Monday 17th May
French Pink Clay & Charcoal Face Soap
Derby Shaving Stick (Grated)
Semogue SOC Butterscotch (Boar)
Yaqi AC V1 w/Muhle Rocca R95 Handle
Schick ProLine P30 (1)
Gillette Series Cool Wave Aftershave
Starting a week of classic shaving sticks ...
Derby, Arko, LEA, Vie Long, Wilkinson Sword, Palmolive & Speick. Tonight, Derby.
I've also swapped out the now used once Kai Captain Mild (Pink) for a Schick ProLine P30, generously sent to me by
@mpf9ret - I'll go back to the Kai blade in a short while, but today I have irritable regrowth which is indicative to me of a less than sharp enough blade. I commented that from the off, it felt like a three day old Feather. More like four or five, when the sharpness is discernably dropping off. The Schick kinda feels like a once used Feather - it's sharp, it's smooth, but it's not going to slice your jugular if you're not watching.
Good shave, with a consistent feel all over from a single pass. I'm enjoying the balance of this razor with the large, but hollow (and so light) Muhle Rocca handle which makes for a really natural pairing.
Vintage Gillette Series Cool Wave with oakmoss in the ingredients, from an era before it because popular to synthesise. Oakmoss does to me what catnip does for cats! What a joy!