A great shave today, though the Wilkinson shave stick, which I remember as being quite good, did not create such a good lather today, using the Vie-Long horsehair brush shown. Still, it was enough lather for a shave—and, as it turned out, quite a good shave.
The Progress, IMO, is the best razor Merkur makes, and it certainly is the best adjustable razor made today (a trivial corollary, given that the other two contemporary adjustables are also made by Merkur: the Futura and the Vision). An absolutely terrific shave.
The adjustment knob shown is an after-market addition. It doesn’t affect razor performance, though it does line up with zero better than the stock knob.
A good splash of Saint Charles Shave Woods aftershave, and a new year begins.
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