A BBS shave today. In discussions of Mühle’s synthetics (including the HJM), I ended up talking about the silverfiber brush shown, so I thought I’d use it. Once again I learn that synthetic knots hold too much water for good lather, so they do require two good shakes before starting to load: I had to pour some excess water from the tub. The brush feels very nice indeed and efficiently creates a good lather.
Otoko Organics is a wonderful soap in my opinion. It’s vegan and it’s unusual. As you see, I once again got the lid upside down—but perhaps that was intentional: the soap comes from Australia. Unfortunately, I know of no vendors who are importing it (though Phoenix Artisan Accoutrements, where I got the razor shown, does import Shaver Heaven shaving soap, of which I’ve heard good things and have ordered some).
Otoko makes a terrific lather—and a somewhat unusual lather, somewhat stiffish—and provides a great shave. I’m just finishing this tub, but (ordering from Australia) I ordered four tubs, one of which went to The Son, one I sold.
The double-open-comb razor is a very nice razor indeed: it’s comfortable, and it’s very efficient, and the cap feels frictionless against the skin. It was easy to get a BBS result.
A good splash of Hâttric (from Germany: shaving spans the globe), and the weekend begins.
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