YaQi 24mm 'Tuxedo' Synthetic


Greetings
I firmly believe that the all white (Ivory really) knots, ie the Cashmere by APShave.co Etsy and the Angel knot by EverShave, also Etsy, are different fibres from any of the Tuxedo knots, they seem to be more flexible leading me to believe that the fibres are probably thinner but when I put them under my loupe I could detect no thickness difference but a higher magnification would be required to be sure.

What I am really sure about is the EverShave Angel knot (white) is more flexible than the EverShave Quarter moon knot (black and white Tuxedo style) both of these knots are the same diameter and loft and appear to be the same density. The same applies when comparing the APShaveCo Tuxedo with their white Cashmere knot.

There now seems to be so many new knots appearing that it is getting very confusing, I am trying to keep up with developments but am finding it difficult! I tend to think that at present the general rule seems to be the all white knots have less backbone, the black and white have more and the all black seem to have the most, the plisson style are hugely variable between sellers and brands and the L'Occitane Plisson knot has the least backbone of all. This is just my opinion at the moment unless I am persuaded otherwise.

Regards
Dick.
 
Indeed, I've just read a post from AP on reddit: the white fibres are thinner than the bicolour fibres of the Tuxedo, thus are they more flexible.

However, there are strong suspicions (correct me if I am wrong) all Tuxedo knots sold by AP Shave Co, Wolf Whiskers, Envy Shave and Maggard are made by Yaqi (and are the same? beside shape and packing).
 

Greetings
No I suspect you are quite correct, the huge difficulty is that we are never truly comparing like with like and the big variable we are only able to estimate is fibre density.

Regards
dick.
 
There are some really nice pieces on the Alibaba website, but they are for wholesale. I already contacted Yaqi to enquire whether it was possible to get a brush (Guiness handle) for instance, but they definitely are not for retail.
 
I contacted Ace Shaving and Virginia Sheng in spring this year but they had no immediate plans to upgrade their offerings with Tuxedo and other new synthetic knots.
 

Thanks. I don't do the fanboy dribble drivel routine, even with products I rate highly. There are potential drawbacks with every product out there for some, even if not me.

I agree totally about tip softness being largely moot now. It's a bit like comparing the difference between being hit over the head with a baseball bat or a cricket bat. It damned well hurts in both instances. Backbone and the factors influencing it, fibre thickness, loft and density, are still far more variable.
 


I have the same brush
It's amazing how cheap they are.
I'm looking forward to using mine for my evening shave today
 
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