My wonderful Plisson European Grey badger brush seemed to enjoy Wholly Kaw’s La Supérieure Dulci Tobacco Shave Cream and certainly found it easy to make a superior lather with a lovely fragrance — “Tobacco, Vanilla, Nutmeg, Cacao, Tonka Bean, Plum, Sandalwood, Cashmeran.”
The Merkur Progress, direct descendent of the Apollo Mikron (with a fair amount of cost engineering to simplify the design) is a very comfortable and efficient razor. My after-market adjustment knob has a true zero and enhances the razor’s appearance (at least in my eyes).
Three passes left my face totally smooth with no damage, and the last splash of Phoenix Artisan’s Cavendish from that bottle (augmented with a couple of squirts of Grooming Dept Hydrating Gel) finished the job. Having a reasonable amount of foresight, I have a spare bottle of Cavendish.
The tea this morning is Murchie’s Balmoral Blend: “a strong, traditional, rich blend of bright Ceylon and malty Assam teas.”