Product Overview

The Omega 81, model 10081, sets a 23 mm boar knot into the distinctive faux chrome beehive handle that gives the model its name.

At 23 mm this is one of the more manageable Omega knots, easy to control on the face while still holding plenty of lather. The ribbed beehive handle grips well with wet hands. Omega have been making shaving brushes in Italy for decades and are the best known name in boar brushes.

Key Features

• ✓ 100 percent boar bristle
• ✓ 23 mm knot with a 55 mm loft
• ✓ Faux chrome beehive handle
• ✓ 53 mm handle height
• ✓ Made in Italy by Omega
• ✓ Softens with use as the tips split
• ✓ Works with hard soaps, soft soaps and creams

Lather volume and feel depend on your soap, your water and how the brush is loaded. Natural hair varies slightly from brush to brush.

What Is Included

No stand is listed in the contents for this brush.

Product Specifications

Lathering Performance

Boar bristle is stiff when it is new and softens as it is used. The tips split over the first few weeks of shaving, and as they do the knot becomes softer against the face and holds more lather. Boar keeps more backbone than badger throughout its life, which is why it lifts soap out of a hard puck so easily. A 23 mm knot on a 55 mm loft is easy to control directly on the face while still holding enough lather for a multi pass shave.

Who This Brush Is Best For

Getting the Best from Your Brush

1. Soak the knot in warm water for a minute or two before you start, then shake out the excess.
2. Load the brush by working it over the soap or cream until the hair is fully charged.
3. Build the lather in a bowl or on the face, adding water a little at a time until it turns glossy.
4. Give a new boar brush a few weeks of regular use to break in. The tips split as the brush is used, which makes it noticeably softer and better at holding lather.

Adding water gradually rather than all at once is the usual difference between a thin lather and a thick one.

Care and Storage

Soak the bristles in warm water for a minute or two before the shave, not boiling water. Rinse the knot thoroughly after every shave until the water runs clear, then squeeze the water out gently without twisting the knot and leave the brush to dry in a well ventilated place.

Shipping and Returns

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Frequently Asked Questions