I haven’t use Otoko Organics, an unusual shaving soap from Australia, for a while. It’s such a good shaving soap, with an unusual fragrance from the pear essence in the formulation — very clean smelling, excellent lather. This is a tall brush, as you see. I bought it from a local shop, the Copper Hat, and the brush is one of their own creations, made using a Delrin® handle, which has a good feel and a nice heft. They offer the design now in aluminum in various colors. Delrin (used, for example, to make gears) is fairly dense for a plastic compound, but aluminum is about twice as dense: Al is 2.7g/cc, Delrin 1.4g/cc.
Well-prepped (Grooming Dept Moisturizing Pre-Shave plus Otoko Organics lather), my stubble offered no resistance to the scythe of the Stealth, and the shave was uncommonly comfortable and close, with no damage done. I mentioned on Saturday how much I like the Stealth, and with a two-day stubble I had to use it again. Really, Italian Barber should bring back this fine razor. It’s one of the most comfortable slants I have.
Aftershave was a splash of l’Occitane Cade EDT, and now the day is truly launched — an overcast day, it must be said, with rain predicted for the afternoon.