I pulled a switcheroo with the razor. I took the photo with an Edwin Jagger head on a UFO handle, but once I got in the bathroom and lathered up, I had an irresistible impulse to use my Feather AS-D1. It’s one of the good AS-D1s: extremely mild on the face while being extremely aggressive on the stubble, and it produced a totally comfortable BBS result.
First, of course, I applied lather. The “synthetic badger” brush shown was one of the first really good synthetic brushes. Mühle seemed to push synthetic R&D early, and their brushes have been among the best of the synthetics. This one performs well and feels good, and it immediately got a wonderful lather from Dr. Selby’s 3x concentrated shaving cream. The bowl’s pedestal in the photo is its lid, and this is one of my favorites.
A good splash of Chiseled Face Easy Street finished the shave—and the year—on a very good note.
Best wishes to you all for a happy, healthy, and prosperous new year.
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