June 1, 2018- Frankenrazor Friday
Razor: Yaqi-Clix Self-Lubricating Razor
Blade: German Wilkie
Brush: VdH Boar
Soap: Williams
Post: Alum, Listerine, WH
A few months ago, Yaqi introduced its "Mellon" Double Open Comb (DOC) razor. It is available from AliExpress in a variety of colors both with and without a handle for a very affordable price. It is also the same head as the Razorock SLOC. It is a fairly mild razor with a lot of blade feel. Since its release, there has been a lot of interest in certain communities of using the cap from the Yaqi with other baseplates, most notably the one from the Pearl OC.
Earlier this week, I received a Clix Five Hundred razor as part of a small bundle. It turns out that I already have a cased one and thought it might be interesting to experiment with this head. This led to today's shave which is a bit of late MAYhem- the Yaqi cap on a Clix baseplate.
The results? This one was a bit intimidating. I really should have looked a bit more closely at the assembled razor and I would have realized that it really needs a deeper baseplate. As it was, the cutting edge was pretty much right out there, making the whole thing more of a devette. I have to say that my technique must have improved as I ended up with a very close shave with nothing more than two weepers and some mild irritation from the Alum. I'm not ready to bump my Fatboy to '9', but it was nice to pull this off.
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