So for the last two years I was using an Omega Boar Bristle brush with fantastic results. However, there is always that desire for the bigger and better. So I picked up a cheaper badger brush (still pricier than boar bristle), but from my first shave experience it isn't nearly as good as my boar bristle in terms of softness.
Granted, this is comparing a new brush with one that has two years of breaking in time under it's belt. Boar bristle splits at the end over time and gets very soft, but I don't remember what it was like in the beginning. So my question is, will the badger hair split at the ends as well? Do I need to give it a chance to endure a break-in period?