Mail Call today. My two newest additions to my brush collection arrived. They are both APShaveco synthetic brushes. A 24mm Silksmoke with the Blue Lagoon handle and a 24mm Synbad with a Faux Marble handle. Anybody that knows me here, knows I held off on trying Synthetic brushes with a bit of a passion in favor of boars and badgers. Mike @Esox posted a link to a Maggard 22mm Plisson style knoy for $9.99 US Dollars after Cal @Cal recommended the Omega S10065. I ordered both of them. I fell hard down the Synth-Brush Rabbit Hole for which there is no recovery.
First let me say both APShavco brushes are beautiful. I had some doubts as to how the handles will look as Andrew @ APShave states there may be some flaws in the handles on his site. The Blue Lagoon handle has a depth of varying degrees of blue that really become quite translucent in the light. It is flawless, and I'm really glad I picked the Silksmoke knot to pair with it. The knot a grayish smokey misty color and aptly named, and it is a prefect match for the blue handle. I don't like a lot of marbling affect in a lot of brush handles, but the Faux marble is more traditional without a lot of colors. It looks like marble and that is good. The Synbad knot fits it well with the brown with light tipped fibers. Better than trying to truly express the color combinations here are the photos (as inadequate as they may be):
24mm Synbad with with Faux Marble Handle and 24mm Silksmoke with Blue Lagoon handle.
Silksmoke
Synbad
I haven't tried either brush yet. This week's OCD rotation won't permit it. I'm currently using my Omega S10065 brush. My brain would snap if I mixed it up mid stream. Next week I may pick one of these brushes to use first, or I will simply choose to use both and rotate them. Both of them have a super soft feel. They feel softer than my Maggard Plisson style knot. The Synbad is a denser packed knot than the Silksmoke. The Silksmoke is pretty dense. I am quite pleased with these additions.
First let me say both APShavco brushes are beautiful. I had some doubts as to how the handles will look as Andrew @ APShave states there may be some flaws in the handles on his site. The Blue Lagoon handle has a depth of varying degrees of blue that really become quite translucent in the light. It is flawless, and I'm really glad I picked the Silksmoke knot to pair with it. The knot a grayish smokey misty color and aptly named, and it is a prefect match for the blue handle. I don't like a lot of marbling affect in a lot of brush handles, but the Faux marble is more traditional without a lot of colors. It looks like marble and that is good. The Synbad knot fits it well with the brown with light tipped fibers. Better than trying to truly express the color combinations here are the photos (as inadequate as they may be):
24mm Synbad with with Faux Marble Handle and 24mm Silksmoke with Blue Lagoon handle.
Silksmoke
Synbad
I haven't tried either brush yet. This week's OCD rotation won't permit it. I'm currently using my Omega S10065 brush. My brain would snap if I mixed it up mid stream. Next week I may pick one of these brushes to use first, or I will simply choose to use both and rotate them. Both of them have a super soft feel. They feel softer than my Maggard Plisson style knot. The Synbad is a denser packed knot than the Silksmoke. The Silksmoke is pretty dense. I am quite pleased with these additions.
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I most definitely will.
I totally agree with the Blue Lagoon Handle. Thank you so much for the video. It kind of captures it! 
That said, Five is only the base number of what is needed. I also need five Omega S-Brushes to replace my boars, and that is only a base number as well. I don't want to get greedy, though, having more than is needed...
