I was about to post my SOTD this morning when I was interrupted, and by the time I got back the “already posted” flag had been set in my brain. But I did remember at last. (I like to have the SOTD mark the beginning of the day’s posts—this one marks the end instead.)
The Vie-Long horsehair brush did a very fine job with Honeybee Saps Vetyver: absolutely no lather problems today, either in thickness or in lifespan—plenty of lather left in the brush at the end, unlike yesterday’s shave. (I’m going to try the Lilac soap again with a horsehair or badger brush to see whether the problem was the boar.)
The iKon S3S is a stainless razor with a massive asymmetric head, and the iKon handle shown is their “Bamboo” model, which I don’t think is available any more. However, Maggard has a new razor, the MR5, with a handle that is quite similar. The blade was SuperMax Titanium and three passes produced a BBS result without a sign of a nick.
A good splash of Pinaud Lilac Vegetal—the aftershave I should have used yesterday for a lilac theme—and it turns out to be quite nice after the initial blast dies down (though of course fragrances are very much YMMV).
Apologies for the delayed post.
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