WSP makes a really solid soap--in fact, I shaved with WSP Olympus today. I really like my SOC boar brush. Did you do anything to break it in? I did for mine and I think it hastened the ends splitting. I am very much enjoying my few boar brushes.WSP Lavender
First shave with it since I switched over to my Semougue OC boar. It soaks up more soap than my Semougue OC LE badger/boar and I got solid solid shave with this combo.