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I agree on the H&V scent. In the tub, it’s subtle, but once you lather, the tobacco notes really come out, and I enjoyed it. Their soaps also lather really well; the Duc Santal is great too.The Henri & Victoria Cognac and Cuban Cigars soap has a phenomenal scent and my all time favourite. Great write up about the Tile.
I know someone who's a head shaver and whom I've observed while he was shaving his head, and I noticed that even when he thinks he's keeping the angle, he isn't.In which we update on head shaves with the Yaqi Tile.
Having found that the Tile likes warm water, today's head shave was performed with a very well hydrated lather and warm water rinsing. I used a brand new Nacet in the Tile, and the first pass was okay, but not especially efficient (more efficient than the AL13+, way less than my Leaf). The second, ATG pass wasn't really achieving anything, so I finished up with the Leaf. I'm guessing that if you're a daily head shaver, the Tile will be ace; but as I shave the dome every other day, I needs something more efficient - so Leaf it shall be.
I actually do like the Tile. I think its a good face shaver if you're looking for a medium, no-brainer face shave. Now I have three shave under my belt with it, I know how it handles, and the face shave I had with it today was very comfortable and reasonably efficient. Definitely a keeper, but not my preferred head shaver. For that, the Leaf remains the go-to.
I think you’re right - and maintaining the angle on the head is a challenge. this is where the pivoting head and overall design of the Leaf shines.I know someone who's a head shaver and whom I've observed while he was shaving his head, and I noticed that even when he thinks he's keeping the angle, he isn't.
The case isn't that that the milder of the two razors he has is inefficient, but that he cannot use it properly because he has no decent feedback when he shaves e.g. the back of his head, because even with two mirrors, it's difficult to see what's happening.
While that might not be the case with you.
However, I'd suggest just picking up something that doesn't have a narrow range of working angles (which are likely to be more aggressive without necessarily being more efficient), or something that you already have that's like the Leaf - a razor with a pivoting head.
It isn't that you couldn't get there with the Tile, but that until you'd get enough practice with it for it to not require any care, your'd have a bunch of semi-frustrating shaves, like you've already had, and you don't seem to care for it much.
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