Omega shaving cream and bristle brush

[Yellow Jim]

Anybody any idea what model the Omega brush is that comes in this Omega cream and brush set?

I've ordered some of the cream as I've ran out of Proraso and read that they are pretty much the same. I'll be interested to try the cream and see how it compares with Proraso, which is my favourite cream. Also keen to hear opinions from anyone who's used the brush.

 

[simmo3801]

Hi James

No help with the brush sadly but I ordered the Omega tub to compare to Proraso and they are the same!

Nigel

 

[Yellow Jim]

Cheers Nigel.

The brush will do as a cheap travel brush if nothing else.

 

[SiR-ed8]

Jim,

If it's the set with a red brush it's 80265. The 800xx along with more expensive 310xx and 21047 brushes are specially treated in that the tufts tips are dressed allowing them to split more easily while the 100xx series are dressed and chemically treated.

 

[Yellow Jim]

Thanks Ivan. It appears you're the go-to man on boar brushes.

 

[SiR-ed8]

NP Jim! Look forward to your feedback! Having double-checked the brush it's not the sketched/banded 80265 but instead the unsketched 10065-Click instead as seen HERE. Sorry mate.

 

[SiR-ed8]

Jim,

Preliminary thoughts on 10065 and soap?

 

[Yellow Jim]

No tried either yet Ivan. I was away in Gabon with work last week (took a palmolive stick, Men-u boar brush and Bic metal razors with me) and tried the La Toja shave stick I'd just received when I got back. I'll report back when I've given them a go.

 

[SiR-ed8]

How's the 10065 coming along Jim?

 

[Yellow Jim]

It's not even been used. A travesty really. Just have never gotten around to it, I should give it a go to see what an Omega boar is like. I'll make a conscious effort to, although I've the new Semogue that I'm breaking in at the moment so there might not be much room in the rotation.

 

[SiR-ed8]

No worries you're not alone there I've got a handful of Omega that need break-in as well as others.

What Smogue model would this be? The LE, SOC or others?

BTW what do you think of Omega's soap?

 

[Yellow Jim]

No worries you're not alone there I've got a handful of Omega that need break-in as well as others.

What Smogue model would this be? The LE, SOC or others?

BTW what do you think of Omega's soap?

Both the new badger LE and the blue plugged custom boar, that photo you posted up before was one I took of the two new brushes in question. I was specifically taking about the boar though. The Omega cream is excellent, just like Proraso as others have said, and I find it to be one of the best I've used.

 

[SiR-ed8]

Glad that's working out for you Jim.

BTW is the 830 as dense as the red counterpart? Anyway looking forward to your review on this.

 

[Yellow Jim]

Glad that's working out for you Jim.

BTW is the 830 as dense as the red counterpart? Anyway looking forward to your review on this.

It does seem as dense. I've posted an initial impression in today's shave of the day thread. Obviously it's early days but so far it's looking good.

 

[SiR-ed8]

Do you prefer the density of 1305 ( if you have it ) over to the 830?

Have you broken the red-plugged 830?

 

[Yellow Jim]

I've never used the 1350 so can't comment on that one. The 830 is pretty well broken in I think, I used it more or less exclusively for 4-5 months and it's been used regularly for another 4-5 months as well.