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So far I am pleased with my choice of this brush. It is very close to the Omega Pro, but I will need time for it to break in to evaluate fully. Its splay, and scrub is similar, it's scritch very much higher. And upon soaking, you knew it was a boar, I then gave it a wash with Dawn to help cut the aroma. Much less noticeable afterward, but will take a several to subside completely. I was expecting the wooden handle to weigh substantially more. It weighed slightly less in fact. I love the grain on this handle.
The Zenith B25 and the Omega Pro 10098 are very similar:
Their knots are close to the same size, blooming ???.
The handles are shaped ever so close, the Zenith is slightly more petite.
A thinner waist and a razor blade tuck worth of height.
The Weights are 73.7g for the Zenith and 79.8g for the Omega.
The biggest difference is that the Zenith comes in Olive Wood,
and the Omega in utilitarian plastic.
The Zenith is the better styled and finished brush,
The Omega is the better workhorse. Able to withstand too deep of a soaking, at a little less than half the price.
After the one lathering and one dawn bath, followed by strop-drying on soft cloth (running shorts) several bristles have the smallest of splits. That is looking promising.
So far I am pleased with my choice of this brush. It is very close to the Omega Pro, but I will need time for it to break in to evaluate fully. Its splay, and scrub is similar, it's scritch very much higher. And upon soaking, you knew it was a boar, I then gave it a wash with Dawn to help cut the aroma. Much less noticeable afterward, but will take a several to subside completely. I was expecting the wooden handle to weigh substantially more. It weighed slightly less in fact. I love the grain on this handle.
The Zenith B25 and the Omega Pro 10098 are very similar:
Their knots are close to the same size, blooming ???.
The handles are shaped ever so close, the Zenith is slightly more petite.
A thinner waist and a razor blade tuck worth of height.
The Weights are 73.7g for the Zenith and 79.8g for the Omega.
The biggest difference is that the Zenith comes in Olive Wood,
and the Omega in utilitarian plastic.
The Zenith is the better styled and finished brush,
The Omega is the better workhorse. Able to withstand too deep of a soaking, at a little less than half the price.
After the one lathering and one dawn bath, followed by strop-drying on soft cloth (running shorts) several bristles have the smallest of splits. That is looking promising.