art of shaving synthetic brushes

[anoop]

My local AoS has synthetic brushes -- a black synthetic and a white synthetic. They looked very similar to synthetics from Muhle. The black one was $60 in an acrylic handle. The white one was $180 or so in a metal handle. Those were the only two they had. I don't see them on the AoS website.

Has anyone seen these? I'm wondering if they get them from Muhle.

 

[miguel]

P&G is discontinuing all their Badger brushes. They are giving in to pressure from groups like PETA
P&G stops using badger hair in Art of Shaving brushes after PETA sounds alarm over industry abuses in China - https://www.cnbc.com/2018/09/19/peta-persuades-pg-to-stop-using-animal-hair-in-brushes.html

 

[hydro-magic]

Interesting. AoS has a long-standing relationship with Muhle, so carrying their synthetic brushes would make sense. I suspect you can find a Muhle synthetic cheaper in any number of places though. Connaught has a pretty good selection.

 

[The_SwampFox]

I'll never understand the ridiculous mark-up AoS has on otherwise widely available shaving hardware.