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Yeah that wasn't bias in the least :hmmm: I think maybe I would like to do my own test
I'd like to see another test. I initially liked the video, but then at the end I don't feel that was an accurate test. I think with even mine, I could get more lather than that. Maybe not, but there's just something there. If it passes someones test here, I may actually buy one of those synthetic brushes. Then again, I don't use those 'New' creams, so it may come out different if you try the other soaps and creams you may see a difference. Just my rambling thoughts.Quote:
Originally Posted by gssixgun
I get better lather with synthetic brushes, I use a cheap and cheerful Omega Syntex. I did not know Men-U only make synthetic brushes.
What a shame, its more than apparent that the clip is very biased. The badger brush was dry and all they did was move some cream around their hand then scooped it into a glass rather than creating a lather. I was hoping to see an appropriate comparison creating a good lather with both using both in the way which gets the best from each.
Yeah, that motivated me to ditch all my badgers and go synthetic from now on:w
Is that really the best way they can think of to sell that stuff??
That was really lame.
Well the video left me feeling pretty good, I can generate way more lather with my badger brushes than the "professional" in the test! Course I don't use a brush that's as dry as the Sahara....
It was the Test that was Flawed and Bias, I for one wasn't judging the difference in the brushes...Quote:
Originally Posted by Kees
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Originally Posted by Kees
No need to rub it in, Lynn. I wasn't aware that Men-U only makes synthetic brushes.
This thread shows how closed minded I am. I didn't watch the video because even if the synthetics were better ...... big IF ..... I'd still stick with my badgers and my boars. IOW, I wouldn't even try the synthetic. :shrug:
My badger would tune that synthetic lol!!!! Simpsons will tower over these things. And my new semouge boar brush...well lol, I can't stress how crazzzzy this thing is for lathering up a triple milled soap cake :)
Well thank you Men-U for making that advert it has convinced me that I should try a synthetic shaving brush just to satisfy my curiosity. So I have ordered one...............from Frank Shaving :D
Don't show that to the badgers. They might just pack up and leave and then what would we do.
It is now quite a while I am thinking about buying a synthetic brush, just to try the difference, as I keep on reading they are good if not better than natural brushes.
Do you gentlemen have any good suggestion on what synthetic brush should I buy?
YMMV, but the new Muehle brushes (their black fibre and silvertip fibre) are generally considered the current best synthetics ( synthetic brushes are an area with a lot of innovation these days), albeit a bit pricey compared to most other synthetics (though still cheaper than most silvertip badger brushes).
I can't view the video because I am at work but I have the Jack Black brush, it is very good...
I still like my Vulfix more.
At the end, I could not resist and bought a synthetic brush. I want to test the things out by comparing a badger, boar and synthetic and see what happens in my bowl.
It is a an Omega Synthetic "Syntex" Shaving Brush 90081. Very cheap, I paid less than 4 euros for that.
First impression: fibers are waved (not straight) and the feeling I have on my face is similar to a regular "dry" boar brush.
I have one too. They need breaking in. At first the hairs cling together too much. After a while the they will begin to spread at he top. SInce using a Syntex I have never had a bad lather day.
I have both a boar and a badger, and I use the boar more often I have to confess, I think the main reason is that the badger one is a lot fatter and tends to get suds from a to b.
I was considering getting a synthetic too for no other reason than that I suspect they dry a lot quicker which might make it useful as a travel brush, but the reviews I've heard about their abrasive coarseness put me off a bit.
That video was obviously a blatantly biased piece of advertising and I doubt anyone in their right mind would trade in a badger for a synthetic, my guess is since the preference for badger over both boar and synthetic is alost universally recognised they've had to stoop to some misleading tactics to boost sales.
Manufacturers, being liberal with the truth to sell shaving products? perish the though, surely THAT would never happen. :)
I must say I am very happy with my syntex Omega brush. It makes a super lather in seconds and, when passed on the face, it is not that "harsh". A badger is softer, but I am definitely happy with that. I guess I will buy more!
mind if I ask how long you've had it and how often you use it? I just wonder about durability, I've never used a synthetic before
I bought it a couple of weeks ago and now I used it for 4 times. Of course, it is not such a long time (it is not a time at all! :) ) but as long as I can see, the performance seems to be very good.
Although my synthetic brush is a super cheaper one (I paid it 4 euros, about 5 USD) it seems to be pretty solid and durable. Therefore, also in case its durability is not that long, I guess I can buy a new one for that price!
I have used mine daily for more than a year, hardly any shedding.Quote:
Originally Posted by slicey
my muehle synthetic is my favorite brush
The Men-U synthetic is pretty good. It was only the frequent shedding that caused me to finally go for a badger.
The Men-U premier is meant to be a good synthetic version of silvertips, but I found it too floppy for my tastes.
My Frank Shaving synthetic is my most used brush now. I have a Simpson badger and a Vie Long hose/badger mix and both are excellent but the performance is no better than the FS which I don't have to soak 1st.
I'll buy one when they come out with the fiber optic version that lights my face up when I use it. I have wondered how they feel to someone that has tried and not selling them. Good post but I want to try a horse first. :<0)
Yes the Muhle so far is the Best synthetic for me but can not "win" all the Badgers.Quote:
Originally Posted by Sargon
Men-U shaving cream is nothing important no matter what the video says
I test it and forget it.
hopefully I won't ruffle TOO many feathers, but the more wet-shaving I do, the more I come to appreciate my boar brush.
I guess I kind of like that natural feeling abrasiveness, it's a bit like a facial loofah or something, but also I tend to use more soaps than creams so there's probably that as well.
The other thing I found with badgers is not only do they not keep their shape as well when wet, but they have a bit of an unpleasant tendancy to tangle which I don't love, and I don't know if it's just because it isn't the best brush in the world (in fact maybe it's a contendor for the worst) but it has this kind of not great smell when wet.
I don't remember if my boar one did when it was new or not (I guess pigs aren't renowned for smelling GREAT), anyway, I guess it's just kind of a happy thing that the style of brush I happen to prefer is also a lot more affordable.
I guess too one of the bonuses of a decent brush is you can just replace the knot with whatever you fancy and keep the handle.
Hey slicey
No feathers ruffled here. I like my boars, my badgers and my one synthetic. Won't say any are superior but all make good lather. I have had 4 badger brushes and never had the tangled hair syndrome, must be that Coriolis effect again. :D Strange in any event.
Bob
