What can I say? A wonderfully smooth face following an enjoyable interlude, with fragrance.
The brush is my first expensive brush and still one of my favorites: the Rooney Style 2 Finest. It made a great lather from a little I Coloniali smeared onto my wet beard, then my new Maggard razor. He offers four models (one is sold out), and the link is to the one I got. The head is clearly modeled on the Edwin Jagger/Mühle head, and it shaves quite similarly. I used a Kai blade and found the razor quite friendly and effective—and at $16 a bargain. I think now for a beginner razor, I’ll recommend a choice of the Sodial ($2.30, but that includes shipping), a Maggard ($16), or the Edwin Jagger ($30 for the DE86bl (faux-ebony handle)).
A good splash of Penhaligon’s Blenheim Bouquet in honor of Mayday. I vividly recall the May baskets that adorned every doorfront along the block of Prince George Street from College Avenue to Maryland Avenue every May 1—quite a novelty to a small-town Oklahoma boy.
Great shave, beautiful day, celebrate life while you have it.
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