The blade now needs all the help it can get, so it’s time to call on the curiously effective J.M. Fraser shaving cream, and the lather (thanks in part to the Copper Hat’s silvertip brush with a Delrin® handle) was extremely good. J.M. Fraser, for all its modest price (note that it’s a 1-lb tub), really does the job in a kind of professional, roll-up-your-sleeves, no-flash-or-flamboyance way.
And indeed the razor seem to cut at least as easily as yesterday, though I do admit that it took some blade buffing to get a smooth result — but I did get a smooth result, and at 5 shaves per blade, we’re talking $73/year for blades. At this point we’re beginning to dip to the cost of Fusion cartridges (say $3.50 each (pack of 12) and a cartridge lasts a month = $42/year). Still far above the $5-$10 year for DE blades…
But a good result, with renewed respect for J.M. Fraser. A splash of Diplomat, with its hint of a mysterious spice in the fragrance, and the weekend is underway.