Synthetic brushes?

Excalibur said:
I have 4 synthetics (3 Razorock and 1 Muhle). IMO the Razorock are way ahead of the Muhle and at half the price to!

The Razorocks are in the daily rotation and the badgers have been retired back to their boxes now. They are just so versatile, for both face and bowl lathering, they dry out quickly and will lather anything. For the money, I don't think they can be beaten.
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Which knots do you think are better than Muhle's, and how? Might order one if there's a chance it could surprise me.
 
Helveticum said:
Which knots do you think are better than Muhle's, and how? Might order one if there's a chance it could surprise me.
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I have 2 24mm RR brushes which when compared to the 23mm Muhle I have, the knots are much much fuller/denser and the brushes have better backbone as a result. As I am predominantly a hard soap user, these are 2 qualities in a brush that help me achieve the desired lather quality.
 
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Give some a go, you've little to lose. In my experience they are far easier to sell on than used badger brushes. I dont use anything else now, great face feel, use less product, quick drying and nothing died in the manufacturing process.

My synth collection:

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Excalibur said:
I have 2 24mm RR brushes which when compared to the 23mm Muhle I have, the knots are much much fuller/denser and the brushes have better backbone as a result. As I am predominantly a hard soap user, these are 2 qualities in a brush that help me achieve the desired lather quality.
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But which knots? They have Plissoft and Silvertip Plissoft (also some black version of the former).
 
I have an Omega 48 boar and a Big Bruce synthetic, both reflecting that I like larger brushes.

I think the synthetic matches the boar, but doesn't do anything better except drying. And to be honest, I don't have any problems with the boar drying anyway. It has a slightly softer feel than the boar. It's good, but so's the boar.
 
I have synthetics by Jagger/Muhle plus a Razorrock plus a little Plisson. I'm not a connoisseur or expert and not disposed to detect minor differences in feel....however I would say get the size you want and don't be too concerned which of the above three makes you get - coz all three are cracking. Obviously we're talking about more recent issues of the above.... much earlier ones might not have been so good. I really rate them. I've said it before, the badgers are an enthusiasts dream.... there are so many varieties...whereas the synthetics are great - but for different reasons...as has been pointed out above. I could easily get rid of all my badgers and use synthetics every day and not feel short changed.
 
...I find the performance and value of a synthetic terrific. I prefer the face feel and back bone of my boars, but on mornings when I am against the clock I use a synthetic with a soap stick; no soaking, lathers quickly, rinses quickly. I rarely use my badgers these days...
 
Greetings

I now own several synthetics and I do not think you can really say that one is way better than the other (subject to that we are comparing the new generation synthetics with each other) there are just a number of differences mainly in terms of what I would call flex and to a lesser extent density, I find they are all soft feeling on the face but some are a little softer than others. I also feel that there is no such thing as a floppy synthetic brush just variations in flex.

I personally prefer the more flexible brushes ie the Plisson and the L'Occitane Plisson because they 'mash' easily on the face when I lather; I know that mashing is considered a no no with badgers but I have found it has no adverse effect at all on the synthetics I own, whether it will do with years of use I do not know but even if it eventually knackers the brushes they are not super expensive. I fully accept that many users will choose any of the alternatives to the Plissons because they prefer less flex but this just shows that there are choices available.

It has to be said that the RazoRock brushes represent just superb value, my only criticism is some of the knots are set slightly on the 'wonk' (perhaps I was unlucky as I have two) and if the knots were slightly less dense they would flex a little more but that's just my preference showing.

Regards
Dick.
 
I own different generations of synthetic brushes from the early ones to the last ones: Kent Silvertex Infinity, Plisson pour L'Occitane, a cheap Chinese synthetic brush bought from Ebay and a Maggard synthetic black fibre.

Overall, they all perform very well, BUT according to the product you use or the kind of lather texture you like, and/or the backbone you like, some will be better than others.

For a really fluid lather (between solid and liquid), I favour the Plisson for L'Occitane, zero backbone though.
For a well balanced backbone, I will go for the Maggard, but poor result with cream (for me).
The KIS and the Chinese synthetic are average good and quite multipurpose, the KIS being better but very springy.

In conclusion, synthetic brushes are rather good and you will often make the most of them by the way to manage the water (in connection with soap/cream) you will add whilst building lather.
 
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