Truly wonderful shave. The R&B Omega boar brush, a very nice brush indeed, seems well into the break-in and is wonderfully soft on my face. It worked up a very fine lather from the Strop Shoppe Via dell’Ambra shaving soap, one of their Limited Edition soaps.
With a great lather, I set to work with a great (for me) combo: a new Personna Lab Blue blade, the Above the Tie S1 slant head, and the Stealth stainless handle. I was quite skeptical of this handle design when I saw it—basing that opinion purely on expectations, since I had yet to hold the handle. But once I had some actual experience with the handle, I realized that my expectations were way off the mark, as is so often the case: the handle is comfortable and has a peculiarly strong non-slip grip without the need for any chequering.
Three passes to a nick-free BBS result, then a good splash of Fine’s Clean Vetiver, which has a modest amount of menthol and a fine fragrance.
The week lurches into motion…
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