The Plisson synthetic brush is excellent, and it is very like other “Plissoft” knots—no surprise, since it was their model. It easily got a good lather from Phoenix Artisan’s Solstice shaving soap, whose fragrance appeals to me a lot: Sage, Sweetgrass, Cedar, Rose Absolute, and Benzoin Resin.
The Maggard V2 open-comb head is a clone of the Parker 24C/26C head, but the MR7 handle from Maggard is much better than the Parker handles: the MR7 is stainless steel and crisply knurled. The feel and performance is much the same, as is the price: ≈$30.
Three passes, no nicks, and BBS result, to which I applied a good splash of Stirling’s Executive Man. And then I start the day.
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