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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 that this one really is 100% synthetic and it sure looks like it. The brush itself was only made available recently and has now taken pride of place as my most used nd favourite brush.
This thing is great - the handle is high quality, the fill is soft and the spring exceptional. Using this brush has made me want to face-lather more and more and I hardly use my scuttle these days. I don't know what they have done to the bristles but they hold water much better than any other synthetic brush. Have a look:
Here I have wetted my top three synthetic brushes (Taylors/Edwin Jagger/Omega).
Now I give them one hard shake. Notice how the other two have lost a lot of their water while the Taylors brush is still matted.
Now I have shaken them several times to get them as dry as possible. The Edwin Jagger and Omega brushes are basically almost dry but the Taylors brush hairs are still matted. You have to use a hair-drier or something to get this brush dry!
This is a highly recommended brush and if you can only have one, buy this one! The price is reasonable, the performance is exceptional, the build quality is excellent. I really can't think of anything wrong with this brush. My only wish would be for Taylors to make them in different lofts, handle sizes and colours. Unfortunately, this brush only comes in one size and one handle. From the website:
You won't regret having this brush!
See how it stacks up to other synthetic brushes here.
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 that this one really is 100% synthetic and it sure looks like it. The brush itself was only made available recently and has now taken pride of place as my most used nd favourite brush.
This thing is great - the handle is high quality, the fill is soft and the spring exceptional. Using this brush has made me want to face-lather more and more and I hardly use my scuttle these days. I don't know what they have done to the bristles but they hold water much better than any other synthetic brush. Have a look:
Here I have wetted my top three synthetic brushes (Taylors/Edwin Jagger/Omega).
Now I give them one hard shake. Notice how the other two have lost a lot of their water while the Taylors brush is still matted.
Now I have shaken them several times to get them as dry as possible. The Edwin Jagger and Omega brushes are basically almost dry but the Taylors brush hairs are still matted. You have to use a hair-drier or something to get this brush dry!
This is a highly recommended brush and if you can only have one, buy this one! The price is reasonable, the performance is exceptional, the build quality is excellent. I really can't think of anything wrong with this brush. My only wish would be for Taylors to make them in different lofts, handle sizes and colours. Unfortunately, this brush only comes in one size and one handle. From the website:
You won't regret having this brush!
See how it stacks up to other synthetic brushes here.
