Absolutely fantastic shave this morning—and I see in the photo that I matched the Tabac color scheme with the brush I chose.
The Vie-Long horsehair brushes are terrific; I don’t especially like their horse+badger brushes, though: somehow too dense. But this is a lovely brush. I wet the knot well under the hot-water tap before my shower, as I do with all boar and horsehair brushes.
On Wicked_Edge yesterday a guy was wondering how to use a shave stick. I provided some guidance and realized that I’ve not used a shave stick myself for a while. Since I do enjoy them, I thought I’d switch over for a while. The Tabac stick is very nice indeed, and has a fine fragrance.
I used a dampish brush to work up the lather, adding a driblet of water to the brush as needed. The lather springs up abundantly, and the AS-D2 with a Feather blade is a fine combination: no resistance felt, very comfortable on the face, and BBS three passes later.
A good splash of Tabac, and we draw to the close of another year.
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