The 22mm synthetic is a Maggard Razors brush, and I like it a lot. I don’t know the name of the handle design, but I associated it strongly with G.B. Kent shaving brushes. l’Occitane Cade has a very pleasant fragrance, but the soap can be lather-reluctant. Using a synthetic brush helps a lot. From Basenotes.com:
Top Notes: bergamot, petitgrain
Heart Notes: cedarwood, pink pepper
Base Notes: cade wood, cistus, iris
I definitely got the wood notes, cedar and cade. (Cade is a type of juniper.) And I got a pretty good lather as well, though this soap is definitely not in the ultra-premium category.
The razor is an Edwin Jagger head that I mounted on a Maggard stainless-steel handle. (I actually didn’t recall where I got the handle, but Maggard wisely puts their maple-leaf trademark on the base of the handle. And though I am pretty sure that the head is an EJ head and not a clone, I can’t be certain because Edwin Jagger doesn’t use its trademark on its razors.)
Three passes left my face perfectly smooth, and a splash (i.e., several squirts into the palm of my hand) of Cade EDT plus a couple of squirts of Grooming Dept’s Aion Hydrating Gel worked well as an aftershave.
I’m having coffee this morning to experiment with brewing methods. The method I had been using was misinformed, and I have now updated the post at the link. This new method produces a better cup of coffee.