Omega 10049 Boar Shaving Brush

Went boar to start with and may eventually get something different, but right now, this works and it works pretty good. Seems the shedding is finally over with after the 3rd or 4th use now. I did a minor ice water bath, rub it into a towel, rinse and repeat for about an hour, then just said screw that, and put it to use. It is pretty soft now and it didn't shed once today. Creates a good lather with a little elbow grease.

This is an amazing brush. I'd say it's good for beginners but I also do believe it's good in general even for people who have been shaving for a while.

Nice firm brush that gives a good scrub & lather.

No odor. Great brush for the price. I followed the instructions for breaking in. It is just as soft as a badger .
Nice brush for variety and to add to your rotation. I have used it 3 times and seen 3 hairs come out

Works well and at a great price.

Works well

Very nice brush with hefty handle

New to traditional shaving... so I will keep the review solely based on quality.

Great quality handle and brush, does not shed excessively and seems to work well. Overall great quality for the penny!

To sum up, I recommend this Omega 10049 boar shaving brush, details to follow if you are interested.
Prior to picking up this Omega brush, I used some generic low end badger brush (made in China) which is terrible. The no name badger brush keeps losing hairs after 3 months of daily shaving, more in the beginning but even now loses about 3-5 per shave. It has no backbone and it led me to researching into shaving brushes.
As a result of my research I bought a Semogue 830 (made in Portugal) pure boar shaving brush and it is wonderful. I was so happy that I went ahead and purchased the Omega 10049 boar shaving brush.
The Omega 10049 is a larger brush than the Semogue 830, but it performs beautifully, and I also find that the handle is more comfortable to use.. The backbone of both the Omega and Semogue boar brushes are nice because they give muscle to my face lather. The boar brushes also have no problem with hard soaps.
By the way, I followed Matt Pisarcik's method of cleaning your badger/boar shaving brush and it really works. Matt's method helped break in my boar brushes and they perform so well that I have no incentive to buy a high quality badger brush.
Below is a link to the youtube video made by Matt:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CUGOeniL1Os
Thank you Matt!

I bought this item because I own a synthetic one and wanted to try a natural hair brush. Also, the price point was also a major factor. The brush lathers my puck well and after a few weeks of frequent use, it became softer on my face. I am pleased that I purchased this brush.