I could not ask for a better shave than this morning’s. The Rooney Emilion shown has an extremely nice knot: firm at the core, very soft at the tips, and arranged to be generous with the lather (rather than, and with some brushes, hoarding it in the knot’s interior.
Otoko Organics is an unusual shaving soap of excellent quality: it generates a superb lather. As you can see, the tub’s bottom is now exposed, with soap low around the sides. I still achieved a thick, creamy, luscious lather—and I had the foresight to order 4 tubs when I ordered, thus minimizing shipping costs per tub. So I have a spare all set to go. (One went to The Son, and I sold one.)
I am so pleased that, thanks to a reader’s comment, I returned to the brand of blade that makes the iKon Slant an unparalleled razor—at least for me. I can shave briskly, knowing that I will not get any nicks or burn, and the result is faceturbation smooth: totally BBS. The shave is easy and pleasant, and the result is top-notch.
The brand that works best for me in the iKon Slant is Personna Lab Blues, but each shaver must explore—and I just discovered a new source of blade samplers. TryABlade.com sellsblades individually, and offers also a sampler pack, one blade per brand. As I point out in the book, single-blade samplers are generally unsatisfactory because when a blade doesn’t work, you have no idea whether it’s because the brand is bad for you or because that particular blade was a dud. (Uncommon, but it does happen.) You can get around this by buying two of their single-blade sampler packs; or, if you buy individual blades of different brands, you can buy 2 blades of each brand instead of 1. With this modification, Try A Blade seems to be a good source.
A splash of Crred Aventus and we’re getting ready for the weekend.
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