SOTD 13/02/2019
L'Oreal Men Expert Pure Power Charcoal Face Wash
Omega Crema da Barba & Yaqi 22mm Cola Synthetic
Vincent Shavette & Cloud-Cut Special (2)
Hot Rinse & Cold Rinse
Pinaud Gent's Gin (as Aftershave)
Esprit Fougere Hair Tonic
Good fun!
I enjoyed my first run with a new acquisition - the Yaqi 22mm Cola brush with synthetic knot. It's a super brush! Good weight in the hand, easy to hold with fingertips for loading up and nice in the hand when face lathering. I bet it's as easy for bowl lathering. I went with the Omega tub cream/soap which has just a gentle eucalyptus tickle.
The Vincent is a shavette which takes those nape shaper blades, slightly thinner than the long Personna type blades for vintage Weck and so on. They're the blades which are ribbed and almost look serrated, but they're not - the edge is straight. In use, it feels very much like a Swedish frameback, even sounds like one. I quite like the blades but they don't do many shaves - two, three at most, before the shave feels tuggy. Granted, the edge is more for nape shaving, hair which is lighter than beard hair.
Wash off and a good splash of Gent's Gin, which is scented with neem, an Indian herb, giving an overall fougere fog which I find very pleasant. I carried on with the fougere theme and patted a load of Esprit fougere into my hair and around my neck.
Much enjoyed!