A wonderful shave once more. Man, I do like my morning shave as much if not more than my morning iced coffee and roasted bacon.
The Wolf Whiskers handle shown is both attractive and extremely comfortable, and the Plissoft knot does a fine job while feeling luxuriously soft on my face. Meißner Tremonia’s Exotic Elemi has a wonderful fragrance that indeed seems exotic, and the lather it makes is extremely nice.
Above the Tie’s R1 baseplate is just right for me, and I very much like the knurling on the Atlas handle shown. I have tended to bemoan the handle’s shortness, wishing it were 1/2″ longer, but today I thought, “The handle is what it is. Get over it and learn to use it.” The revised attitude—accept the handle and make the most of it—enabled me to enjoy the handle, and I find that it works fine. The fly in the ointment was not the handle, but my internal attitude.
Three passes and a perfectly smooth (and trouble-free) result: the R1 will not work for everyone, but by God it works for me.
Today’s Chatillon Lux Champs de Lavande sample is one that I probably should have used yesterday, with Meißner Tremonia’s Lavender de Luxe shaving soap, but there will be more shaves and more opportunities to pair the two. It has a simpler scent profile than the others—lavender, ylang ylang, rosemary, bergamot, and black pepper—and has a very nice fragrance indeed.
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