Beginners Guide to Synthetic Shaving Brushes! 

My missus has got me a Yaqi synthetic for Christmas, and I know where she's hidden it, and I keep getting it out of the box just to feel it. Can't wait to use it!

Very comprehensive explanation. I have and use both types of brushes now, however, I understand what you mean regarding the synthetics. I do find myself reaching for it more lately. Thanks for this video.

Spectacular overview of synthetic brushes. You should be proud of this video. You claim to not be an expert, but based on this I beg to differ. Thank you for pointing me in the right direction.

great informational video mate. just got my shavemac 2 band silvertip and couldn't complain ;) but I understand the love for synths

Very informative video.. Enjoyed watching it, Chris.. 😊😊

New sub. Love the vids! Just scored my first WW w/ 25mm Black Wolf fan knot and and yes, I agree, can't stop using it. Best wishes and thanks!

Enjoyed this a lot. Great presentation

I absolutely love this brush

another really good synthetic shave brush is called green ray shave brush i ordered my russian start razor full kit cant wait

GREAT video! very informative. Even though I only own 1 (beginner) synthetic brush (Plissoft) I rarely use my other animal hair brushes, therefore my future brush purchases will be mainly synthetic knots - They are also way easier in maintenance. Those tuxedo knots looks so cool - Big envy, Mitchells Woolfat lathers real quick and easy with a synthetic, i did not encounter any issues with great lather in no time - as many talk about with this soap - and my water is above average hard. Thumbs up.

Used one of Montalvo's super plush bulb brushes with Michell's wool fat soap. Worked up like any other soap with those brushes. I used the same brush with Barrister and Mann soap, was almost out of control without enough water.

Excellent and informative video. Its a shame that some of the brushes you mention, aren't available directly from UK websites. Anyhow, I'm new to DE shaving and started off with a Semogue 1438 boar hair (which was only £11 I didn't want to pay too much in the beginning as I wasn't sure DE shaving would be for me). But after the time I've spent doing it, I really enjoy it, and I'm now looking at getting some new kit, to not only make my shave easier and more pleasurable, but to also give me a choice of stuff to use. I'd considered a badger, but read that they can sometimes be more maintenance involved, they can be thirsty with your soap (something you mentioned in the video) and having read extensively about synthetics nowadays I'm thinking synthetics maybe the best all-round choice for me. So far I've narrowed it down to two synthetic brushes: Simpson Chubby 2 Synthetic badger. Razorock Plissoft Big Bruce. If I can't decide between them, I might buy and keep them both, as the Razorock is only around £17, plus there's a few Wet Shaving forums around with trade and sell sections on them, if I later decided to sell one.

Some really good info there Cris you really know your stuff, thanks for sharing 👍🏻

Love the Man U brushes! Hope your boys will have many excellent shaves with them in the future. Fully agree with you; synthetic is just better than animal brushes

Thank-you for such a comprehensive video. I have been looking for my 2nd brush from my 'starter' Simpson Pure Badger Duke 2. Naturally, the tendency would be to go for the Holy Grail in a Silvertip, and although I was aware synthetic brushes existed, I wasn't sure if the 'purists' would tend to turn their noses up to such a thing. I've watched a few videos and read some reviews, and have decided to go for the RazoRock Plissoft. A lot of favourable mentions, and incredibly cheap too. I was interested to see you almost exclusively use synthetic, so that made my mind up. Cheers!

Great looking brushes

Hello friend you have a great selection of colorful brushes I have a Yaqi brush and love ❤️ it

Always watch your videos, they're very informative🔹️ first ever shaving brush was a MEN-U PREMIER synthetic, i have also Muhle Rytmo badger brush, Baxter of California silver tip brush and a Edwin jagger best badger. If I'm honest the Men-u synthetic whips up better lather than the others, now i want the synthetic black fibre brush and i think I'll be content with my de shaving for a very long time..

They both have their plus and minuses. I have a turn and shave syn. that I love and an omega boar that's great

my first synthetic was the Razorock Big Bruce...giving me the best lather ever

If you like super soft synthetic knots you haven't experienced anything until you try one of my Kabuki knots

Cheers for the info buddy great stuff I'm getting into synthetic have a r/s company one works well I'm after a nice one but all in good time hope all is well

Nice review, would like to see a synthetic brush video that covers the various knot types, this video was good for the various sizes but the knot types are all similar (tuxedo).

