A very nice shave today. I had promised to use Col. Conk a while back, only to discover I had given away my last (large) puck of it. I ordered a replacement, shown above: a noticeably smaller puck, but then I don’t use it all that often—although it does provide a perfectly serviceable lather, as I quickly obtained with the little Omega boar brush shown. The brush held plenty for three passes, and the iKon slant, with the second shave on this blade, did give me a small nick in the XTG pass—obviously my technique must be somewhat sloppy when shaving XTG.
Still, that’s why I have My Nik Is Sealed, and the nick was small. I am going to use the blade for another shave and see whether I get more nicks. If so, I think it is evident that the problem is an aging blade.
A good splash of Clean Vetiver (not the other vetiver, which must be the Dirty Vetiver), and the weekend is launched.
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