This boar brush by Omega, the 21762, has a wondrously soft knot — the whole knot, not just the tips. It’s a finer bristle and, I once read, the tips are uncut. For a while it seemed too soft, but then I found my pace — and focused on its excellence (what it is rather than on what I would have it be) — and now I enjoy it a lot.
It easily worked up a good lather from Phoenix Artisan’s Avo Nice Shave, and the redoubtable RazoRock MJ90A did a wonderful job. A splash of the aftershave, and the morning’s well begun.