BOTD + Sunday Schick Shave, Sept 12th, 2021 Brush: Yaqi "Viper" 24 mm boar, Excellent lather generator, nice split end hair smoothness tips + great scrubber+ great lather painter. New brush to the harem of brushes(Yaqi fanboy). Very nice boar bristle brush, I enjoy the handle ergonomics and color. Have some great shaves!
To me, their natural bristle brushes look so much better than their synthetics and I finally figured out why: To me, the knots on synthetic brushes remind me of a woman's make up brush.
Yaqi makes all kinds of brushes for Women & Men, They get there badger hair right from one of the only few sources in the world> China is a also a huge consumer of Pork so they have a endless source of Boar bristle(they do not have a big line up of boar brushes, European brand names dominate boar brushes IMO). The Yaqi Viper boar brush is a good one from my very limited uses of boar brushes & feels just about right and will be a regular in my line up of brushes. Yaqi synthetics shaving brushes feel very good also and I have a large assortment of those great brushes. The Yaqi 2band 24 mm badgers are very good IMO. (Yaqi fanboy> buy their sales.)
I could make a comparison as to what their synthetic brushes with the reddish crimped hairs looks like but I won't. Let's just say that they are pleasant memories and leave it at that. I guess I don't want to be thinking of those things when I am shaving with a straight!
BOTD + MMMonday,SEptember 13th 2021 Brush: Yaqi 24mm Artic sky knot, excellent lather generator, heavenly cloud like soft tips, gentle scrubber + excellent lather painter. Have some great shaves!
ASRazor shave Tue, SEptember14 2021 Brush: Yaqi 2band badger Mountain lake(Finest badger), excellent lather generator, pillow like soft tips, great scrubber + excellent lather painter. Have some great shaves!
BOTD, September 15th 2021, Brush: Yaqi Viper 24mm boar (new), Excellent lather generator, nice soft split end hair tips, nice scrubber, great lather painter, joy to use a nice boar brush IMO. Have some great shaves!
BOTD, September 16th 2021 Brush: Yaqi 24mm boar brush, excellent lather generator, nice soft split end hair tips, great scrubber + good lather painter. Have some great shaves!
SOTD, SEptember 17th, 2021 Razor: Yaqi 50mm AC,V1 Excalibur- Mfg 2021> great tame mid range, great results, mostly carefree shaving and enjoyable. Blade: China Blue blade 50mm(3), I received these blades with my Shavette, Sharp & smooth but longevity iffy IMO(testing). Soap: Williams Mug soap- great soap if you apply the lather pastier or thicker and add very little water, to much water you will find it not that good a lather. Once you know what to look for it is a great soap. Nice lemony scent with good slickness protection. Brush: Yaqi 24mm tuxedo knot, with black marble acrylic handle, excellent lather generator, nice scrubber, cloud like soft tips + great lather painter. Pre shave: (Cashmere 24mm syn, 720+ shaves)Brush wash whole face with CeraVe hand bar cleanser + a dollop of clear Aloe Vera on clean beard area. Prep: Cold water rinse after each pass of 2 + pickups. Post shave: Razorock American barber with witch hazel + a dollop of CeraVe balm.(Great stuff, scentless) Results: CCS,DFS,BBS + no irritation + 1 weeper= excellent shave with my Yaqi V1 Excalibur razor with a blue blade. Have some great shaves!
BOTD, Sat. September 18th 2021 Brush: Yaqi 24mm synthetic Moka Express, excellent lather generator, heavenly cloud like soft tips, gentle scrubber + great lather painter. Have some great shaves!
BOTD + Sunday Schick Shave, Sept 19th 2021 Brush: Yaqi New Viper 24mm boar , Excellent lather generator, soft split end hair tips, great scrubber + great lather painter. Have some great shaves!
