I have learned that it’s best not to soak the Baili Goat- and Horsehair brush. When I’ve done that, the knot has become too soft. Now I just wet the knot, load it, and lather. The Dead Sea is a fine shaving soap and particularly good with this knot because this soap loads quickly. It has a pleasing lather and seems good for my skin, and I do like the fragrance.
Fine Accoutrements made this aluminum slant, modelled after the vintage Merkur white bakelite slant, only briefly, and luckily I bought a copy. It is really a superb slant, though it does require using a good angle (riding the edge of the cap) and a light touch. Three passes removed every trace of stubble and roughness.
A splash of Floïd with a couple of squirts of Grooming Dept Hydrating Gel, and the job is done.
The tea this morning is Murchie’s Lemon tea: “the flavour of fresh lemon on rich Ceylon, Darjeeling, Keemun, and Nepal black teas.”