My RazoRock Amici brush seemed an ideal choice for both name and color, and Phoenix Artisan’s Dark Chocolate was a Valentine special some years back: wonderful lather, wonderful fragrance.
And, of course, the obvious razor choice: the Eros slant. It seems especially auspicious that this Valentine’s Day is on a Monday because I love my Monday shave — perhaps even more so if the slant is Eros.
Three passes to perfection, a splash of the aftershave (with a squirt of Hydrating Gell, and another cloudless sunny morning, so another walk is in store for me.