I finally got around to trying the omega brush and omega soap that came last week. I also got some assorted razor blades and decided to pop in an astra superior platinum. I'm even more impressed with the DE shaving thing than I was with vdh brush/soap and wilkies. Today I experienced VERY little irritation; almost none. The omega soap works like a charm. My only minor complaint is the 49 brush is so freakin' long ! Don't get me wrong, it's not floppy; it's just much longer than I am accustomed to. The diameter of the bush is good, although a touch on the larger side. It takes a tad more time to load this brush because you have to be more careful not to be too messy. In general though, I like the brush, no scritch and smells fine out of the box; though after it's first use, it now smells like a wet boar; no big deal, it will fade with time.
Hopefully I enjoy the rest of the blade assortment as much as the astras, though that will probably not be the case.
the assortment that I pieced together is:
green 7 oclock, yellow 7 oclock, astra sp, astra ss, bic chrome platinum, crystal platinum chrome, lord platinum, shark super chrome, super-max platinum. While I'm at it, I'll put in a plug in for qedusa, nice guy and one of the east coast suppliers, for me that meant faster less costly shipping than the west coast suppliers.
Does omega make a brush that is similar in knot diameter and hair length to the vdh boar ?
Hopefully I enjoy the rest of the blade assortment as much as the astras, though that will probably not be the case.
the assortment that I pieced together is:
green 7 oclock, yellow 7 oclock, astra sp, astra ss, bic chrome platinum, crystal platinum chrome, lord platinum, shark super chrome, super-max platinum. While I'm at it, I'll put in a plug in for qedusa, nice guy and one of the east coast suppliers, for me that meant faster less costly shipping than the west coast suppliers.
Does omega make a brush that is similar in knot diameter and hair length to the vdh boar ?
