I heard a you tube shave guy say that Yaqi was going to release a high mountain white badger shave brush in March. I have been eagerly awaiting such a release. Has anyone seen or heard tell of one?
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not up yet but I wouldn't get too hung up on the nomenclature. Whether the difference is the actual badger pelt or bleaching/processing I can't say for sure but I lean toward the latter. In practice I have trouble distinguishing huge differences between their sivertip offerings but all seem to have the same huge bloom. http://www.yqbrush.cn/uploads/allimg/130607/1-13060G63240.jpg A- 3 band silvertip B - referred to a silvertip and super, but could also be HWM given some photos C - 2 band silvertip D - Best E- Pure F - mixed (not pictured) You can also browse their instagram and match up the finished brush with the knot samples. https://www.instagram.com/p/Bd7fIVkFwAf/?taken-by=yaqibrush HMW from kevyshaves https://www.instagram.com/p/BelpRqNBfkU/?hl=en&taken-by=kevyshaves
just to confuse you a bit more here is one of their alibaba listings. scroll down to see badger grades. https://yaqibrush.en.alibaba.com/pr...pm=a2700.icbuShop.prewdfa4cf.1.275e7f92Q57cl4. Regardless I am a big fan of yaqi silvertips. My only complaint is the limited size/loft selection for consumer direct sales. Would love to see something like a 22/46
The production will start in April, they have had a small delay, due to their participation in the Cosmoprof fair, in Italy https://refineriadecaballeros.wordpress.com/2018/03/19/afeitado-del-dia-11/ https://refineriadecaballeros.wordpress.com/2018/02/07/11780/
I looked at them a couple of weeks ago, I wish it had a better handle. I don't like that "androgynous"(what I call it) blue color.
Just wanted to add an update; I just noticed that; these are now available on their Ali store: https://www.aliexpress.com/store/pr...868.html?spm=2114.12010608.0.0.2d4a79f2puzQtW
Happy to announce I just ordered one. I think the handle looks awesome. Will update in a few weeks when it arrives.
just arrived. Have only test lathered but appearance is as shown in other photos, huge bloom, softer than the yaqi silvertip, backbone feels about the same. Will post a full review after it gets some actual mileage.
http://www.yqbrush.cn Edit: that's the website for the company. The link to the brush being discussed was already posted. It's the AliExpress link.
the HMW is yaqi's flagship badger and ticks several boxes, but facefeel is not one of them. It is well constructed, only shedding a couple hairs during initial cleanings/test lathers. It has a medium firm backbone, holds a decent amount of water, loads/lathers easily, and has fairly good flow through. The tips however have a distinctive prickle/scritch to them that is very similar to a simpson's best or maybe a high end pure badger. Obviously this is a YMMV thing, but I don't think that fits the backbone/facefeel combination most expect with a HMW (feel free to correct me if i'm wrong as I haven't used many HMW/manchurians). Regardless if you are after softer, go with the 2band or silvertip which are both cheaper. Another caveat is that if you prefer smaller brushes, you may want to avoid yaqi badgers altogether as they have a large bloom, especially the fans. as was already mentioned you can purchase from aliexpress as well as west coast shaving.