Phoenix Artisan’s Honeysuckle, recently made again available, is a pleasant fragrance in any season — in the winter it lifts the doldrums, the the summer it reinforces seasonal joy. And this formulation, his Kokum Butter formula, yielded an excellent lather with the able assistance of my Omega Pro 48.
Three passes with the wonderful iKon Shavecraft #102, a terrific slant, let my face totally smooth, ready for a splash of the aftershave (with a couple of squirts of Hydrating Gel mixed in).
The tea this morning is Mark T. Wendell’s Hu-Kwa tea, which turns out to be (in effect) Lapsang Souchong from Taiwan (instead of China). The history of the tea, named for a famous Hong merchant, is worth reading.