Looking for brush recommendations

The plisson has a good size handle

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I think l may give the Plisson a try. Which one do you have? There are 36 synthetic brushes on Plisson website. I wonder if all have the same knot.

Yup, I was going to suggest the Plisson. I've only read of it but is there a EJ synthetic in that price category that's generally described as being good?

Question on the boar you currently have... is it broken in? Since you didn't tell us what it was (or maybe I missed it) it could be a piece of manure, or just not broken in. After break in a good boar is quite soft. Boars needn't be expensive to be excellent brushes.

The last few Omegas I bought required only one use to break in and they're extremely inexpensive for the quality of the knot. I suspect they are broken in at the factory. The Semogues I've bought required possibly 30 lathers to break in. Maybe that has changed; it's been awhile. They are very different brushes and both brands are very good in their own right.

That's all that I can come up with.

Question on the boar you currently have... is it broken in? Since you didn't tell us what it was (or maybe I missed it) it could be a piece of manure, or just not broken in. After break in a good boar is quite soft. 

It's a Shaving Factory Medium Brush which l believe is made in Turkey. Before I used it for the first time I gave it a rub with liquid soap and then lathered it up and let it sit for a few hours. Before I shave I let it soak in warm water while a take a shower. I've been using it for 2 months now so l estimate something between 20 to 30 shaves with it. After some use it started looking like a folding fan and the tips of the hair have split so i guess its broken in? Right?  
Do you know if Plisson uses the same synthetic knot on all there models?

Your post is very informative. I'll check them out. Thank you!

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Someone suggested a Simpson Colonel 2X Best. Does anyone have experience with this brush? I read mixed reviews about it.

I have a Simpsons Colonel and I can really recommend it. It's well worth the money and it's a nice way in to the high end badgers.

And, by the way, I don't like synthetics.

I made a list from which l will make the final pick
-Plisson synthetic

-Semogue Owners Club 2 Band 

-Simpson Colonel 2x Best

-Artisans




So what else? Surely there are more options out there?

I use 2 brushes which l believe to be insufficient. One is a big floppy and scratchy boar brush and the other is a small decent synthetic that has a tiny handle that l cannot get the hang out of it.

So I decided to spend up to 50 euros to buy a decent and functional brush preferably of badges or synthetic bristles with a 22-24m knot.

Any advice, recommendations or help will be greatly appreciated

Try Whipped Dog as they have an excellent synthetic knot which you can choose from different thicknesses. They also have some different handles from which to choose. It takes about a week to get them made. I have a 30mm knot synthetic and it is a lather monster with soft tips and just the right amount of backbone. It cost me less than 50 U.S. DOLLARS. you can also try the H.I.S. 1794 from the F.M. Brush Company which you can find on Amazon for less than $30 U.S. and this one has a 28mm knot.

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Your post is very informative. I'll check them out. Thank you!

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Someone suggested a Simpson Colonel 2X Best. Does anyone have experience with this brush? I read mixed reviews about it.

Simpson brushes are excellent for the most part but a tad pricey, Try Vulfix brushes ( same company as Simpson) which are also excellent and a far better value. As far as custom brushes go, Whipped Dog is by far the least expensive and there no long waiting lists. I have a Wolf Whiskers Silvertip (26mm knot) and has a beautiful handle. Peter Wolf put s out great brushes for below $100 U.S. but they have a long waiting list. Whipped Dog on the other hand while the handles they offer are somewhat conservative and there are not many choices, the brushes they produce are excellent in quality and performance and they sell for half of what Peter Wolf charges ( I have 3 different brushes from them).

Ordered the Semogue Owner's Club 2 band badger

Thanks for your advice and recommendations

Ordered the Semogue Owner's Club 2 band badger

Thanks for your advice and recommendations

Good luck with your new brush!

Please tell us how you like it, when you have used a few times.

I use 2 brushes which l believe to be insufficient. One is a big floppy and scratchy boar brush and the other is a small decent synthetic that has a tiny handle that l cannot get the hang out of it.

So I decided to spend up to 50 euros to buy a decent and functional brush preferably of badges or synthetic bristles with a 22-24m knot.

Any advice, recommendations or help will be greatly appreciated

Plisson synthetic brushes are great, and are made in Europe. They make badger brushes as well but I use only synthetics, and find that my Plisson outperforms the Silver tip badger I used to use. They range in price from about 30 euros to 80 euros. Here's a link. http://blaireauxplisson.com/en/recherche...mit_search=