7/10/20
Soap - Tabac Stick
Brush - Zenith B07 (bleached boar, 24 mm/ 60 mm)
Razor - 1972 Sportsman Tech
Blade - Supermax Blue Diamond Platinum (7)
Post - Witch Hazel/Nivea Balm
Splash - Indian Old Spice
I'm giving my Zenith a continued run out, it's a brush I find difficult to build a lather with, it can often be too floppy for a start and seems to eat lather. For today's shave I was a little more careful to avoid over soaking and soaked the brush in warm water for around 4-5 minutes and it definitely seemed to make a difference, it was less floppy and didn't lose any bristles in the shave so that a step in the right direction, for tomorrow's shave I will soak it for a minute or so less. I took my time to build the lather for the first pass, pretty much only adding a few drops of water at a time whilst I was face lathering and I had a very nice lather for the first pass but as ever I had a very small amount of lather for the 2nd pass/ cleanup pass, and for the latter there seemed to be a quite a lot of water in the middle of the brush, maybe a sign after soaking I need to squeeze out more water before I start building the lather? I will try to incorporate these observations for tomorrow's shave.
A good shave with the Tech and SMX BDP, and even on its 7th shave it was still smooth and efficient, I'm really impressed with this blade. Finished the shave with some Indian Old Spice, a splash I quite like for occasional use but it a little too sweet for daily usage.