Very smooth shave today. I photographed both Mühle travel brushes—the one I used yesterday and the nickel-plated brass one that I like less, and as you can see, it is substantially larger. It does, however, have a very nice synthetic knot, and it made a fine lather from the Razor Emporium shave stick.
Three passes with the Wolfman dual-guard razor. It felt a little more aggressive than the bar-guard version, and in fact I did get a small cut on the upper lip—but I also got a BBS result. I used my alum block as the styptic—something I only recently learned: wet the block, press it against the cut, and hold it in place for 30-45 seconds. It seems to do an even better job than My Nik Is Sealed.
A good splash of Barrister & Mann’s Fougère Classique and the shave is finished in fine style. The small bottle is excellent for travel, and its contents are an excellent aftershave.
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