The position of the tub of shaving soap is due to an early-morning oversight, but the shave turned out excellent anyway. This Zenith unbleached boar brush, the 80B XSE, has a loft of 64mm — a reasonable loft for a boar brush. I let the knot soak while I showered.
Ousia is made from Grooming Dept’s Kairos formula in the special edition that includes lamb tallow and emu oil, and the soap has an excellent fragrance: “Fennel, Crystallized Mandarin, Ginger, Immortelle, Tobacco, Incense Accord, Vanilla, Vetiver.” And Kairos SE makes a superb lather.
The head of the razor I’m using is a Yaqi double open comb that does a great job — that head is excellent and is available in various colors and materials. The handle is from a razor whose head I did not like — totally inefficient. But the handle is very nice.
Three passes produced a perfect result, and a splash of Diplomat finished the job.
This morning’s coffee is Fantastico’s Espresso Malinal, a hearty coffee.