A very good shave today, but then I suspect that’s my opening line on most shaves. I can’t recall when I last had a bad shave.
Today I used the snakewood shaving brush I purchased from Strop Shoppe some years back, a very soft silvertip knot, and the shaving soap shown, which kindly offers a selection of names. The soap lathered quite well and I hit the right amount of water in the brush spot on, though as I worked up the lather on my beard, I did add a little more water: I needed no more water for the loading, which was perfect, but to make the right lather a small splash more water helped.
I put a fresh Feather blade in each razor. I was surprised to see that yesterday’s smooth and efficient performance from the AS-D2 was achieved with a seemingly new Astra Superior Platinum blade that it held. I normally use only Feather blades, but I think someone asked about whether Astra Superior Platinum blades would work as well, and the answer seems to be yes: I thought it was a Feather blade.
Yesterday, using the R2 baseplate in the Rockwell, I got a bit more blade feel from the Rockwell than from the AS-D2, though I hasten to add that the Rockwell still was perfectly comfortable. It was a difference in feel, not a difference in comfort or efficiency. Today, with the R1, I could not really detect any significant difference between the two razors: they were both extremely comfortable and extremely efficient, and there was no difference in blade feel: three passes to a BBS result.
A splash of l’Occitane Verbena, and the weekend gets underway. I meeting another shaving enthusiast this morning, and I’m looking forward to it.
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