This morning I again took my time loading the brush — my Yaqi Target Shot — and once again enjoyed an especially thick and creamy lather (and this morning a very fragrant lather as well, thanks to Barrister & Mann’s olfactory skills: Reserve Spice really hit the spot today in terms of fragrance). I decided to call this method the LABL method: “Load A Bit Longer.” Try it and see what you think. Load the brush as you usually do, but when you reach the point you would normally stop, persist a bit longer. See how that works for you. (I will note that I am fortunate enough to enjoy very soft tap water, but I see no reason the method would not work for harder water.)
Well-lathered, I enjoyed my three-pass shave with a Yaqi double-open-comb razor — three passes to perfection.
Barrister & Mann’s Reserve Spice aftershave has the same wonderful fragrance as the soap, and with a couple of squirts of Grooming Dept Hydrating Gel it made a fine finish for the shave.
The tea this morning is Murchie’s Editors’ Blend: “a smooth, medium blend of black Ceylon, Keemun, and Yunnan with sweet honey notes.”