I just wanted to throw this out and see what you guys think. I was caught up with silvertip badger brushes for quite some time until I decided to purchase a boar brush for more ease with hard soaps. I was blown away with how much I enjoyed it. Don't get me wrong, silvertip is oh so soft and retains heat great but there is something about boar that just screams "wet shaving". I now own 11 boar brushes, Semogue and Omega, mostly Semogue, and I have yet to pull out a badger brush since.