2021-07-19 - El Jefe strikes again
Prep: Cold Shower
Brush: Yaqi 26mm mysterious space tuxedo
Razor: Ikon SE El Jefe
Blade: Kai captain Titan mild (5)
Lather: Zingari - No. 1 - Soap
Post Shave: Zingari - No. 1 Recovery Splash
After last 2 shaves being with Koraat (not posted, sorry!), decided to pull out Ikon SE El Jefe to play!
Lathered up with zingari no1 - second use on it (acquired few weeks ago from Jay
@Olie29 - thank you!). First one had a go at it with my shavemac - but it just couldn't produce enough of the lather despite 40 odd seconds load time. Today ended up grabbing my trusted yaqi synthetic. Soap delivered plenty of beautiful rose forward lather. Love it!
3 passes to BBS.. at cost of few weepers! That's what I get for not using it for a while! Interesting thing is - I've realised one trick about ikon. The base plate can be moved slightly - to increase or decrease blade exposure.
@Satanfriendly Chris- were you aware of it?
Went with maximum blade exposure - and now we are talking. On previous uses I must have been somewhat in middle. Plenty of blade feel and really efficient. Nearly 2 days growth got taken down to DFS+ level with WTG and XTG pass. Third, ATG pass just finished it off for BBS face feeler. Excellent. 3 weepers since It's been a while that I had a go with it. I only wish that this head was SS instead of aluminum (in case of overtightening).
I think as it stands, with my half year of wetshaving experience - From SE format this El Jefe is my favourite (having tried 1912, MMOC, Hawk v2). From DE format - so far Blackbird owns that space (having tried about 10 razors for DE format). Straights? Can't really comment since I only tried & own 2 - but Koraat wins against my Dovo - due to sheer weight and size alone (guess here bigger is better lol!)
Have a good evening gentlemen!