I was pondering what shaving soap to use when I received an email linking to a review in Sharpologist of Phoenix Artisan’s Black Shroud shaving soap in the CK-6 formula. I’m as quick as anyone to appreciate a sign from the gods, so of course that is the soap I chose — and I’m glad I did.
As the review points out, the soap has a nostalgic fragrance, and I like to have a daily small dose of nostalgia. We better appreciate the present as we compare and contrast it with the past, and a quick dip in nostalgia freshens our gaze on today.
My Simpson Emperor 3 Super made a great lather — CK-6, baby — and the large knot brushing warm, fragrant lather on my face this morning felt comforting given the dark grayness of the day. Snow is coming.
Fine Accoutrements has produced some interesting razors, and the Marvel is quite a nice little guy. Here it rides on a bronze handle by UFO in Spain. Three passes did the job.
Once again I included Grooming Dept Rejuvenating Serum in my aftershave routine. This time I applied aftershave first, serum second. That doesn’t work so well as serum first, aftershave second. Good to know.
The tea this morning is Murchie’s No. 22 Blend: “a superb blend of green Gunpowder and Jasmine, as well as Keemun and Ceylon black teas … with a touch of bergamot.”