A really superb shave. My excellent H.L. Thäter brush has hooked bristles, thus the spiky appearance. (Had I brushed the dry brush across my hand, the knot would again look smooth.) Hooked bristles are benign and in fact have a pleasant feel when wet—sort of tacky until the lather’s in place.
And what a lather it was. I do love I Coloniali shaving cream—a wonderful fragrance and a fine lather.
Three passes with the Fatip, which was more comfortable than I recalled, though not really a stand-out in the “comfort” department: I do feel I have to pay careful attention, a feeling absent with a truly comfortable razor. But it did a flawless job with no nicks a good job, but with two nicks I discovered later*, leaving a BBS result, thanks in part to the previously used SuperMax Titanium blade.
I got out the Dominica Bay Rum because it seems to have gone off the market (the plain version). Maybe it’s just a temporary out-of-stock thing. But a pleasant end to a fine shave.
*And of course this tendency to nick is exactly what makes this razor uncomfortable. A razor is comfortable when it has little tendency to nick.
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