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Great starter brush or for the experienced user!,
November 25, 2007 Andrew Kushner - See all my reviews
This review is from: Omega Boar Hair Professional Shaving Brush with Chrome Handle (Health and Beauty)
Having used this brush as one of my main brushes in my shaving "rotation", I can tell you to ignore the low price and buy this especially if you use "hard soaps" instead of creams. I have used the brush for over 7 years. It is well made and resilient. I can't say enough about Omega products. They are some of the best values in the shaving world
Good Brush ... Could Be Better,
September 30, 2011 Joseph (Ridgewood, NJ USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Omega Boar Hair Professional Shaving Brush with Chrome Handle (Health and Beauty)
Let's me keep it short and simple. This is a very good boar bristle brush, in fact I'd rate the "brush" part of it great, as far as boar bristle brushes go. So why the 4-star rating instead of a full 5-stars?
There are two reasons for the 4-star rating:
1) The bristles really have a "boar" smell to them ... even after shampooing them a couple of times, and using the brush a few times. Not really a big deal, as I expect the smell will dissipate, but I have say as an owner of a few boar bristle brushes that this is the "smelly" one I've ever encountered to date.
2) The bigger reason for 4 instead of 5 stars is the handle. It looks great in the photo, like a chromed metal handle (similar to the one on my Parker SilverTip Badger brush -- super product BTW), BUT it's not! It's a plastic, lightweight handle, that feels very cheap in my hand.
However, even with that said I couldn't give this brush less than 4-stars. The brush is really "lofty" in...Read more
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