Well I'm still looking for a new badger brush, but reading JimR and others' comments about boar brushes made me want to see what was really going on with them so I had decided to get one when it was convenient. Of course, being at the drug store yesterday I though, "I'll just check and see what they've got here, if anything", to myself and wouldn't you know it, a decent Omega:



It smelled heavily of moth balls. Even after washing with liquid soap six times there's still a lingering scent, but I'm sure it'll fade out pretty soon.

As for the lather, the first time went alright and I'm sure that will get better too. It does appear to take a little longer to make lather, but again, once the brush is broken in a little bit more I'm sure it will be easier to tell exactly how much longer. The bristles are very firm, but not really much scratchier than my badger best. I imagine that once time has done its work on the brush the sensation will be comparable. One thing I notice is that the boar brush holds an amount of water closer to what is actually needed to produce lather.

I'm happy to hear any pointers from the boar users.

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