I do like the crisp, crunchy feel of my Rooney Style 2 Finest, and it did make a great lather this morning from Meißner Tremonia’s Warm Woods. (It’s unclear to me why the name of the soap is in English when the rest of the label is in German.)
Well-lathered, I went to work with Henson Shaving’s AL13, a very interesting and effective razor. I noticed today that the range of angles at which the razor will cut is extremely narrow. You don’t nick yourself with this razor if you use a bad blade angle because with a bad blade angle cutting doesn’t happen. It’s easy to find the right angle — it’s the only angle at which cutting happens.
Three passes left my face perfectly smooth, and a splash of D.R. Harris Marlborough aftershave, another woody fragrance, finished the job. As always, my day begins with a pleasurable ritual, and I appreciate that.