The Bluebeards Revenge Vanguard Synthetic Shaving Brush

This has to be my favourite shaving brush. It's such a vital part of the shave that should never be underestimated. The synthetic brush head is fine and soft, but dense enough to create a brilliant lather and to raise stubble to assist in getting a closer, smoother shave. It looks and feels like a much more expensive brush and is really easy to clean. Faultless!

Der Bluebeards Revenge war nach einem Echthaar Dachspinsel mein zweiter Shaving Brush und ich muss sagen ich bin restlos begeistert. Es ist jedes mal wieder eine Freude sich mit dem Pinsel zu rasieren. Er ist super weich nimmt den Schaum gut auf und mit ihm lässt sich sehr gut Schaum aufschlagen.Rundum ein toller Pinsel!

Pas excessivement cher, je l'ai pris au départ pour l'image Badass / pirate qui se dégage du produit, et le positionnement marketing du produit n'en gâche pas la qualité. Je l'utilise depuis un mois, pour le crane et la barbe, c'est doux, très doux, un vrai plaisir (ceux qui aime que ça gratte un peu passez votre chemin), ça mousse et ça ne perd pas ses poils. Je ne suis pas dans une approche synthétique vs poil d'animaux, ma brosse est en poil de sanglier, mais uniquement dans une approche de confort et de qualité et pour le moment je ne regrette pas du tout mon achat, bien au contraire.

Price point compared to performance/quality make this an excellent buy. Whips up a lather in my cup like a demon.

I've used a $10 boar brush, a few different badger brushes ranging from $40-$100, and a few synthetics ranging from $25 - $100. Every brush has its pros and cons. I've yet to find a brush that truly has it all. Perhaps the $300+ badgers do, but at the current time, I don't plan to drop that kind of cash to find out. In the sub $50 range, the synthetics I've tried come closest.The tips on the this brush are soft and feel great on the face. Yet, the shafts are still sturdy enough to provide a massaging/scrubbing effect that raises my whiskers and coats them with lather. Most synthetics seem to have this nice balance of features.People complain that synthetics don't absorb as much water as natural hairs. This is probably true. However the counter point is that synthetics will more easily release the water they do absorb. I find this whole discussion to miss the point. The real question is how well a brush creates a wet but still creamy and sturdy lather. This brush, like most synthetics I've tried, whips up a great lather very easily.Admittedly, this brush is not as nice as some of my other more expensive brushes. The most notable difference is that the fibres are simply not as densely packed. Most sub $50 synthetics I have seem to be lean in this department. However I will note that while this brush at first touch seems to be on par with some of the less expensive synthetics, when actually put to the test, the shorter loft did a good job of compensating for the relative lower density.In summary I think this brush offers great performance for the price, outside of the fact that it doesn't use products from animals that may or may not have been well treated. The cruelty free element of this brush is just gravy on a brush that is already a great value.