I’ve made lather using the Semogue 830 shown a handful of times, and the brush seemed ready for a real shave. I generally prefer boar brushes with plain knots, lacking the dyed stripe, but I wanted to try another Semogue and this one is often recommended.
I have to admit that, with Tim’s Soap discontinuing operations, I compulsively purchased a few tubs from dealers who still had some in stock. This Ruby Red has a grapefruit-tinged fragrance, and I got quite a nice lather from it.
The 37G did a fine job: easy cutting (it’s a slant) and a BBS finish. Although the 830 has had some use, it still managed to kill the lather by the third pass, a proclivity of new boar brushes, so I reloaded the brush for that pass. I imagine that in another five or six shaves I will have no problems getting the lather to persist for the entire shave.
A rinse, dried my face on my barber towel, and then a splash of Chatillon Lux’s Gratiot League Square, and the weekend is ready.
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