A very fine shave, using tools from vendors I seldom use. Semogue brushes are beloved by many, and Semogue does explicitly grade their boar hair, an advantage. However, a succession of poor-quality brushes soured me on the brand. Nonetheless, this Semogue Owners Club brush is working fine, and I really should give their current product line a try. The brush made a very nice lather indeed from the Wickham English Rose shaving soap.
As with Semogue, some of the early Parker razors were of poor quality, and I drifted on to other brands whose workmanship and performance was better. But a learning organization typically is involved in some sort of program of continuous product improvement, and the Parker razors I’ve purchased more recently have been quite good. In particular, the open-comb razor shown is extremely comfortable and also quite efficient—one of the mild-aggressive sort—and while those are generally pricey, this razor is less than $30, which puts it in the price range most novices will accept. And it really is quite a good razor. The blade today is a SuperMax Titanium, and the result was BBS.
A splash of Coral Skin Food, and we’re halfway through the week.
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