Yaqi Ghost 70 vs Ghost 90

[spacemonkey42]

Agreed with @Dtwonvino, the Ghost is more like a Game Changer, 76 is a good bet. You're right, the Ghost is less efficient than the 84p, which I have.

The Salient felt more like a Blackbird Lite to me. So these are very different razors. One should not think you're getting a clone, they only look like each other.

 

[Sweeney_]

I notice Yaqi now offers the Ghost 90 in a Titanium dual comb version with that newer cross-hatched pattern handle.

 

[Keto]

I notice Yaqi now offers the Ghost 90 in a Titanium dual comb version with that newer cross-hatched pattern handle.View attachment 1840900

That caught my eye too.

 

[Sweeney_]

That caught my eye too.

Very tempting. The ChoiceDay Sale brings the price down to $113.12 USD.
I may cave before 7 May 11:59 PM PT.

 

[Greggy_D]

I may cave before 7 May 11:59 PM PT.

There’s an $8 coupon also if you didn’t already factor that into the final price.

 

[Dtownvino]

I like the cross hatch handle.

 

[JAHE]

Back to the Ghost .90 SS.

Again, I enjoyed the shave. The Ghost is a lovely shaver with medium aggressiveness. Karve CB with C Plate comes to mind.

It's an excellent daily driver. The Nacet is a great match with this razor, the Ghost prefers a sharp blade (on my face, that is). Today's strokes felt nice and smooth, the blade feel is gentle but gives a fine dose of tactile feedback. The results are sufficiently close.

Thanks to the .90 blade gap there's no need to strictly keep that one (limiting) shaving angle, shallow to neutral, neutral to steep - all these angles do work. The razor head features an top notch maneuverability and a very good blade camping. Thus it's not a loud razor.

Overall, shaving with this razor is a satisfying joy. Speaking of "top notch" - isn't the finish a looker?

I only can repeat myself, the .90SS is the superior tool in comparison to the .70 Scl SS - for me and my needs.

Now, just in case Yaqi is reading this: I'd be all over a SS Ghost with 1.10 gap... but then again, the .90 SS shaves just so gentle and pretty... why would I bother with more aggressive characteristics?

 

[Sweeney_]

@JAHE agreed, the polish on the SS is amazing.

 

[cnltc345]

I bought the yaqi ghost 70 but the 90 is very tempting or should I buy the titanium ghost?

 

[Mr Konrad Dundee]

SS Ghost with 1.10 gap

Here's where it starts to get interesting