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Maryland998 said:
Have you tried Yaqui badgers? Any good?
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Not as such. I have tried a couple badgers from Maggard.... not sure what grade. I assume they are yaqi or similar. No where near the same league. I know chad has good things to say about the Stirling Badger. And Barber Dave recently really enjoys the WCS honeycomb badger. You might ask them how they compare.
 
MilkCrate said:
What did you think about the Yaqi? I have one ordered and waiting for it to get here.
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Overall, its a nice brush. Good backbone, nice amount of scrub. The quality of construction is quite good as well. I'm just not a fan of the handle shape and I reach for my Simpson Persian Jar waaaaay more.
 
I agree with KJ. A quality badger knot makes a world of difference. I doubt my Maggard SHD fan knot in Pea Soup is as good as a Paladin knot, but it's way better than the badgers that I had in the past.
 
Shave #158 (413 Open Blade Shaves) of 2020:

Gear: Blackland Vector, Feather Pro blade, Paladin Harlequin Chief, CBL Oud Minerale premium soap, homemade witch hazel/aloe mix, Lucky Tiger AS, and TF Oud Minerale to finish!

Corona Virus Official Day 83:

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Just a quick entry as we finish getting ready for the day, to get out the door.

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Vector/Paladin shave this morning with Oud Minerale scent profile. Great shave! Better lather this morning, still probably could have loaded more though.

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Headed out the door to visit family for the day and get back in before curfew. Weather should be nice. Hoping for a good day!

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Have a great Saturday all!
 
Shave #159 (413 Open Blade Shaves) of 2020:

Gear: RR GC.68, Feather Pro blade, Sorrentino TSC 1st Anniversary badger, Zingari The Healers soap, homemade witch hazel/aloe mix, Myrsol K AS, and Rosemary/Cinnamon/Lime EOs to finish!

Corona Virus Official Day 84:

The city ended up lifting curfew yesterday as we were leaving town for the day, so we got to stay visiting a bit longer. It was a nice time. Some of the family members (who we’d usually see at least once a month) we hadn’t seen since Hawai’i in February.

This morning was nice, a light breakfast of scones and coffee, during online service. I believe it’s this week that CA either extends/furthers/or rescinds the temporary allowance of religious gatherings for worship. I’m meeting tomorrow briefly with the other lead custodial staff to make schedules and cleaning/disinfecting lists for the further opening up of the guidelines that is looming inevitably on the horizon.

Shave this morning was very nice. After a few days using the Paladin, I brought back out the Sorrentino badger. The differences are subtle, felt mostly during the lather build. The Paladin (Paladin’s exclusive product) knot does indeed have better feel, density, and softness. The other knot (not Eric’s product) is not bad, its good, it’s just not quite as good.

Today was a bit of an anomaly with the Zingari. I got a great lather, but the first pass burned a little bit! I also placed the scent a little bit more, not just fruity pebbles, but it also smells a good bit like Wickham’s Club Cola profile (but better)! Still a great shave, once I pushed past the burn.

Some chores to take care of today since we were out the whole day yesterday, but nothing too bad.

Have a blessed Sunday all!

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