A very fine BBS result today. I had so wanted to try Père Lucien shaving soap, but I had no idea how to order it from France. And then I discovered that BullgooseShaving.com carries it. (They also offer the unscented version.) The fragrance of the scented version is extremely nice, and the lather is outstanding: easily created with the little Omega boar brush: abundant and lasting.
Three easy passes with an iKon open-comb—the one with the alignment ridge like that in the Gillette NEW—left my face BBS. I do not know how iKon manages to hit the sweet spot of extreme mildness (gentle on the face) and aggressive effect (on the stubble), but all of their razors seem to fall into the mild-aggressive category, and this wonderful open-comb is no exception: much more comfortable than the Fatip (and much, much, much more comfortable than the Mühle R41), it nevertheless left much of my face BBS after the second pass.
Finished, I applied some D.R. Harris After Shaving Milk. In aftershaves, a “milk” is a balm’s idea of a splash: thinner than a balm, but thicker and more moisturizing than a splash. The fragrance of the D.R. Harris milk is quite bracing and manly. I like this one a lot.
All to the good, and the week is going well so far.
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