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Taylors of Old Bond Street Synthetic Shaving Brush In Bjorn's excellent synthetic brush round-up a Taylor "Synthetic" brush came out on top BUT this brush was not synthetic - it was made of animal hairs other than badger. Here's a thread explaining the whole thing. Once the notice went out that Taylors would be releasing a 100% synthetic brush, I was keen to give it a try. It's quite funny that the brush still has the "imitation badger" label on it but now we are assured by Taylors...

Edwin Jagger offer most of their brushes with synthetic heads. Here's the Chatsworth offering: This brush is the best performing synthetic I own. It's on a par with the Men-U brush but it has a couple of things it does better. The build quality is exceptional and the weight is better. The brush lathers without effort and quickly produced mountains of rich lather. The bristles are stiff enough to make excellent lather from soap but the tips are soft enough to not feel pokey on the...