I seem to be enjoying la vie en rose these days. This morning I used The Grooming Company’s synthetic, and though initially I did not much care for it—it’s noticeably more resilient and less soft than the Maggard 22mm synthetic—this time I actively enjoyed its slightly stiffer feel. It certainly made a fine lather (and I have learned that one must shake a synthetic brush well to rid it of excess water), for which some credit is due to Soap Commander. He said that he made Love to match the clean rose fragrance of Klar Kabinett, and as I recall Klar Kabinett, I would say he succeeded.
The Maggard V2 open-comb razor on their MR7 stainless handle is an excellent razor, though this morning I found it had more blade feel than I remembered (and thus one might suspect the accuracy of my memory of Klar Kabinett’s fragrance—but certainly Soap Commander Love has a fine fragrance), but no harm done: it shave smoothly and left my fact perfectly BBS, with no nicks or burn.
Thayers witch hazels are certainly bargains as aftershaves, and their Rose Petal Toner (“toner” = no alcohol; “astringent” = 10% alcohol) has a great rose fragrance that, like a rose, is short-lived: you get an initial burst of fragrance, but within half an hour it’s undetectable. The feel of the witch hazel (with aloe vera) is quite nice, and wraps up the week in a fine style.
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