I have been on the search for the beat synthetic brush out there and I have tried a bunch of different brushes and have come to the conclusion that Edwin Jagger makes the best synthetic brushes out there. Now performance wise, the Men-U premier brush is up there too but the handle is cheap and nasty. Here are the EJs that I have:
I have included the Muhle in there because it's a Jagger head.
Now the reason for this post is a bit of a warning - not all these brushes are created equal.
The majority of the brushes have a white bristled head with a very soft feel. Two of them have darker brown bristles which feel thicker and don't always end in soft tip making them pokey and uncomfortable in use.
Here's a pic of the heads:
The head on the left is the good one, the one on the right which is more yellow in colour is the poorer one.
Now Edwin Jagger does not tell you which head is going to be on your brush, they are all labeled as synthetic. Price doesn't help either as the good bristles are on the cheap travel brushes as well as the most expensive. The crappy bristles are on the mid priced stand brush also.
I'm going to contact Edwin Jagger and find out if there is a pattern to which types of bristles are used on their brushes but I suspect it's a bit of a lottery. I'm particularly disappointed that the rubberized handle brush has the crappy bristles as the handle is wonderful...
I have included the Muhle in there because it's a Jagger head.
Now the reason for this post is a bit of a warning - not all these brushes are created equal.
The majority of the brushes have a white bristled head with a very soft feel. Two of them have darker brown bristles which feel thicker and don't always end in soft tip making them pokey and uncomfortable in use.
Here's a pic of the heads:
The head on the left is the good one, the one on the right which is more yellow in colour is the poorer one.
Now Edwin Jagger does not tell you which head is going to be on your brush, they are all labeled as synthetic. Price doesn't help either as the good bristles are on the cheap travel brushes as well as the most expensive. The crappy bristles are on the mid priced stand brush also.
I'm going to contact Edwin Jagger and find out if there is a pattern to which types of bristles are used on their brushes but I suspect it's a bit of a lottery. I'm particularly disappointed that the rubberized handle brush has the crappy bristles as the handle is wonderful...