Phoenix Artisan’s CK-6 formula is wonderful, and I do like their Cavendish fragrance — definitely a pipe tobacco and not (like Van Yulay’s Puros la Habana) a cigar tobacco. With my Copper Hat silvertip (with its nifty Delrin® handle), I got a wonderfully thick and creamy lather. I that the tips of this brush are extremely soft — hooked bristles, I’m sure. As I brushed my stubble, enjoying the sensation and fragrance of applying the lather I made, I reflected on the extremely limited and pallid range of fragrances available to those poor souls who use canned foam. Using canned foam in comparison to a good shaving soap and brush is like dining on photographs of food instead of a real meal — and black-and-white photographs at that.
The Dorco PL602 maintains its position near the top of my razor rankings. I’m wondering whether Italian Barber’s new BBS stainless steel razor, whose head seems (like the Dorco and the Baby Smooth) to put an extreme curvature on the blade might also share the excellence of those razors. Perhaps one day I’ll order one.
Three passes left perfect smoothness with nary a hint of trouble — the Dorco is an extremely comfortable razor. A good splash of Cavendish aftershave to carry me through the day finished the job.