ShadowsDad
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None boring shaver!!
"It's not the bow, it's the Indian"
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Post by ShadowsDad on Jan 12, 2013 0:18:06 GMT -6
I have a 599 silvertip that is probably designed to be a travel brush. It's cloud soft, but that's because it lacks backbone. The handle is tiny, the knot is full size. Despite the lack of backbone I have no problem lathering hard soaps with it. Go figure. YMMV.
Today I received an Omega 11047 Badger/Boar mixed hair brush. It's quite interesting and my first face lather (which I do exclusively) will be this morning. The palm test lather showed no concerns. Typical boar performance loading a hard soap (decent backbone) and great performance in lathering. Quite soft as well. As I wrote, interesting.
All of the series of these tiny Omega brushes appear to use the same handles just different knots. The 2 that I have fit in a tiny Rx pill bottle. I have no doubt that the 100% boar Bambino would also.
My experience with Omega brushes is that they make a great brush for little expense. The $ is put into what counts and little is spent elsewhere in the lower priced brushes.
For pricing just Google, "Omega" and then the model # or the name. The folks I know that have them are Shoebox Shaving or Italian Barber.
I'll be back in 11 + hours to deliver an after action report.
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Post by razorx on Jan 13, 2013 9:19:44 GMT -6
I have a 599 silvertip that is probably designed to be a travel brush. It's cloud soft, but that's because it lacks backbone. The handle is tiny, the knot is full size. Despite the lack of backbone I have no problem lathering hard soaps with it. Go figure. YMMV. Today I received an Omega 11047 Badger/Boar mixed hair brush. It's quite interesting and my first face lather (which I do exclusively) will be this morning. The palm test lather showed no concerns. Typical boar performance loading a hard soap (decent backbone) and great performance in lathering. Quite soft as well. As I wrote, interesting. All of the series of these tiny Omega brushes appear to use the same handles just different knots. The 2 that I have fit in a tiny Rx pill bottle. I have no doubt that the 100% boar Bambino would also. My experience with Omega brushes is that they make a great brush for little expense. The $ is put into what counts and little is spent elsewhere in the lower priced brushes. For pricing just Google, "Omega" and then the model # or the name. The folks I know that have them are Shoebox Shaving or Italian Barber. I'll be back in 11 + hours to deliver an after action report. The Omega 11047 - Often referred to as the "Mighty Midget" Celistino over at TSN threw an almost new one of those in for free when I purchased a Single Ring from him. The name suits it very well,I use it from time to time at home with great results and wouldn't leave home without it for travel....Quality= Outstanding
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ShadowsDad
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None boring shaver!!
"It's not the bow, it's the Indian"
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Post by ShadowsDad on Jan 13, 2013 22:28:44 GMT -6
Marc, mine still isn't broken in as I discovered from the previous owner, that's why I haven't discussed it further, but the way it's progressing I expect it will be by the end of the week.
I felt some scritch with my swirling motion during lathering the first face lather. Since then I've been lathering 3x a day; that includes using it for my daily shave. No scritch after the first day. Nice tiny brush. It easily makes enough lather for 3 passes. Of the 2 tiny Omegas I have I must say that they could easily be everyday brushes, they work so well.
I'm a sucker for tiny brushes I suppose that's why I have them. I almost never travel and when I do it's always by auto and I can take my big brushes if I wish. Travel brushes just intrigue me.
Soon I'll have a Muhle Silvertip fibers (synthetic) travel brush with an aluminum tube in my hot little hands. It may make obsolete all my natural fiber travel brushes. However, I'm still a sucker for them and won't part with them. They're part of my rotation now.
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