Congratulations!! One of the best and most underrated brushes. Once you break it in, you will have the perfect brush that will last many many years. I really like my Omega 49. Fantastic choice. GL in your Shaving journey.
Just received my omega 49
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I've used the Omega 49 for about 5 times and it began to break very quickly. Brush is awesome. I just have something to figure it out and I would like some advice.
When I load my face the first time after leathering it does well. The problem is when I try to lather my face for the second pass the brush has already water down the lather in the bowl and I can not recover the lather.
Is it too much water in the brush? I know boar can hold more water.
I'm not to boar brushes, I've always used a cheap The Face Shop synthetic brush that has been fantastic.
When I load my face the first time after leathering it does well. The problem is when I try to lather my face for the second pass the brush has already water down the lather in the bowl and I can not recover the lather.
Is it too much water in the brush? I know boar can hold more water.
I'm not to boar brushes, I've always used a cheap The Face Shop synthetic brush that has been fantastic.
The 49 is a VERY nice boar and has a fair sized knot as well. My guess is that you simply need to load more soap than you are used to with the synthetic.
I have the omega 10104. It requires a ton more cream than the regular omega boar brushes. The 10049 is bigger than the 10104 so you do need much much more. Alternatively, you can try more water on the brush or bowl but that would just dilute the cream.
Good job.
I shaved with mine this morning.
It gets better with use.
Enjoy many good shaves!
Great choice and it's a soap hog. It'll need a good 20s or more of loading lol.
But I'll make so much lather you could shower w it lol.
Mawashi
You betcha!
Schaffmilch? Cella? MWF?
Arko rofl lol.
I love proraso but the 49 eats so much of it that's its scary. Its like having a salad bowl full of shaving lather lol.
Mawashi
It’s like a cream pie in the face; isn’t it?
Yup that's an apt description lol.
I ended up PIFing it away cos it's just too big a broom... em brush for me.
Happy shaves,
Mawashi
Ha! I've been doing Arko August and that's the brush I've been using. Before that it was my go-to for Williams lol. Great brush and a super bargain!
I shaved with mine this morning.
I like the face feel and it lathers beautifully. It’s a big brush.
I’m considering the Omega 011829.
When I first got my 49 I couldn't believe how great it performed. A brush I only paid $9.00 new is a lather monster. If you like to bowl lather, the Omega 49 is hard to beat.
Face lathering is another thing. I have no luck using any boar brush to face lather. When I use a shave stick I can only get 1 pass out of it.
Face lathering is another thing. I have no luck using any boar brush to face lather. When I use a shave stick I can only get 1 pass out of it.
Mine will be doing duty tonight 
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