- Joined
- Sunday May 22, 2022
- Location
- West Sussex
William Cowper's poem, “The Task” (1785): “Variety is the very spice of life, That gives it all its flavor.”
so, today I decided to give my face a bit of variety,
the start was pretty normal, old reliableTaylor Sandlewood shaving cream, one I’ve used for many a year, decanted into an Boots “Old English“ shaving bowl and applied with a sterling silver 1839 travel brush, recently re knotted by myself.
more lather and used my Enders Dollar Razor, with a cut down GEM SE (Bottom of foto). Surprisingly good result although no blade stops so getting the cut down GEM the right size and shape was essential to avoid potential bloodshed
More lather and then gave the Wilkinson Sword a run, again with a cut down GEM. I really like this model of razor, it is incredibly well engineered and it’s adjustable for degree of cut.
So, more lather and then I had a few passes pass with the Leaf,
To give a final polish, so to speak I used the trusty Gillette
I guess today’s shave experience was a bit OTT but, hey, it’s Sunday, the weather is great and it’s time to relax and enjoy life and as William Cowper said, variety is the spice of life!
Have a great week fellas
so, today I decided to give my face a bit of variety,
the start was pretty normal, old reliableTaylor Sandlewood shaving cream, one I’ve used for many a year, decanted into an Boots “Old English“ shaving bowl and applied with a sterling silver 1839 travel brush, recently re knotted by myself.
more lather and used my Enders Dollar Razor, with a cut down GEM SE (Bottom of foto). Surprisingly good result although no blade stops so getting the cut down GEM the right size and shape was essential to avoid potential bloodshed
More lather and then gave the Wilkinson Sword a run, again with a cut down GEM. I really like this model of razor, it is incredibly well engineered and it’s adjustable for degree of cut.
So, more lather and then I had a few passes pass with the Leaf,
To give a final polish, so to speak I used the trusty Gillette
I guess today’s shave experience was a bit OTT but, hey, it’s Sunday, the weather is great and it’s time to relax and enjoy life and as William Cowper said, variety is the spice of life!
Have a great week fellas