Today I received my first boar brush, the Semogue 620. I just tried it out for a night shave. Amazing brush, I used VDH soap and it loaded very well. Can I expect this from all boar brushes? The 620 seems like it rough but when face lathering, it is nice and soft.
Am I a boar?
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It'll only get better!
Not all brushes of any given bristle/hair type are the same, so no. There's similarity among bristles/hairs of the same type but they're not all identical.
I have a scrubby boar brush for my soaps and I love it. Doesn't quite hold the lather for my creams, however (I have an Omega silvertip for that), and I just can't make up my mind on which I like better.
From a traditional boar and soap man, stick with it. I'm currently using a very cheap but brilliantly effective Omega boar and Kent soap which give great results together the lather being as good as any cream.
Not all boars, but there are a lot of good boar brushes out there. I would think there are more good then bad boar brushes.
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If you like it now, you'll love it when it breaks in. I love boar brushes, but they're not very impressive (IMO) when they're new. After a few weeks' use, it'll perform several times better than it does now.
I just received my Semogue 820 (red) to compliment my 1305.
I still call myself a "badger guy" but I do dig the boars!
PS - I'd love to try an Omega boar but I HAVE to stop buying brushes....
I still call myself a "badger guy" but I do dig the boars!
PS - I'd love to try an Omega boar but I HAVE to stop buying brushes....
PS - I'd love to try an Omega boar but I HAVE to stop buying brushes....
Why
Not until you get a Buzz Killington custom title.
PS - I'd love to try an Omega boar but I HAVE to stop buying brushes....[/QUOTE]
As an owner of two Semogues, I've been having the same thought. However, I'm also thinking of selling my only badger, so that might make room for one more.
[/QUOTE]As an owner of two Semogues, I've been having the same thought. However, I'm also thinking of selling my only badger, so that might make room for one more.
