Sotd - yesterday 5/1/18.
Razor - Schick O type Clone
blade - mystery vintage single (lost count)
brush - Semogue 2015 HD
soap - Sudsy Soapery Lavender & Peppermint (sample)
post - witch hazel
a/s - Myrsol Formula K
balm - Vifrex Gel
scent - Dior Sauvage.
Result - the descent of one wet shaver into madness.
My previous shave that gave me some temporary respite from flu - turned out to be just that - temporary - I woke up the next day feeling even worse. I hoped that yesterday's shave would at least cut me enough slack to leave my flat for a couple of hours, six days on my own with only my shaving brushes for company - the cracks were beginning to show. They're not a bad bunch once you get to know them. A polyglot lot - speaking Mandarin, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese and English with an Isle of Man accent. As you might expect the badgers look down on the bristles - and they in turn regard them as effete ponces. Particularly the two-bands - 'oh get her, with her springy shafts but her cloud soft tips.' It turns out that my 1305 is gay - who'd have thought - all to the good. I like to think my den is an inclusive place. To the shave -
I remembered that
@Boru62 had sent me a sample of the soap and though it might be an ideal time to try it. K. has said that he thought that the scent description was the wrong way around - the peppermint is dominant - he's right. Fine, suits me. It has a slightly odd appearance - putty like, a bit granular - but this didn't bother me, some batches of Gomez Barberia are like that. Thankfully I had been warned about how concentrated it is so I smeared slightly less than normal into the damp knot and got to it. It's very very good for me. Without much fuss a thick, stable protective lather with excellent slickness and glide. The scent is clean and pure - nothing cloying about it. Paired really well with the peppermint of the Formula K. Excellent - if there was a UK supplier I might be tempted. I chose the razor equivalent of child-proof scissors - the O Type. Job done. I made it out. It was when I got to the bottom of the stairs that I realised how weak I was - a gang of even the tiniest kittens could have mugged me for my wallet, phone and watch no problem.
I really need to get better soon - I can't hack this much longer. Mind you - if I end up with more enforced time on my hands - the brushes want to form a choral group. They pointed out - reasonably I thought - that they cover the range between them. From the shrill soprano of the Wee Scot to the bass of the Chubby and all points in between. What would the synth be? Castrato presumably - its certainly got no balls. What piece might we do? I think that Mozart's 'Cosi Fan Tutte,' would be entirely suitable for a shaving brush choir? Ha ha ha ha ha ha.
Enjoy you shaves one and all - yours - I.
The blade may be getting a little tired as the shave required a little work to get the desired result...... or perhaps it is because I used a Feather AC yesterday and they cant really be compared.