Very interesting video Cris. I have 4 synth brushes - 2 RR - bruce and the disrupter, and 2 muhles 23mm and travel. I'm looking to get the Muhle 25mm soon :)

I own two Tuxedo knot brushes and I like them a lot more than my plissoft style brushes. I still prefer my badger brushes, but those synthetics are really good. I have hard water and I use to have issues with MWF when I used my badgers, but I started using Anthony Esposito's method and "load it like I fucking hate it" and I get good lathers.

My Yaqi 26mm mysterious space synthetic arrived the other day, i'm still waiting on a couple of other things for my first ever DE shave at the age of 50, up until now i've only used cartridge razors and canned shaving gel & a very rare electric shave.

100% agreed mate! after ten years of natural hair brushes, I only use my synthetic brush now (razor rock Bruce). I'll never go back to natural hair brushes!

thank you for an insightful video. I've been trying to find a similar brush from the first video i saw of you when you used the tuksido knot with the green handle. im not really a football fan, but man are that brush eye catching. would really like a black brush with silver tip like that. A goal woul be a black with red handle, black brush with a silver tip.

Hey! Don't forget to put a link in your comments for my page as well! The reason why I named the boss knot (black onyx soft synthetic) and not the gamechanger is because I did not get authorization from the person who coined the name gamechanger. The knot in the blue handle you've got there IS a 24mm knot, but many of the differences you see in bloom and in performance is due to small changes in hole depth and width. Fun fact, Justin park was the one that actually came up with the name BOSS, I had a naming contest and he won. Anyways, it is my belief that the gamechanger and the boss come from the same manufacturer.

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Howdy from Texas! I recently discovered and sub’d your channel as you have great wet shaving product reviews. I just purchased my first synthetic shaving brush from Supply Co and I love it. It lathers really well and is very easy on my sensitive facial skin. I purchased a second one for my Son who’s in the U.S. Army. I’m also looking to have Santa 🎅🏻 bring me an Omega Synthetic Barber 💈 Pole Brush. I’m a sucker for those barber pole handles. I see that Yaqi has a similar barber pole design as well. The Yaqi’s are about half the price of Omega’s. Cheers!

Cool review of synthetic brushes, looking forward to getting my Razorock 400 :)

This was a great video, thanks for this! I have not had very good luck with Synthetic, but at the same time, they are pretty cheap. So, because of this, I prefer natural hair. My current favorite is the Stirling Finest Fan (Butterscotch). Great brush! But, I would like to try my luck at getting a Wolf Whiskers and was thinking about going with the 25mm Black Wolf Fan, mostly thanks to your videos and my recent experience with the Stirling Fan :)

Yeah, you need to get another tub of Mitchell's Wool Fat. I get an amazing lather from it with my 25mm black wolf fan knot. Plus, like many have said, the post shave really is second to none.

I really want one of those black wolf fan knots but I can never get onto the waiting list :( In regards to MWF, I couldn't lather it for the life of me until I got my first synthetic brush (A Plisson) and it then became my favorite soap. I used it every shave for at least 6 months straight.

If you want to master Mitchells wool fat, Handle Barber Dave as a video on RU-vid. Since watching it I have got it off to a fine art, with any type of brush.

Hello Mate. Love this review and video info. I was clearly thinking of going the synthetic brush route, but wasn't sure ..until now. Thanks a million for the info and links...now to find a supplier locally in South Africa...shipping stuff to ZA is a pain in $$ :-)

interesting, Thank you

So I’ve just started wet shaving. I’ve tried a few soaps and blades and now I have another question. How many brushes should one have? You talk about brushes in your rotation. Should I have multiple brushes to rotate or is it okay to use the same one every day until I can pick up some more? Also probably a silly question but, do I leave the lid off of the soap container after using it or close it up? If you close it up right away does it ruin the soap? There’s a lot of stuff to this style vs buying a cartridge every week or so. LOL. keep up the great videos as I have learned a lot.

simpsons chubby 2 synthetic. I just broke it. Shopping for another brush. Think I might buy the same brush again.

hiya Cris😊🍀 thank you very much for the very informative and in-depth video regarding synthetic brushes. as you know from my previous question I am thinking about getting into a synthetic brush rather than the natural Badger hair brush that I have at the moment so this was very informative and interesting for me! 👍 Cool to see that your glasses wearer like myself; but not very cool to know that youre a United supporter?!🤣😭 Chelsea FC fan here!🏆⚽😉 it's all good mate! 😁

nice video pal, i only use synthetic myself, they suit me better in the way i lather and how i like it.

