Yesterday I got a so-so lather from Barrister & Mann’s Reserve Lavender, which struck me as odd, so today I used Reserve Spice with this Chiseled Face synthetic brush. Result: the lather was wonderful. I think tomorrow I’ll replicate yesterday’s shave (same soap, same brush) but be more careful to shake out the brush: the problem may have been too much water in the brush.
Having a wonderful lather does encourage a longer period of brushing the face just to enjoy the lather, so my Feather AS-D1 (one of the good ones—that model line had some razors that wouldn’t cut well) had an easy job and the final result was a very smooth face. (The razor also has a new blade.)
A good splash of Reserve Spice aftershave (after shaking the bottle well) finished the job and launched the day.
