Nice understated colour palette C. - burnished.01/04/2023
Razor: Blackland Vector Ti
Blade: Feather Pro (3)
Brush: Sawdust HMW
Soap: T&S Classic Two
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Kicking off @donnie_arko's Artisinal April ...
Ganders Goat Soap w/Hop, Sage & Birch
Dalit Sandawood Shaving Bowl & Haryali Rosewood w/Pure Bristle 22mm
Gillette Ranger Tech & Wilkinson Sword (Brazil) Super Stainless
Pinaud Clubman Classic Vanilla Aftershave Lotion
I think it was @Scorpio93 that posted about this Dalit soap and despite knowing that it wasn't going to be the greatest soap, I thought it was a cause thath I would like to donate to ... and bag a soap as well. It turned out to be okay. While the lather is thin, it is sufficient for a pass. I split the soap in half and blended one half with Vitos Supercreama, largely because I found the sandalwood scent so authentic and quite unique amongst sandalwood scented soaps that I had. I kept the other half as was ... and that is what I used today.
You can read about the Dalit charity here: https://www.dalit.co.uk/soaps/
Handmade, yes. Artisinal? Well, I thought it enough to kick off a month with artisinal soaps ... and take a moment to think about these people when my only anguish of the day is which sodding shaving soap I'm going to pick.
Much thanks to Smart Imports (Brazil) @Mike Smart for the Wilkinson Sword blades. Chuffing lovely! Right up my street, these. Versus the German-made, they're not as sharp, not as fierce, just as capable and somewhat more comfortable & forgiving. In many respects, actually quite a lot like the late production British Wilkinson Sword ... which the German-made are absolutely nothing like.
Super to use the Gillette Ranger Tech again. I still don't quite know what it is that I like about it, but it really does feel nicer than the Rockets that I still have and the Super Speeds that I let go ... and to think, I only bought it for the collection with little interest in it as a shaver. It was only really by chance that I popped a blade into it and had a go.
Paul, the Braz Wilko gets sharper for the second shave.
Fantastic blade though.
Sound! They often do ... nowt wrong with the first shave at all.
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