Unfortunately, Yaqi reimbursed my purchase of the Yaqi Ultima as I was one of the last ones to place an order. I lucked out as they sent me an email shortly after they confirmed my purchase that it was no longer in stock (there were 2 left when I placed mine but, I guess they were already accounted for and there must have been a lapse of some sort) yet, they were gracious enough to offer me either a Brass TFC or Chrome at a nice discount but, I responded that I’d prefer the refund as I have both already. I asked about availability in the near future and they were noncommittal stating that it wasn’t in the works for now but, could be some time down the road. Just have to wait and see. Bummer.
In the meantime, I got my shave on with the Brass version with a Gillette Minora blade installed. A very nice shave indeed that went from 5 to 3.5 and down to 2 for the final pass that was mostly for touch ups and a buff around the chin. BBS result without a single mishap or irritation. Though I’ve had my eyes set on a SS version, the Brass will fill in nicely until that day comes and the Ultima is available again, I hope.
In the meantime, I got my shave on with the Brass version with a Gillette Minora blade installed. A very nice shave indeed that went from 5 to 3.5 and down to 2 for the final pass that was mostly for touch ups and a buff around the chin. BBS result without a single mishap or irritation. Though I’ve had my eyes set on a SS version, the Brass will fill in nicely until that day comes and the Ultima is available again, I hope.