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My latest brush is a PantRei synth and I love it. Is it better than any of my badger brushes? No, it's a totally different beast and you can't compare them... I enjoy them both!
Should You Buy A Synthetic Fibre Shaving Brush?
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Value for money? An excellent badger brush might outperform an excellent synthetic, but not for the same price.WOW!! I didn't expect to see that a synthetic would be a first choice for shave enthusiasts!!
If a Silver Tip Badger brush would perform better, I wonder why..
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My synthetic gets more face time than my boars. Quite a bit more.
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Yes, of course. I should have said that other than this, it wouldn't be the choice of most shavers here. I guess I was wrong..
For me it's not the brush that makes a great shave - it's the razor and the blade (and the soap/cream). My synthetic brushes do their job. YMMVYes, of course. I should have said that other than this, it wouldn't be the choice of most shavers here. I guess I was wrong..
Got agree here.... I'm really not into brushes, my big Omega 49 and smaller Whipped dog are all I need.
I tried silvertip and found it too soft. Semogue 830 too floppy too...
We are a minority though
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They are really game changing you know !..They really offer a Closer Most Comfortable Shave an all that stuff it says on the Tin..
Billy
We are a minority though
I've read that Carl le Bechet doesn't much care for brushes either....
Man, we should feel blessed not having that particular monkey yammering away. Although I appreciate what a very nice brush can do or is like, the idea of paying crazy money for one is something I just don't want enough to do. Not to say I don't enjoy the couple high end ones I have run into because I sure do.
Big G, you are thinking of someone else. The Cap'n actually does like brushes and last I heard was up to around 16!! Crazy huh? The hell does someone need that many for? Maybe it's the Sybil effect.....one for each face.
Oh crap hang on, you were using that sarcasm thing on me. He has lots more brushes than 16......way over 200 last I 'herd'. Heh, I was thinking about his 16-18 or so Webers. Sheesh, I was confused.
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£70-odd for a synthetic?
Wow. I mean really, wow. I know Im prone to rash impulsive purchases (says the man who just spent £400 on a pink canoe) but I couldnt steal myself to pay that much for a synthetic brush.
I have a couple of boar, one synthetic and a horse, and whilst the synthetic is OK, I prefer the hog.
And the brushes are not bad either.
Wow. I mean really, wow. I know Im prone to rash impulsive purchases (says the man who just spent £400 on a pink canoe) but I couldnt steal myself to pay that much for a synthetic brush.
I have a couple of boar, one synthetic and a horse, and whilst the synthetic is OK, I prefer the hog.
And the brushes are not bad either.
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If you'd asked me a couple of years ago, I'd have said that I was a 95% badger hair (5% Vie Long horsehair) user... But now, about 10 months after buying a Muhle Sivertip Fibre (23mm knot), I find that I haven't used any of my badger brushes since - and I've recently got an Edwin Jagger 25mm synthetic too. To be honest, from a practical standpoint, I could probably get rid of the rest of my brushes - the two synthetics just perform so well for me.
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