tldr: I have a request for Yaqi razor head owners. Looking for your opinions between the Melon (Alloy) Telstar (alloy) , Mercury (alloy) and Tile (ss316) SLOP (ss316) heads. If you where to buy 2 DE heads, the Tile being one of those, which one you would get?
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Hello y'all , long time no posting, almost 3 years he he, almost the same time that i stopped shaving and got a wahl machine to trim my beard but time has changed and i want to come back to the soapy days of shaving with a DE. Since i stopped shaving i gave away most of my stuff to friends and my DE razors to my brother as a gift. Now that i want to come back and with already some experience/ knowledge in this hobby i want to "build" my own, already put my eyes in a brass handle from yaqi that looks perfect to me and weight wise it's what i want, a heavy handle, but as far as the razor head goes i want to get the Tile (SS316) and another one, preferible one of the cheap one made of Alloys. The ones that got my attention are:
Telstar
Mercury
Melon
SLOP (not really, maybe)
Key preferences : low head profile and more steep angle of attack. Don't mind weight. Maybe the one that offers a slightly different style of shave than the Tile (?).
Prev owned razors:
Fatip Lo Storto Originale Gold (OC) - Love at first sight and use. Took me about 2 shaves to get a bbs. For my type of beard (curly/coarse) and skin (a bit on the sensitive side) had the perfect aggression and efficiency, but still got me thinking if i could handle something more efficient.
Gillette Heritage - My daily and my first DE razor, efficient enough and very easy to use but as time passed i wanted something more efficient and aggressive. Love the weight but the knurl on the handle was very slippery for my fingers and it was a bit short for my hands.
Gillette Aristocrat TTO 1946/1947 - Gorgeous but didn't really like it, head to bulky, hard to go under my nose and not efficient or aggressive as i would like. Very light and the handle was thin and slippery.
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Also please don't hesitate on recommend another head from another brand, would like to read your suggestions.
Gracias & happy shavings.
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Hello y'all , long time no posting, almost 3 years he he, almost the same time that i stopped shaving and got a wahl machine to trim my beard but time has changed and i want to come back to the soapy days of shaving with a DE. Since i stopped shaving i gave away most of my stuff to friends and my DE razors to my brother as a gift. Now that i want to come back and with already some experience/ knowledge in this hobby i want to "build" my own, already put my eyes in a brass handle from yaqi that looks perfect to me and weight wise it's what i want, a heavy handle, but as far as the razor head goes i want to get the Tile (SS316) and another one, preferible one of the cheap one made of Alloys. The ones that got my attention are:
Telstar
Mercury
Melon
SLOP (not really, maybe)
Key preferences : low head profile and more steep angle of attack. Don't mind weight. Maybe the one that offers a slightly different style of shave than the Tile (?).
Prev owned razors:
Fatip Lo Storto Originale Gold (OC) - Love at first sight and use. Took me about 2 shaves to get a bbs. For my type of beard (curly/coarse) and skin (a bit on the sensitive side) had the perfect aggression and efficiency, but still got me thinking if i could handle something more efficient.
Gillette Heritage - My daily and my first DE razor, efficient enough and very easy to use but as time passed i wanted something more efficient and aggressive. Love the weight but the knurl on the handle was very slippery for my fingers and it was a bit short for my hands.
Gillette Aristocrat TTO 1946/1947 - Gorgeous but didn't really like it, head to bulky, hard to go under my nose and not efficient or aggressive as i would like. Very light and the handle was thin and slippery.
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Also please don't hesitate on recommend another head from another brand, would like to read your suggestions.
Gracias & happy shavings.