Anyone use this knot? Looks nice, has a fan option. Any other synthetic mistura you like better?
GDMG Imitation Mixed Badger Synthetic - what do you think?
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I think synth brushes don't need to imitate badger, or try to. A few years ago there were many "feels just like badger" synth brushes around, but none of them did. I'd say if you want a badger brush or mixed natural fibre, get one. Otherwise synths do a great job and offer many variations.
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Synth knots have ‘grown up’ and can stand on their own merits, at least the latest generations.
What is GBMP? Brand of Knott, I ask as I do not know?
It's a brand, they have a store on AliExpress. Mostly shave brushes.
Found it. Wonder if they are just another seller, sell same items, buy different store? Crazy amount of Shaving Brush seller in China?
I'm confused
Is this supposed to be a mixed knot, comprised of badger and synthetic ? Are they trying to create a nylon mistura using differing filaments ?
Is this supposed to be a mixed knot, comprised of badger and synthetic ? Are they trying to create a nylon mistura using differing filaments ?
True, the nylon fibers have gotten softer and there probably have been advances over the past decade to determine ideal loft ratio. But in all honesty each brush composition has their own distinctive traits. I've personally never been one to try and compare badger to boar to synthetic. Their strengths are just different IMO
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If it is, it seems ridiculous.
Most people are choosing synthetic for animal rights reasons etc to get away from natural fibres. Adding natural fibres to a synthetic seems like a stupid idea.
A link to the specific knot, a photo and some details from the OP would help. I'm not about to research it on my own.
Took me a while to type that because... well precisely to your point.
I'm not sure I agree with this. Lots of people choose synthetics, not for animal rights reasons, but because they prefer the performance of synthetic brushes. (That's me.) Or they like how inexpensive synthetics are compared to badgers. (That's me, too.)
I'd be open to trying a hybrid. Sounds interesting.
If we see the big three star making them: Shavemac, Simpsons, Semogue, then I'll admit there is a market
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I agree with you there. I'm sure not a lot of people want one. And they certainly don't need one. But, again, I disagree that that most people buy synthetic brushes for animal rights reasons.
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Sorry, here's the link.
I read the description more as a synthetic imitation of mixed boar/badger, than as a blend of synth and anything organic. Clearly this isn't as popular a brush/knot maker as I had thought, although a search here did reveal a few regular users of theirs.
I do have real badger (Semogue Torga C5 Finest, a great brush) and boar (Semogue Excelsior 1250, can't get the hang of it). I hesitate to dive into a real mistura since they're typically closer to badger prices than boar prices, and I find my present boar to be the only brush I can't consistently get good lather with. Also, I've found a huge amount of variety among different synthetics, so it piqued my curiosity to hear about this one.
I read the description more as a synthetic imitation of mixed boar/badger, than as a blend of synth and anything organic. Clearly this isn't as popular a brush/knot maker as I had thought, although a search here did reveal a few regular users of theirs.
I do have real badger (Semogue Torga C5 Finest, a great brush) and boar (Semogue Excelsior 1250, can't get the hang of it). I hesitate to dive into a real mistura since they're typically closer to badger prices than boar prices, and I find my present boar to be the only brush I can't consistently get good lather with. Also, I've found a huge amount of variety among different synthetics, so it piqued my curiosity to hear about this one.
Yup, bought mine for performance and efficiency. I’d love to see a APshaving synbad knot mixed with a good two bad badger. Mix the best of both worlds. I decided to try this one since it’s on sale and seemed real. There’s only one real review here so we’ll see
Andrew does sell mixed knots, yet those are more the Mistura knots than synthetic meets badger.
The lathering pictures from the link look really silly to me. The knot itself looks interesting although I cannot readily see the idea behind it. Badger and synthetic are two very different knots. But then again that might be its unique selling point.
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Well, I ordered one and the cheapest DScosmetic handle that would fit. I'll update here when the parts have arrived and I manage to assemble a brush out of them.
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Received, assembled, tried. Very soft. Medium to medium-high density. Pretty floppy even with the loft set around 46mm (23mm knot). Maybe that's just a fan thing. Not my style at all.
