This is not the three-razor shave described by Bruce Everiss in three posts: first post, second post, third post. This was simply testing three iKon open-comb razors (or, in the case of the iKon Shavecraft #101, open-comb-ish): the #101, the iKon Shavecraft Short Comb, and an iKon open-comb stainless purchased a few years ago.
But first, of course, the prep. Meißner Tremonia’s Strong ‘n Scottish shaving soap has a strong ‘n Scottish fragrance and makes a dynamite lather. I let any lather formed during loading just dry in the jar, and this time there was a large nodule of firm, dried brownish lather. (With Strong ‘n Scottish, the loading results in a brownish lather, but when the lather is fully worked up on the beard (or in a bowl or on your palm), it becomes white. I added a small driblet as I loaded the Rooney Style 2 Super Silvertip brush, then more water while working the lather up on my beard. This soap does make a very nice lather indeed, quite apart from the pleasing (to me) fragrance.
I tried all three of the razors, and so far as I can tell, they all give a similar shave: very comfortable and also very efficient. No nicks or cuts, no burn, and a BBS result. Any of these would be a good choice.
A small splash of Bon Vivant, another of the samples I purchased from Chantillon Lux:
caramel, birch tar, black pepper, maple syrup, vanilla, patchouli, neroli, petitgrain, yuzu citrus, ginger, anise, juniper berry, white grapefruit, wormwood, and coriander.
I have no hope of picking out the individual notes, but I did like the overall result. A fine finish to a fine shave.
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