The quality synthetics do the job well for me. They load well, create luxurious lather, and they clean up well. And they’re not that pricey.

After trying a huge collection of synthetics, I consider the Omega Evo the crowning achievement in synthetics thus far. The brush carries some of the characteristics of silvertips. It is dense with good backbone, and the tips are silky smooth.

Surprisingly, I have found couple Chinese made cheapos that are sweet enough to use frequently.

Originally Posted by Obie

Gentlemen,

I have slowly switched to synthetics and left my two remaining badgers for the weekends. The synthetics have grown on me and now I feel more comfortable with them. All this after spending a fortune on silvertip badgers, every thing from Rooney to Simpson, Thater and Wiborg.

The quality synthetics do the job well for me. They load well, create luxurious lather, and they clean up well. And they’re not that pricey.

After trying a huge collection of synthetics, I consider the Omega Evo the crowning achievement in synthetics thus far. The brush carries some of the characteristics of silvertips. It is dense with good backbone, and the tips are silky smooth.

Surprisingly, I have found couple Chinese made cheapos that are sweet enough to use frequently.

Well I swear I saw my Paladin giving me dirty looks while I was using my Simpson Synthetic and later the Simpson was on the floor. Hmm...I wonder how it got there.