Hey everybody,
So I ordered an Omega Pro 48 (corrected) last Friday and just got it yesterday. Didn't have much time to fiddle with it last night to due to getting home late from taking the Mrs to a MRI in Cinncinnati. So after finally being able to really take a look and get my impressions of it today. First off, wow it's big. I attached a picture of my old brush and the new Omega. The old one as you can tell is a AoS brush that I got in a pack with some Sandalwood shave essentials. It definitely has weight and size vs the old one but still feels very comfortable in my hand. Being as inexpensive as it was I really wasn't expecting anything high quality but it feels very solid. From the handle to the loft and all the way to the tip, it is very...precise it seems. The handle is made of high quality plastic that feels like it is 2 inches thick. No flexing or movement what so ever and the silver finish is very clean.
I know it will take a few weeks to bloom and really come into its own from what I have read.
It soaks up water like a champ and holds it unlike the AoS brush, but given the size it should. I did a quick test lather with both the JB shave cream and the AoS Sandalwood shave cream and lathered both of those up amazingly. I have some Mikes and Cella on the way so I can't wait to actually get real lather with those.
Right off the bat I did notice a little smell to it. I'm guessing this is what people call the piggy smell, however it does have a little animal scent I think it's more of a cleaning agent smell. Again that's my personal perception on it. When lathering the smell quickly went away and was replaced by the cream'a scent.
I haven't shaved with it yet, I am going to wait a couple days and let the scruff come out an see how it does with a thicker wirey hair. So far though I am very impressed with it. It may be a little larger then I expected but I think will be very comfortable in my hand. For the price I would definitely recommend it for anyone wanting a larger brush or even if your just starting out.
I will follow up on this post once I use it with its performance vs the smaller brush. If any current owners have any tips or trick please let me know. I definitely want to get the maximum performance from this brush!
Thanks for reading!
Adam
So I ordered an Omega Pro 48 (corrected) last Friday and just got it yesterday. Didn't have much time to fiddle with it last night to due to getting home late from taking the Mrs to a MRI in Cinncinnati. So after finally being able to really take a look and get my impressions of it today. First off, wow it's big. I attached a picture of my old brush and the new Omega. The old one as you can tell is a AoS brush that I got in a pack with some Sandalwood shave essentials. It definitely has weight and size vs the old one but still feels very comfortable in my hand. Being as inexpensive as it was I really wasn't expecting anything high quality but it feels very solid. From the handle to the loft and all the way to the tip, it is very...precise it seems. The handle is made of high quality plastic that feels like it is 2 inches thick. No flexing or movement what so ever and the silver finish is very clean.
I know it will take a few weeks to bloom and really come into its own from what I have read.
It soaks up water like a champ and holds it unlike the AoS brush, but given the size it should. I did a quick test lather with both the JB shave cream and the AoS Sandalwood shave cream and lathered both of those up amazingly. I have some Mikes and Cella on the way so I can't wait to actually get real lather with those.
Right off the bat I did notice a little smell to it. I'm guessing this is what people call the piggy smell, however it does have a little animal scent I think it's more of a cleaning agent smell. Again that's my personal perception on it. When lathering the smell quickly went away and was replaced by the cream'a scent.
I haven't shaved with it yet, I am going to wait a couple days and let the scruff come out an see how it does with a thicker wirey hair. So far though I am very impressed with it. It may be a little larger then I expected but I think will be very comfortable in my hand. For the price I would definitely recommend it for anyone wanting a larger brush or even if your just starting out.
I will follow up on this post once I use it with its performance vs the smaller brush. If any current owners have any tips or trick please let me know. I definitely want to get the maximum performance from this brush!
Thanks for reading!
Adam
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