BOTD + ASRazor shave, July 6th 2021 Brush: Yaqi High mountain silvertip badger, excellent lather generator, pillow like soft tips, nice scrub, densely packed knot, great lather painter. Its Yaqi premiere brush if using pricing as a indicator, got mine on sale like usually . Have some great shaves!
Looks like the Yaqi Aqua high mountain? I've got one traveling somewhere in the universe on the way to me. Really looking forward to it!
I'm kind of new to these badger brushes, Personally the 24mm 2 band badger(finest)are nice brushes and just bought another one on sale. My 24mm High mountain silver tip is a nice brush and not a lather hog & really paints good also. Enjoy your new brush when it comes Jody.
BOTD + DE SOTD, Wed, July 7th 2021 Brush: Yaqi Red Zebra 26mm one of my best buys on a whim, excellent lather generator, nice gentle scrubber, heavenly cloud like soft tips, great lather painter, feels so luxurious to my skin. Have some great shaves!
SE SOTD, Thur, July 8th 2021, Brush: Yaqi 24mm boar brush, nice boar brush after broke in, excellent lather generator, cloud like soft tips, great scrub & great lather painter. Lost some hairs at first but it seems to have stopped for now. Have some great shaves!
BOTD, Fri, July 9th 2021 Brush: Yaqi Atlantis 24mm synthetic, excellent lather generator, cloud like soft tips, good scrub + great lather painter. Seems like Yaqi tried to imitate a 2 band badger feel IMO. Great brush with a lot of effort to jam the handle with sea setting articles. Have some great shaves!
BOTD, Sat, July 10th 2021 Brush: Yaqi Artic sky 24mm synthetic, excellent lather generator, heavenly cloud like soft tips, great scrubber + great lather painter. Have some great shaves!
BOTD + MMMonday, July 12th 2021 Brush: Yaqi 24mm 2 band badger, excellent lather generator, nice scrub, pillow like soft tips + a great lather painter. Have some great shaves!
BOTD + A.S.Razor shave, July 13th, 2021 Razor: Gem Featherweight 1st Generation, Mfg 1950-52,2nd Gen 1952-54, excellent <mid range, excellent razor for breaking in a new Gem blade with stellar results. Easy to work the face reasonably carefree. Blade: Gem Personna SS PTFE(1) excellent blade, very sharp, great longevity, smooths out nicely + predictable. Soap: Speick, nice spicy scent with excellent lather qualities. Very nice soap IMO. Brush: Yaqi Chianti's 24mm synthetic, excellent lather generator, heavenly cloud like soft tips, gentle scrub + great lather painter. Pre shave: Brush wash whole face with CeraVe hand bar cleanser with a dollop of clear Aloe Vera gel on the cleaned beard area only. Prep: Cold water rinse after each pass of 2 + pickups. WTG + ATG + pickups. Post shave: Razorock King Louis lavender with witch hazel + a dollop of Nivea balm. Results: CCS,DFS,BBs + no irritation + 1 blemmish weepers= Excellent shave with my Gem Featherweight + a Gem coated blade. Have some great shaves!
BOTD. Wed, July 14th 2021 Brush: Yaqi Moka express 26mm 2 band badger, bit of funk scent still. Excellent lather generator, pillow soft tips, nice scrub + great lather painter. Have some great shaves!
BOTD, Thur, July 15th, 2021 Brush: Yaqi 24mm Artic sky synthetic, excellent lather generator, heavenly cloud like soft tips, great scrubber + excellent lather painter. Have some great shaves!
