What’s your go to brush? Is animal hair better than synthetic?

Great video Greg! The thing I love about artisan brushes is I can pick everything aspect I want, from the blank to the shape to the knot and how it’s setup(loft) for my needs. Definitely another rabbit hole. Have a great weekend eh!!

Brushes are definitely another rabbit hole in the hobby. I do enjoy a medium to soft boar brush. Great video Greg, I really like the way you lay it out!

Great video Greg, thank you!! I think I'm going to order a few Teton brushes. I fly fish and he's got a couple with the flies poured into the handles. Super cool!! Have a great weekend!!

Yet another great video. Love the look of the blue/gray/red, Remnant Teton brush.

Great video Greg 😃. I recently got 3 Teton shave brushes and they are absolutely amazing, they’re easily my favourite brushes I own. But, I have to say as an alternative budget option, I really like my two synthetic Yaqi brushes I have, excellent value and great for travelling 😃.

I try to match brush handles with other components in the shave. Maybe I should just grab one and go, but ocd takes over from form follows function at that point! Really like my vintage reknotted brushes and use them 80% of the time. Badger, boar or synthetic- I like them all! Great video and thanks for sharing Greg!

By the way. I love your content. Your video shooting style/ aesthetic is nice

Options are good, it's makes the shaving hobby so enjoyable, I can choose whatever setup I like and it can be budget gear or top shelf, whatever I fansy (and afford). I love variety in my brush collection, both handles and knots, although these days I prefer Synthetic. Good to see how you upgraded over the years. 👍😎🤟

Just discovered you based on CDB’s recommendation. Subscribed and enjoying your videos.

That green ray is awesome, have that one in my collection 👌 Teton looks awesome, great bespoke brushes.

I just ordered a Teton brush. I can’t wait.

As always very informative and entertaining and I got the Atomic Rocket 🚀 it’s awesome coupled with my Henson AL13 💥

Great production! Just subscribed.

grats on 1k!!!

Good intro. Your first brush looks like mine from 12 years back it was a Tweezerman pure badger. I still have it for some reason. Everytime I think about using it I don't after realizing how prickly the damn thing is esp next to a synthetic. I like animal hair and synthetics. Great channel. Have a. Good day.

Thanks for the great video Sad Badger Greg :D

So glad to see someone else still has their Christmas decorations up. Must inform the wife we are not the only ones.

Love my Rockwell brush! Great performance and good for me shaving neck and upper cheeks. Also quite like my Yaqis

With all the variety in wetshaving, I was late to the party on artisan brushes. The one maker that constantly catches my eye is John Williams' Grizzly Bay brushes. Just fantastic designs, especially his 45° fluted EVOs. I'm also a fan of Neil Breed of Heritage Collection Shaving although whether some would consider him an artisan in the strictest terms, I'm not sure. I still love his brushes though. Finding the perfect knot is very personal and although many people love the dense 26mm+, my own personal favourite is from my Semogue 2040 HD badger. A slightly smaller knot at about 22mm but provides perfect flow-through, backbone and softness. Boar is my least preferred bristle, it's just too scritchy for my taste. ATM I'm hankering after some experimentation with synthetics. Sorry for the lengthy comment but you touched on a very interesting subject and I really enjoyed the video!

Agreed. Many of the entry level brushes are good... And mine are still in regular use and rotation of use. PAA have some good synthetics. But, that being said there is something truly special about hand turned handles and upper level knots no matter if they are synthetic or animal hair the feeling of using them is amazing.

Fantastic vid. Made my day. If somebody had told me that I would get a good laugh from a vid on shaving brushes, I'd call him or her a liar. But here it is. Thanks. BTW, I have the PAA Amber Aerolite. Very good brush - and not the least sad. But, then, it's synthetic.

Just got back into wet shaving and I have a Stirling Kong and Phoenix Green Ray. Both are synthetic and great for my needs. I've had a parker boar in the past but prefer synthetics...because I'm lazy, lol.

Omega’s boar brushes are my favorite right now. I’m using the 10098 Professional. It’s tall, it’s strong, it takes a beating. 💪 Give it a try!

5:03 must be a G4 knot. Synthetic knots have come a long way. I was impressed by them too.

Good vid Greg, my fav probably my 9.95 Stirling boar.Hahah "thats what she said"

Haha... Very enjoyable video and personality.

