It’s a fougère day. I really like the lather (and fragrance) I get with this Wholly Kaw shaving soap, and I really hate how the container is mostly empty space. I don’t think this one is even half full. I am sure it is full weight—i.e., no rip-off—but the wasted space and the extra bulk is for me a pain, especially since I stack soaps. I see no reason at all why the container cannot more closely match the amount of soap it contains. This would be much more satisfactory to me if he had used a smaller container that was filled.
So it goes. But that’s the reason I don’t pick out this soap more frequently: the feeling that I have so little left since the container is so empty.
That said, I got a very fine lather—I think his soaps are quite good—using the Fine Classic. And today I’m using the R4 baseplate on my new Rockwell razor, with the same Rapira blade I used yesterday.
I certainly experienced more blade feel with the R4 than with yesterday’s R3. Again a very smooth shave, but not quite so comfortable (or mild feeling on the face). Both shaves were BBS, but for me the R3 had greater comfort. Tomorrow I’ll try the R2. (BTW, if you get a Rockwell, note the information on the bottom of the box. I overlooked it until today.)
Three passes, perfectly smooth result, no problems or nicks. A good splash of Barrister & Mann’s Fougère Classique finished the shave in fine style, and I’m looking forward to tomorrow’s shave.
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