Omega Boar Brush Ash Wood Handle

I've ordered several different items besides the brush and everything has been great! From blade to Shave soaps and after shave. Excellent!

When I first got my boar brush, I was worried because it shed some hairs on the first couple of uses, but that appears to have stopped now and I do not detect further bristle loss. As for functionality, I find it whips up a good lather nearly every time, especially with my Oleo duck tallow puck. The ash handle feels good in my grip and is well balanced.

I received this in the mail the other day and used it with the Oleo duck-base soap I also sent away for. The lather generated proved rich, creamy, and incredibly slick. I like the brush. The ash wood handle is very nice and feels good in my hand. There was no odor that I noticed, although that might have been due to the overpowering aroma of the Oleo soap (Very Cherry, if you're curious). The one thing I have noticed is that it has already shed a few hairs, which I found curious from a company with such a solid reputation as Omega's. I hope that doesn't continue, because I would hate to have to replace the knot so soon after purchase.

I now have this boar-bristle, two Vie-Long horse hair barber-style brushes, and a Stirling synthetic in my rotation. I definitely prefer boar when using the Oleo. I will try it with my Stirling Scots Pine Sheep soap to see if I get similar results.

I've been using this brush for a week now, it's been shedding hair like crazy, at least 3-4 hair per shave. Hopefully it will stop soon before I will just have a handle left. On the brighter side of things it doesn't smell.