It’s nice to end the week with an outstanding shave. The brush is a Chiseled Face limited run from some years back. It has a synthetic knot, so is well suited to use with Barrister’s Reserve shaving soap, which today is Lavender — great fragrance, great lather.
The inexpensive ($20) RazoRock Old Type, available with a variety of handle styles at the link (and I have to say the UFO handle looks good), is an amazingly good razor. It has a comb guard, though I would have sworn it was a bar guard (and in fact I had to go check), and it is extremely comfortable — and yet, mysteriously, it produces an extremely smooth shave. This really is a razor that should be in your armamentarium.
A splash of Barrister’s Reserve Classic — a wonderful and indeed classic fragrance — finished the job and started the day on a very nice note indeed. I was up very early revising a planning worksheet (for this post), so I am truly appreciative the refreshing and restorative experience of the shave.