BORE BRUSHES Just don't get enough LOVE and are thought of as second class, cheap brushes and nothing can be further from the TRUTH. They do have a break in period and once its broken in your in for a treat as it will be perfectly matched to YOUR face! OMEGA have a long tradition of making bores and they use the highest quality natural bore fibres from ITALY. The result is, when the hairs split for a great lather brush and face feel. The light ash handle looks premium and is a quality handle too. I prefer it over the cheaper painted handles as it just looks like a better match for the bore fibres. Don't get me wrong, the natural fibres are identical! This one has a die'ed dark band thats comedic and dies not effect the shave at all. I don't get a lot of broken hairs from this brush, unlike some but it does take a month of daily shaves to break in to an acceptable degree. Its then good for YEARS of daily use and you will be hear broken when the day comes you replace it. probably with another Omega bore! They do some of the best bores, period! I now have 3 Omega bores and you would have to pry them from my cold dead hands if you wanted one of them...