New Omega Premium Boar

[Abz88]

For any boar fans out there, Connaught now has a new Omega Premium Boar. The knot is the same as the Jade but it has a faux ivory resin handle.

OMEGA 011911 Premium Pure Bristle Shaving Brush - Faux Ivory

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[Alex Jr]

27x52…. Scrubby!

 

[BudgetShaverGuy]

27x52…. Scrubby!

Ya exactly, you can jack a car up with that thing.

 

[flask28]

I love my Omega Jade, it's easily the favorite on the boar shelf - but only now after a 70 shave break in period. I like the idea of the same brush in another color.

Thanks for the heads up!

 

[Chan Eil Whiskers]

For any boar fans out there, Connaught now has a new Omega Premium Boar. The knot is the same as the Jade but it has a faux ivory resin handle.

OMEGA 011911 Premium Pure Bristle Shaving Brush - Faux Ivory

Connaught Shaving is supplier of quality, traditional shaving products including Wickham 1912 shaving soaps, REX, Merkur & Edwin Jagger safety razors & many brands double edge razor blades. UK Supplier of Feather New Hi-stainless razor blades, Feather Artist Club Razors & Blades & Feather Safety...

connaughtshaving.com

Ordered one just this minute.

Love my Jade!​

Breaking these knots in takes some serious doing, but it's worth it. Great knot. Great brush.

(Yes, I like the medallion. Sorry the ivory brush doesn't have one.)

Thanks and happy shaves,

Jim

 

[BudgetShaverGuy]

I love my Omega Jade, it's easily the favorite on the boar shelf - but only now after a 70 shave break in period. I like the idea of the same brush in another color.

Thanks for the heads up!

I really wonder…70 shaves in…did you break in the boar or did the board break you in?

 

[flask28]

I really wonder…70 shaves in…did you break in the boar or did the board break you in?

It was definitely a war of attrition!

 

[dmshaver]

Thank you for posting, I'll be ordering one soon.

 

[J-MN]

Just used my ivory for the first time today.

 

[BigJ]

Just used my ivory for the first time today.

LOVELY!! Enjoy!!

 

[Alex Jr]

Just used my ivory for the first time today.

It’s the most vintage looking new brush I’ve seen! Hair and handle!

Lovely…

 

[Chan Eil Whiskers]

Just used my ivory for the first time today.

Tell us more about it, please.

Mine is on the way so I'm curious. My guess is I'm going to maybe use the new brush once or twice before deciding on a long off-line break in process. The Jade taught me something.

Once fully broken in, the Jade became a fabulous brush. That's not to say it wasn't quite good from the beginning, but I prefer the softness of a fully broken in boar. Some of my Omegas (the Jade, the Mighty Midget, and the Proraso Pro) and all of my unbleached Zeniths had to be well broken in for me to truly enjoy them. I'm assuming the new Ivory will follow suit, but I could be wrong.

Happy shaves,

Jim

Happy shaves,

Jim

 

[Deano]

I love my Omega Jade, it's easily the favorite on the boar shelf - but only now after a 70 shave break in period. I like the idea of the same brush in another color.

Thanks for the heads up!

Just ordered a Jade that shipped yesterday. Now the wait.

 

[gdawg55]

Just used my ivory for the first time today.

Is it the same as the Jade?

 

[J-MN]

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Tell us more about it, please.

Mine is on the way so I'm curious. My guess is I'm going to maybe use the new brush once or twice before deciding on a long off-line break in process. The Jade taught me something.

Once fully broken in, the Jade became a fabulous brush. That's not to say it wasn't quite good from the beginning, but I prefer the softness of a fully broken in boar. Some of my Omegas (the Jade, the Mighty Midget, and the Proraso Pro) and all of my unbleached Zeniths had to be well broken in for me to truly enjoy them. I'm assuming the new Ivory will follow suit, but I could be wrong.

Happy shaves,

Jim

Happy shaves,

Jim

This one is really nice right out of the box. It seems pretty much identical to my Jade that I've had for over a year. At least for the one I received, no break-in needed to enjoy using it. Like you mentioned, my Proraso Pro and Mixed Midget got noticeably better the more I used them, but not sure how much better the Ivory could actually get since it already feels like a well broken-in Boar. Also, my Ivory had no noticeable Boar smell, so not sure what Omega does to eliminate that.

Is it the same as the Jade?

Yes, the example I received performs just like the Jade.

 

[Chan Eil Whiskers]

This one is really nice right out of the box. It seems pretty much identical to my Jade that I've had for over a year. At least for the one I received, no break-in needed to enjoy using it. Like you mentioned, my Proraso Pro and Mixed Midget got noticeably better the more I used them, but not sure how much better the Ivory could actually get since it already feels like a well broken-in Boar. Also, my Ivory had no noticeable Boar smell, so not sure what Omega does to eliminate that.



Yes, the example I received performs just like the Jade.

Thanks so much.

This should be a very interesting brush.

Happy shaves,

Jim

 

[gdawg55]

This one is really nice right out of the box. It seems pretty much identical to my Jade that I've had for over a year. At least for the one I received, no break-in needed to enjoy using it. Like you mentioned, my Proraso Pro and Mixed Midget got noticeably better the more I used them, but not sure how much better the Ivory could actually get since it already feels like a well broken-in Boar. Also, my Ivory had no noticeable Boar smell, so not sure what Omega does to eliminate that.



Yes, the example I received performs just like the Jade.

Nice. I really like my Jade. May have to pick up the ivory as well. Thanks.

 

[J-MN]

Thanks so much.

This should be a very interesting brush.

Happy shaves,

Jim

Nice. I really like my Jade. May have to pick up the ivory as well. Thanks.

Wanted to follow up with an update after I gave the brushes (i.e. the Ivory and Jade) another look with a more critical eye. After the Ivory dried yesterday, I did notice that the knot is not quite as densely packed as my Jade and did not seem to have quite as much backbone. I decided to load them both up for todays shave so that I could do a side-by-side comparison. While I still think they seem very similar, the Jade does have a little more backbone. I know some people like @dmshaver have received Jade brushes in the past that were less dense, so maybe there is some normal variation from brush to brush or they're just not made as dense anymore. Whatever the case, but both are very enjoyable to use and I probably wouldn't notice the difference unless I was using them within a few days of each other and paying close attention.

 

[Chan Eil Whiskers]

Wanted to follow up with an update after I gave the brushes (i.e. the Ivory and Jade) another look with a more critical eye. After the Ivory dried yesterday, I did notice that the knot is not quite as densely packed as my Jade and did not seem to have quite as much backbone. I decided to load them both up for todays shave so that I could do a side-by-side comparison. While I still think they seem very similar, the Jade does have a little more backbone. I know some people like @dmshaver have received Jade brushes in the past that were less dense, so maybe there is some normal variation from brush to brush or they're just not made as dense anymore. Whatever the case, but both are very enjoyable to use and I probably wouldn't notice the difference unless I was using them within a few days of each other and paying close attention.

Nicely done.

Happy shaves,

Jim

 

[Chan Eil Whiskers]

Mine just arrived.

Happy shaves,

Jim