Phoenix & Beau Specialist was a custom mix for West Coast Shaving: “vanilla, vetiver, malt whiskey, hops, barley, & freshly picked tobacco leaf.” It a good fragrance and makes a good lather, this morning with a Yaqi brush.
Maggard Razors’s V2 open-comb is a clone of the Parker 24/26 head, and it does a very nice job indeed. I have it mounted here on a Maggard handle. Three passes, no problems at all, and a very smooth face. Given how comfortable the head is, it’s efficiency comes as a bit of a surprise.
Ginger’s Garden Havana Cognac has a good feel on the face and, to my nose, a faint fragance.
The tea this morning is Murchie’s Editors’ Blend: “Murchie’s Editors’ Blend Tea is a rich and smooth blend of black teas: Ceylon adds depth and a brisk sparkling finish, Yunnan provides smoothness and sweetness and Keemun ties it together.”