Show Your Synths!

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Anyone care to show off their Synthetic brushes?

Do you use them in rotation with animal hair brushes or do you solely use synths as I do?
Are you happy with them?
What, if any, synths are on your want list?

Here are mine, L to R:
Razorock Bruce 24mm
AP Shave Co Synbad, elegant emerald handle, 24mm
Muhle STF, 23mm

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I'm very happy with these. I had a Yaqi black marble tuxedo until recently but really couldn't warm to it against these 3, bristles felt plastic-y & glue bump was huge. That said, I'm more for painting lather on rather than really scrubbing a brush into my face, but regardless the Yaqi just didn't do it for me.

Am happy with my current trio, only thing I dislike is the ergonomics of the Muhle, the RR & AP are so much easier to hold. The AP handle is a delight. Nice clean lines, with no pronounced ridges.

The only synths on my radar are a couple of the 3-band style ones with white tips, and even then mainly for aesthetic reasons (& because I like soft tips): the Vie Long blue handled one which I keep seeing on the SOTDs of @Sylviansghost and the Razorock BC Silvertip Plissoft. Only thing with the BC is that I believe the handle is somewhat heavy & bulky, it would be great to have that Silvertip knot on an hourglass type handle like the Bruce.

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I have to give a slight nod to my 24mm YaQi Cashmere as it, at least for me, simply makes all the hamsters turn my wheel. ;)
 
The only time I use a synthetic is when I travel as the knot dries very quickly. Currently, my synthetic of choice is an AP Shaving Synbad; prior to this I used a Muhle STF, but I find the Synbad knot splays more easily than the Muhle knot. I also own 25 badgers and 3 boars which I rotate every day when I'm home. A synthetic has yet to make it into my daily at home rotation.
 
No close-ups, but here is a group shot of my synths.

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L to R:
EJ 25mm (from Connaught's discontinued EJ "Tall" range) - Plissoft 24mm in Vulfix 404 handle - Zenith TS506 - Yaqi 24mm - Stirling 2-Band - Tuxedo 24mm in Commodore X3 handle - EJ 25mm - RazoRock 22mm Disruptor - Cadman L7

Below:
24mm (can't remember the maker) - EJ 23mm (from Connaught's discontinued EJ "Tall" range)

Not pictured:
MÜHLE 23mm (used for travelling)
 
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