Thanks for reporting back, good to hear some good reviews for this brush as most people seem to dislike it.
You're on a total winner there.... and I got an Omega chrome stand in the deal.
How does this brush splays? Are you satisfied in that detail?
First shave , and what can I say. All those who say its too stiff or too springy, well their right. But and there always is one. That stiffness serves well for ripping into hard and awkward soaps. I got a lather from palmolive that was like that of a £10 soap not a 50 pence stick. Also I noticed that as I'm a shower shaver the stiffness became less the more it became warm in the shower. Another thing was not to press down on to the skin when lathering, minimal pressure left me as I say with mounds of lather and a felling as good as my Muhle synth or my first gen Kent infinity brush. This Omega is somewhere inbetween the both. A good hefty handle made of some form of laminate wood only let down by the Omega lettering coming off at the end of the shower and shave. Drying time was as quick as any synth I've had, just a few mins.
All in for me well worth the few quid I paid on the bay for new in box with tags, and I got an Omega chrome stand in the deal. Less that a tenner all in. Would I pay full price??? Only if cheaper. The Kent synth is cheaper and softer. So it boils down to personal preference, stiff as a new Omega boar versus a nice silky silver tip. For me I like boar. YMMV ; )
Omega has a new one called the black hi-brush on Connaught. Anyone tried that one yet?
How is it different from the regular hi-brush and s-brush?
This one is a beauty. Much nicer than the wooden semogue handles. The ones on Connaught, not so much.It's a beauty isn't it?
In Omega's words: "Omega Black Fiber Hi-Brush Olive Wood Shaving Brush. Its synthetic fibers are made of PBT, with the Black HI-Brush technology. It is extraordinarily similar to the natural black badger hair thanks to it firmness and softness".
Nah, don't need a synthetic. But if it's a boar....Gift & Care sells the one above. The handle is made of olive wood.
I MUST have one of those. Coolest thing I have seen in a month of Sundays....
It's pretty hard to find a synthetic brush with LESS backbone then a cashmere - only the original Plisson Pour l'Occitane is floppier IMHO.I'd go with a Yaqi; I regret buying my Hi-brush synthetic as the backbone is insane, greater than a cashmere knot.
The cashmere knot I got has more backbone then my Synbad and Timberwolf, which are great knots. The only synthetic brush I have with more backbone is my Omega Hi-Brush 0146650 Carbon Fiber look, both brushes were instant regrets.It's pretty hard to find a synthetic brush with LESS backbone then a cashmere - only the original Plisson Pour l'Occitane is floppier IMHO.
so coolAlso these custom made Black Hi Brushes made for an Italian barbers academy are very cute