Meißner Tremonia’s Woody Almond shaving paste made a really great lather, and the bitter-almond fragrance came through clearly to me, though I did not get so much of the Texas cedar fragrance. (However, Eddie from Australia reports that he got a very clear wood note in the fragrance.)
My RazoRock plissoft brush is at least partially responsible for the quality of the lather. Like the Pink Grapefruit shaving paste I used earlier, this tub is filled to the brim—no training-wheel sidewalls to assist the inexperienced in loading their brushes—so this might be better for those who have learned to load neatly. (The soap version does offer training-wheel sidewalls and would be a better choice for those still learning to load the brush.)
The lather was so nice in consistency and fragrance that I extended the brushwork on my stubble, which is perhaps why the final result of the shave was so smooth, but I’m sure The Holy Black’s SR-71 slant played a prominent role. Three very comfortable passes over the helpless stubble to a perfect result.
A good splash of Anthony Gold’s Red Cedar aftershave (in solidarity with the Texas cedar of the shaving paste) and the day is well launcheed.
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