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I just went to makeup.uk and couldn't find your blue and green brushes. How much did they cost? They look like the Omega ones on Connaught site - boar bristles and as rough as sandpaper on my face.
I genuinely think the 3one6 is a bit in the aggressive sideI wish I'd bought one. I'm daft. Tell me the 3one6 is too aggressive and make me feel better.
I've been with that site for about three years, and there's not been a deal like that before - probably not again either.
It's usually 10% off the site or 20% off one brand.
I just went to makeup.uk and couldn't find your blue and green brushes. How much did they cost? They look like the Omega ones on Connaught site - boar bristles and as rough as sandpaper on my face.
I'll never buy a cheap brush again, unless it's synthetic.
They are 40099's and were about £4, a few pennies more than the 10077's and are roughly the same size as the latter.
What budget boars have you used? Omegas shouldn't be too rough, they generally split pretty well. They have issues with consistency though. One Omega I used recently is a little prickly but the 10077 I used today has soft tips.
Not many boars will be as soft as a synth though.
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Those are the ex VAT prices. Both were £4.80. I never thought I'd prefer synthetic, But I'm changing my mind.
Omega has too many lines in brushes, and a single shop would have difficulty in stocking them all, IMO.
I bought mine from Makeup for about £4 with VAT. This is the 10077,
I prefer the 10077 to the 10065. The 10077 has a 22mm knot with a 50mm loft, whilst the 10065 is a touch bigger with a 24mm knot with a 55mm loft.
That brush is £3.86 + VAT = £4.63The price shading is to do with the handles and the knot size. All have the same boar which, as you mention, may soften with use. Thanks for the information and the site link.
EDIT. I beg your parsnips, I didn't know VAT was included.
After a cleanMore vintage stuff
After a clean
It's the wrong handle, it should be a fat handle.Good work!
The Tech in the middle looks to have an interesting crimp in the handle below the knurling, not typical of that design (1940s British flat bottom). Can we see a shot from the end of the handle?
Is the end of the handle on the raised flat bottom New open ... as in a hole? It came up very well!
It's the wrong handle, it should be a fat handle.
According to someone on badger and blade, they came on a few NEW models made in England.It is ... no ball-ended Techs with handles of that type. The smaller one-piece handles came in during the '40s and then full-force in the '50s. Just trying to figure out what it's from.
It is ... no ball-ended Techs with handles of that type. The smaller one-piece handles came in during the '40s and then full-force in the '50s. Just trying to figure out what it's from.