My Phoenix Artisan Solar Flare brush got a great lather from Declaration Grooming’s After the Rain (and since I must walk today to maintain my streak of days with PAI ≥ 100, I chose the soap as an incantation). The Henson razor design is both good and interesting, and the Medium version pictured here did a bang-up job. A splash of Klar Seifen Klassik aftershave with a squirt of Grooming Dept Hydrating Gel finished the shave on a high note.
BTW, I continue to use Grooming Dept Moisturizing Pre-Shave before every shave except on those relatively rare occasions when I use a shave stick. So I use it six days a week, and I’ve been doing that since February 16, 2021 — 60 weeks plus 1 day. I estimate that I have enough left for another month or two. So it’s not only good, it’s a bargain. FWIW, when I was using it as a pre-shave, a bar of MR GLO would last 12 week.
The tea this morning is Murchie’s Baker Street Blend: “Baker Street Blend features Lapsang Souchong, smooth Keemun, rich Ceylon, Gunpowder and floral Jasmine.”