I have been using brushes with synthetic knots on this soap, and that has gone very well, so naturally I wanted to try something different. Previously this soap had not done so well with a badger brush, but that may have been a skill issue. So today I picked my Rooney Style 1 Size 1 Superbadger and … the lather was not so good as with a synthetic. Still a pretty good lather, but not so rich and creamy as I get with a synthetic. So it goes.
I still got an extremely good shave so far as a result, and the experience, too, was pretty nice. Using Grooming Dept Moisturizing Pre-Shave helped with the heavy lifting, so the lather didn’t have to do the entire prep job on its own, and that Yaqi double-open-comb razor is extremely good: it comfortably delivers an excellent result.
At the end, I used multiple sprays of Cade EDT into my hand, combined with a squirt of Grooming Dept Hydrating Gel to make it more an aftershave, and that finished the job nicely.
It’s a rainy day, but I’m well-stocked and am drinking a nice mug of Murchie’s Storm Watcher tea. And I think I finally have my brief intro to 7 Habits (including a test plane) finished, so that feels good.