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This afternoon -
razor - Mergress (2)
blade - Gillette yellow (? - lost count)
brush - Frank Shaving 22mm two-band
soap - Vie-Long stick - tallow
post - witch hazel
a/s - Myrsol - Formula K
balm - Vifrex
scent - ADP - Mirto de Panarea.
Great - a heavy growth coming off - the ideal time to reach for the humble shave stick. Thanks to
@donnie_arko and others for reminding me of this fact in recent posts. A pleasure - I would suggest - much underrated in our pursuit of £20+ tubs of artisan soap. No groovy art work, no awesome smell - no matching aftershave - it just smells of soap. That being said - it works - and very well indeed for me. The Vie-Long is a re-branded version of the pre-reformulation LEA stick. If you are new to the trade - and having problems working out your growth pattern - a stick may be the way to go - as you paint it on - crayon style - it will leave more soap behind as you go against the grain - which commonly isn't simply linear - mine isn't - the swirly bit under my chin - if you look for this in the mirror before you lather, it becomes obvious - thus, allowing you to shave more accurately and in fewer passes. Which is a good thing? Warm day up here - a nice minty hit of Formula K - not too much menthol. Finished off with the Vifrex - which is very menthol - a long lasting cooling effect. Job done. Have good shaves, one and all - cheers - I.
