Recommend a synthetic?

I'd like to try a synthetic-bristled brush--ideally without dropping $70 on a Muhle. Can you recommend one that would be a good character foil for my daily silvertip badger? Looking for something with more stiffness, maybe not quite such a lather hog, but still soft and comfy.

I have been looking for a good travel synthetic. It seems they go from really cheap to really expensive without much in the middle and so I'm interested to the responses u get.

Cksnffr said:

I'd like to try a synthetic-bristled brush--ideally without dropping $70 on a Muhle. Can you recommend one that would be a good character foil for my daily silvertip badger? Looking for something with more stiffness, maybe not quite such a lather hog, but still soft and comfy.

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Grooming Company synthetic for $55.

Plisson/L'Occitane synthetic is currently being sold for just $30--a steal if you like a brush that's very soft on the face but nonetheless excellent with hard soaps. Connaught Shaving has the excellent Muhle HJM black fibre brush for about $25 delivered.

Check out the Plisson Synthetic for $30.

Here is a thread discussing them. I picked one up for travel, and I really like it. Very soft and seems to load lather well for me.

Muhle and EJ synthetics can be had for much less if you shop around and are willing to wait a bit on the shipping time. I like my $30 Plisson L'Occitane very much. Many complain that it is a bit on the floppy side. I think it doesn't so much "flop" as "yield". A lather monster nonetheless.

The Plisson is great and I love the hell out of it, but if he wants a stiffer brush, it is not the way to go. It will face lather just fine imo, but it has very little backbone.

Try Vulfix vs1. This is very inexpensive brush ~ $10. Maby bristle isn't so good as synthetic SilverTip in Muhle but it's do the job and dry quickly.

I've heard very good things about the Kent Silvertex.

I love my Muhle 21H 220 Rytmo Black Fiber. Bullgoose has it for $55.

http://www.bullgooseshaving.com/muhle-21h-220-rytmo-shaving-brush-in-black-fiber/

Black Fiber Muhle, whether be the HJM or another type of handle. Or Plisson Synthetic if you find one.

Yes, the Muhle HJM is a jewel and in your price range

I do like Mühle synthetics, but only their latest Silvertip Fibres (STF).

By comparison, the HJM (low-cost Mühle) black fibre is clearly inferior to the L'Occitane-Plisson synthetic.

The latter one is sometime said to be "floppy", but I found the brush copes surprisingly well with soaps and creams and is very gentle to the face.

At the $30 mentioned, the 'Occitane-Plisson is an obvious recommendation.



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Dinola said:

Yes, the Muhle HJM is a jewel and in your price range

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I've been super-impressed with this one. Its not too dense, very soft, and can churn up the hardest of soaps. I've tried the Plisson, a Muhle STF, and a Muhle black fibre (non-HJM) and found them all to be too dense for my liking; I face-lather soaps and like to slightly mash the brush on my face as I swirl. The HJM is perfect for me.

I have several but though thick and thin, my favorite remains the Omega HI-BRUSH.