You know you're serious about shaving when you start looking at artisan shave brushes. Even though I've just been DE shaving for just this year, I own two already. One I got from Billy Goat Brushworks out of Australia (I saw his stuff through another reviewer and, wow, his brushes are great), and then I recently got another from AKA Brushworx which features a Japanese fiber synthetic knot and splays magnificently!!! However, I think I'm going to cool it on brushes as I own two boar brushes (one Omega and one Semogue), one regular synthetic from West Coast Shaving, and then the two artisan brushes. But yeah, both artisan brushes feature elaborate hand-poured handles, amazing custom knots, and just an outstanding feel on the face for lathering. These really up your shaving experience quite a bit!

7:37 I'm not a coconut guy either. Except for almond joys, they're pretty good. I find it interesting that a lot of these artisans will pack a little candy or treat in along with their products. Nice little surprise.

Hey have you tried a couple soaks in soapy water using dawn or palmolive dish soap? That's what I do with new animal hair brushes before using them and i don't have to deal with any of the odors of natural hair by the time I use them. 2 or 3 half hour soaks in some soapy dawn solution, rinse it out good and then let it fully dry, and then soak again 2 more times. After it dries the third time I have no oders and the bristles are started to break in too.....I recommend that! I picked that up on a forum somewhere but it works great!

Sad Badger? Are you talking about brushes or the bus ride back to Madison from Columbus?

0:07 why yes, Greg, i too belive that the bird is indeed the word.

Great video! I love both synthetic hair and natural hair but i tend to use my synthetics in bowl lathers more and only use natural hair on the face. I feel like using a natural hair in a bowl is completly useless.

The brush is Russia big. That’s really funny!

How did I not know you have a KZfaq channel?!?!

The best Shave Brush on the market today is my Simpson Trafalgar's T-3, better then boar cheaper in the long run, it is 29mm. i mic it' it's like buying a $275 Badger hair brush, no cleaning the brush, no need for a brush stand, fast drying time, well not fall apart like a Badger Hair or boar can, cheap to buy, I have owned it for 5 Years with no hair loss with no problems wheelchair Larry Merry Christmas derby black 200 $10 bucks

Personally I only use synthetic brushes now as they are more convenient and require less TLC. Previously I used boar brushes as I could never get a good lather with a badger brush and the animal cruelty aspect does bother me. However if you want natural horse hair brushes are less common but far superior to badger or boar IMO, also no horses are killed for their hair. Horses have to be brushed regularly so retrieving their hair is a pleasant experience for the horse and it makes good use of an otherwise waste product.

Mr. Tardif... We talked about this before. Your Christmas decorations are still up I am getting worried.

Ik it’s late but what’s ur shaving bowels

Bobby the badger was happy until he lost all his hair. Can badgers get depressed? Maybe he broke up with a lady badger he really liked? Greg if your head was the size of the earth real estate would be really expensive. I have a Rockwell brush, and may try one of the others you reviewed. You want push back in a brush... got it. Thanks Greg.

Only have 2 brushes - my eveready shaving brush I bought in 1981 and my $5.50 Van Der Hagen boar brush I bought on base 5 years ago - both work great - cant imagine buying more just to have- love your videos and personality- you always have me laughing - great to see you - till the next one - cheers

Wow, you must really splay the heck out of your brushes to get that hole down the middle of the knots.

Sad Badger Greg Ehh my nickname in highschool was who’s that

Ken surfs gave me a black Badger brush and I never had that low quality type Badger b4 so I took it out and buy a SHD Badger in there! Sorry Ken! But probably one of the reasons he gave it to me is because he didn’t like it. But the handle is tough so I made it better!!! Ha 🌊 🏄🏼‍♂️

Bruh with all the respect i think those bald spots in your brushes aren't bald spot but maybe some soap accumulation in that part of the knot. Try some vinegar mix diy stuff or P.a.A sells one brush cleaner too. Dr Bronner's stuff probably works too

7:03 fill up your pickle jars fellas, let's shave! That's funny. What's the meaning behind that? Where is it from?

Brush’s are cheap, other cost way too much. Perfect Brush H__l no, comes down to what you personally like. Greg is brush junkie. Greg have you tried Yaqi Brushes?

You beat me to it didn't you? Jeez Greg, it was bad enough drinking pickle juice, but now you're into coprophagia. Disgusting! As for brushes, I've recently been dealing with AP Shave Co. in Canada who were recommend by Chris Bailey. I first got a knot to put into an A&E black/white handle which was nice, and then they had a new drop so I ordered a handle and knot separately so I could glue them myself. I like smaller knots with low loft and good backbone so I seat them deeply to accomplish that. I've been using GE Silicone Glue which has worked well. I really like that little Rockwell and use mine fairly frequently. My Simpson brushes are always in rotation also.

Artisan shave brushes are to men (and some women) as shoes are to most women.

You can pick all those things but you can’t pick your nose. 😮