Missed out on auction? Missed out on last year's B&B Essential?

Go get the Pink B&B Essential Boar! Limited Quantities! This baby won't last!!!

http://www.westcoastshaving.com/shaving-brushes/badger-and-blade-pink-shaving-brush.html

Absolutely. For those who could not afford to put a bid in this year's auction items, this is a great way to still contribute to the cause. Get a great brush at a great price, and a portion of the sale goes towards the NBCF in honor of Sue Moore!

Thanks for the link , great way to try out a boar

Great info, Tony!

Thanks for the heads up, I got one.

aspirin54 said:

Thanks for the heads up, I got one.

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Only 47 more left!

Thanks, Tony!

These went for $100-110 with a puck of AOS soap in the auction. Maybe I should buy another just to donate for next years auction, especially if a portion of the purchase price goes to NBCF.

I bought 3 when I got home from work; one for me, my brother, and one for the secret santa thingy.

Down to the last handful of these brushes. Once they are gone they are gone forever.

They look like an omega knot. I have the pro 48. Not a fan of how scritchy it is. And very tall and stiff. The hairs are more like a broom. Thick and too stiff. Come to think of it, they are exactly like the bristles on a broom! Hopefully this is not the same as the omega. I'd rather get a brush that helps a charity though. Does anyone know if this is an omega knot?

slant81 said:

They look like an omega knot. I have the pro 48. Not a fan of how scritchy it is. And very tall and stiff. The hairs are more like a broom. Thick and too stiff. Come to think of it, they are exactly like the bristles on a broom! Hopefully this is not the same as the omega. I'd rather get a brush that helps a charity though. Does anyone know if this is an omega knot?

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Yes, it the "Badger & Blade Omega Blonde Boar Shaving Brush, Pink for Sue" (WCS title) is produced by Omega. Luckily, you're saved as the brush is now sold out. A non-Sue version of the brush will most likely be listed again and would, I think, carry the same knot.

I'm a little surprised at how you find they are too scritchy. My B&B Omega (the Sue version, I've also had another in the past) were pillow soft for face lathering as is my Omega 49, which is a much larger brush. They're way softer than my pure badger and just as soft as my silvertip but with more backbone.

Never mind, I just saw it says omega. Maybe next year they'll make one with semogue! Now that's a quality boar! They should do a finest badger as well. Maybe a Shavemac

slant81 said:

Never mind, I just saw it says omega. Maybe next year they'll make one with semogue! Now that's a quality boar! They should do a finest badger as well. Maybe a Shavemac

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You could just ask one of the B&B brush handle turners to bang one out for you and load it with a shavemac. You could also just buy a Kent Bk8, which is essentially the essential with a nice silvertip.

I hope they wouldn't change it. That knot is excellent.

slant81 said:

Never mind, I just saw it says omega. Maybe next year they'll make one with semogue! Now that's a quality boar! They should do a finest badger as well. Maybe a Shavemac

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There are almost yearly Limited Edition B&B brushes.
Last year's was a Shavemac Finest or Silvertip set in a gorgeous and unique Rudy Vey handle.
They sold out to contributors within a day.