Does the plisson have less backbone than these brushes? I tend to like a lot less backbone. Love your channel.

Is your water hard where you live? I live in Las Vegas and although the water is horrible, my water softener works wonders. Every soap busts with suds galore.

excellent video. I am a synthetic brush user as well and will have to save up and make some new purchases now. don't tell my wife 😉

you.... sir.... have the facial mimics and eyes of a bit of voice also of.... SEAN PENN.... congrats so many people start with naturals, and they shave with a synth and never look back. it is my case also. i had one cheap synth for almost a year and this black friday i got me a YAQI toxedo with a cherry red with smoke inserts handle.it's awesome

have you ever tried a Kent blk4 or any of those silvertips? they are AMAZING!!! - but have no backbone for face lathering - bowl lathering or tub lathering is unbelievable though :)

I don't think that all the black synthetic fibres are different knots. I believe some of them are just denser, have longer/shorter fibres. The handle has a big effect on the knot and the backbone too, all brush maker use different dimensions.

do you have a video on how to break in a synthetic brush? I am new to wet shaving and I purchased a synthetic brush but don't know if break in would be the same as a boar or badger brush?

that shave brush you got for trade what you looking to trade for let me no i have a brand new used once merkur futur adjustable polished chrome razor

Tuxedo knots are amazing and Yaqi is best bang for buck👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼 Alan H

Chris, have you ever tried other razorock plissoft brushes? I really like the silvertip with acrylic handle. I'm wondering how that compares to a black wolf knot (or the monster or the bruce which all use similar knots). I have a tuxedo knot and I find it harder to produce lather with than with the plissoft style.

What would you recommend for head shaves? Black wolf, fan or bulb?

I don't use my animal Nairobi brushes anymore. Thanks for the detailed review

Looks very similar to the Yaqui brushes they are tuxedo knot

What do you think of the 26 mm Granite syntetic brush from Maggard?

what's the best knot diameter between a 24 mm or 30 mm brush?

Hi Chris! I'm French but been a citizen of Glasgow too for 3 years! I need advice on brushes please to a fellow Glaswegian? I have been using a cheap and basic badger Tweezerman brush for 10 years, never contemplating anything else. Having recently turned vegan though and with the popularity of synthetic brushes I took the plundge and bought what people refer to as one of the best synthetic brushes in the world: the Chubby 2. Alas, the first time I used it this week, I discovered that I can't face lazer with it :( ! Quite disappointed. What would you recommend for face lathering? I really like the Wolf Whiskers that you mentioned with Black Wolf brush (fan/bulb), would they suit? Any other recommendation? Thanks pal!! Appreciate any help :)

Excellent video! Can you post the links where to buy the brushes? Thank you.

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The big downside for synthetics is the lack of firmness which is used to lather. The Etsy link no longer works

What brand of brushes? 4:38

Although I was always able to get a great lather from boar brushes, I have really become a believer in the NEWER synthetic brushes. Two years ago, they were floppy shit like a limp dick. Synthetics have really come a long way. Very enjoyable video.

There's a website called maggard razors in USA that sells tuxedo knots amongst other knots and for LESS than $10 !!!!!!

I don't like soft brushes

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I will only use synthetic. Don't like the idea of having a badger cruelly beaten to death to make a brush. Executive Shaving in the UK has stopped selling badger brushes for that reason. Besides, from everything I have experienced and read, synthetics have so many advantages over a badger. Just for the record, I am not a vegetarian or an animal rights activist.

Synthetic for me badger farming is cruel we don’t need real hair brushes, promote synthetic

16 minutes about a brush? I'm obsessive about shaving but 16 minutes?