As the lighting indicates, a) I got a late start, b) it’s a sunny and cloudless day, and c) it’s very bright from the snow deposited last night. The snow still covers cars and the carport roof outside my window, but it seems to be disappearing from the ground. Winter arrived overnight. Yesterday was the first day I needed a warm jacket, and now this. Good day for fasolada.
The Green Ray brush easily worked up a great lather from Declaration Grooming’s After the Rain, a milksteak soap, and my iKon Shavecraft #101 did a superb job. The #101 is a terrific razor, but it seems currently to be out of stock.
Three passes did a perfect job, and a splash of Diplomat aftershave finished the shave. My little bottle of Grooming Dept Hydrating Gel just gave up its last drop, and that product too is out of stock. I think I’ll experiment with a Proraso balm instead, the idea being simply to add something to the splash to counteract the alcohol.
The tea this morning is Murchie’s Baker Street Blend: “Lapsang Souchong, smooth Keemun, rich Ceylon, Gunpowder, and floral Jasmine.” Murchie’s likes to blend green and black teas, something I had not previously encountered.