Lovely lather from the Mennen Shave Stick, whose brand is clearly shown on the wrapper, modestly smaller than the product identifier — good customer-centered design, given that the customer would be scanning the shelf for a shave stick, not looking for a Mennen, while still making it easy for the customer to spot the brand.
With a well-soaked Omega 20102, bring up the lather was child’s play, and enjoyable to book (though I suppose the entire point of a child’s play is that it is enjoyable).
I set to work with the Henson AL-13M and I realized instantly that I prefer the feel of the Baby Smooth. That articular model came to mind because both razors — the Henson and the Baby Smooth — have laid laid claim to being extremely mild in feel without loss of efficiency. The Henson has an unusual modern design, while the Baby Smooth is more traditional (though with an extreme curvature of the blade).
They both do a very good job, so I am talking about feel and not performance, and feel is somewhat subjective. The Baby Smooth feels better, as though it is more engaged — perhaps it because of a greater area of contact on the face, since the Henson is designed so that but a strip of the razor’s head will touch the face. In fact, I would say yesterday’s RazoRock MJ-90A has a more satisfying feel than the Henson, though in terms of performance both razors do a fine job.
Prices: $70 Henson, $40 Baby Smooth, $30 MJ-90A. That should make it easy to choose.
A good splash of Diplomat with a squirt of Grooming Dept Hydrating Gel finished the job.