I really like my Lenthéric vintage shaving soap, and the WSP Prince easily produced a very creamy and fragrant lather. This soap, which I’m told was likely made by Valobra back in the day, seems to produce a particularly nice lather.
Yesterday I used an Astra Keramik Platinum blade in this razor, and though it was comfortable, it felt too comfortable: gliding over my stubble in the first pass as though it were not engaging. And in fact at the end my face was still somewhat rough with stubble, necessitating a fourth pass, ATG with the Rockwell R3, to finish the job.
With a Gillette 7 O’Clock SharpEdge, the story was different. Still extremely comfortable, but I could feel the blade engage the stubble in the first pass, and when I rinsed after the second pass my face was mostly extremely smooth, so the third pass, ATG, was just a cleanup pass, as it should be. A very satisfactory shave, and the Gillette SharpEdge blade will remain in the razor. I think I’ll try the Astra Keramik in the X3 to see how that goes.
A splash of Lenthéric Tweed, and the weekend begins.
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