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Tony

I am an exclusive face latherer too and have to agree that those different knots all produce fine lathers. They all require you to slightly change your loading and lathering technique for...

Yes, the synthetics need a different technique from boar or badger when you load them and lather with them to avoid that issue. I had that issue too when I first started to use synthetics until I...

I don't think there is much of a comparison between the 1950s nylon bristle brushes and the current crop of synthetics. Yes, I do have a 50s nylon to compare to.

Bob

Yes, personal preference is the thing that matters most in deciding on a brush. I found that most production synthetics have the loft set too high for the knot size with the exception of the two...

I started shaving too many years ago and used boar brushes. Then I started into these forums where high end badger brushes are treated as royalty so had to try them too. Then I tried synthetics and...