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I've just been looking at Omega brushes on Connaught Shaving and can't believe how cheap they are. I may have to invest. Can anyone enlighten me on particularly good models?
Omega Brushes
- Thread starter Johnnie Stark
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- Friday December 28, 2012
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Fantastic brushes.
If you want a small knot, and a cheap introduction to boars, then the 10065 is excellent.
If you want a bigger knot, with a great handle, then the 20102 is a good bet. I've not tried a 49 yet but I've heard good things about them. I currently own 4 Omegas, but I've owned more and they have all been excellent brushes, my current favourite is between the 20102 and the 98. I face lather with all of them, and occasionally bowl lather too and they cope with it all.
These break in a LOT quicker than Semogue brushes.
If you want a small knot, and a cheap introduction to boars, then the 10065 is excellent.
If you want a bigger knot, with a great handle, then the 20102 is a good bet. I've not tried a 49 yet but I've heard good things about them. I currently own 4 Omegas, but I've owned more and they have all been excellent brushes, my current favourite is between the 20102 and the 98. I face lather with all of them, and occasionally bowl lather too and they cope with it all.
These break in a LOT quicker than Semogue brushes.
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i bought a 49 recently and i like it a lot, i have two semogue boars and prefer the omega to those.
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I have a 10065 and agree that it is astonishing value for money; the only criticism that I have is the handle. Were I buying again, I would be tempted to spend an extra few quid and get something like the 49 or the 98, which I would imagine are better in this regard.
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Johnnie Stark said:
Good choice, sir. It can hold a ridiculous amount of lather, and the big handle is real nice too. Enjoy it!
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I've been thinking of getting an Omega brush myself may get one as a stocking filler for that special time of the year.
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I bought two in Italy in the summer... even cheaper than Connaught's.
These brushes are incredibly good value.
These brushes are incredibly good value.
I have the Premier No. 37 I bought in Connaughts clearance but whereas it has the nicest handle of the Omegas I own it's also the worst one for me. Just not gone on with it.
I have two others, the 80080 (which I think is now a different model number) and a pro 49.
I've been using the 80080 regularly at weekends and it's a great brush. Came with a plastic holder and change from a tenner. Can't be bad.
the Pro 49 was my first post Fusion shave brush and my move away from using the Wilkinson Sword brush from the previous 3 years or so. It was a real game changer.
I think the reaosn I don't like the No.37 is because it's has the dyed badger stripe in it. Boars shouldn't pretend to be badgers (ok that may just be me).
I have two others, the 80080 (which I think is now a different model number) and a pro 49.
I've been using the 80080 regularly at weekends and it's a great brush. Came with a plastic holder and change from a tenner. Can't be bad.
the Pro 49 was my first post Fusion shave brush and my move away from using the Wilkinson Sword brush from the previous 3 years or so. It was a real game changer.
I think the reaosn I don't like the No.37 is because it's has the dyed badger stripe in it. Boars shouldn't pretend to be badgers (ok that may just be me).
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I've got a 49 (only been wet shaving for a few weeks). I've got nothing to compare it to but it's very comfortable and pleasant to use. Two points about it:
*It's too big for most stands.
*My first few shaves with it were very painful and uncomfortable, which by a process of elimination I've put down to the chemicals used to sterilise the bristle. My face was burning, red, blotchy and I almost gave up on wet shaving there and then. Repeated, thorough shampooing has sorted it out.
*It's too big for most stands.
*My first few shaves with it were very painful and uncomfortable, which by a process of elimination I've put down to the chemicals used to sterilise the bristle. My face was burning, red, blotchy and I almost gave up on wet shaving there and then. Repeated, thorough shampooing has sorted it out.
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Griffo said:
No, I'm the same: if you want a badger, get a badger; a boar is a different beast (literally and metaphorically) and shouldn't pretend to be something that it is not.
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