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I really like La Toja shaving soap, which seems to come only as a shaving stick (fine with me). I don’t know whether the mineral salts from the famous springs there are in fact what makes the difference, but I’ll give them credit. It’s a terrific soap that makes an exceptional lather, effective in the shave and leaves you skiin feeling great.
The lather today was with a Maggard 24mm synthetic brush, and stubble removal relied on The Holy Black’s SR-71 slant, a Merkur 37 clone with a much more hefty handle.
Three passes, and then a splash of La Toja’s Hombre aftershave, which I also like a lot — IMO it’s an aftershave worth seeking out.
Altogether a fine way to kick off the weekend.