Monday is always a good-shave day because I have a two-day stubble–-and I use a slant.
The prep today was very good. I have become quite fond of this little Omega boar brush, which I like to call the 11575. It’s a virtuous circle: because I liked the look of it, I used it more, which made it break in faster, which made me like and use it even more, and so on. It holds plenty of lather for three passes, especially given the excellent lathering properties of Tabula Rasa shaving cream, a rather firm cream that I load like a soft soap: brush pretty well, tub on its side over the sink, but rather less brushing is required than for a soap. LeesRazors.com carries Tabula Rasa in a few fragrances if you want to give it a go.
The Merkur 37G slant with a Gillette 7 O’Clock SharpEdge blade did a flawless job with not a nick, leaving a BBS result with no particular effort. I’ve realized that all the slants are quite comfortable in use, and I’m wondering why. Is it the need for light pressure (which makes the shave more comfortable)? Is it the ease of cutting? But it’s interesting how all the slants are good.
A splash of Alt-Innsbruck and we start a countdown to Christmas.
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