This is the Jano-Bi (Jano for Janus, the two-faced (literally) Roman god of beginnings, gates, transitions, time, duality, doorways, passages, and endings.). Its design resembles that of one of my favorite razors, the iKon Shavecraft 101:
I also used a very nice Yaqi 24mm brush (and they do offer some 22mm brushes—that $7 one is a bargain). The quality of these brushes seems excellent, and it easily produced a fine lather from my LA Shaving Soap Company’s Vanilla/Eucalyptus/Mint shaving soap, a very nice soap indeed with a fine fragrance.
I set to work with the razor. It is highly efficient, but unfortunately for me it is not very comfortable: lots of blade feel and a tendency to nick. The 101 is, in contrast, also very efficient but also extremely comfortable and gentle on the face. In fact, by the third pass I had switched to the 101.
I do know that some who have encountered the rough side of the personality of the iKon owner have avoided the brand, which is unfortunate since the 101, the 102, and some other iKons are really top-notch razors. But of course I also have an Apple computer despite Steve Jobs’s toxic personality (the technical description is “flaming asshole”). I distinguish product and creator, and some lamentable people have produced some very fine work (and of course some totally wonderful people have produced absolute flops, another reason to separate creator personality from his or her work). I wouldn’t buy a ghastly painting from someone because they are very nice, and I wouldn’t hestitate to buy a fine painting from a jerk. But some do factor personality in, and I defend their right to do it (and I have some paintings I want to sell them ).
A good splash of Paul Sebastian to a smooth and only slightly dinged face finished the job. I picked Paul Sebastian because of the vanilla (tonka bean) note, which carried forth the vanilla of the shaving soap.