Received my Kent Synthetic recently. Overall I'm pretty impressed with it. My first synthetic, so I can't really say how it compares to others. Soft tips and good back bone. Doesn't really splay like hair brushes, but I'm only on shave two with it. I bought it out of curiosity, and I'm glad I did. I think this little guy will definately see some use. I picked it up on flea-bay, BEFORE I realized that West Coast Shaving carries them as well. I think it's a deal at $25'ish . Sorry for the blurry phone pic...