Monday January 29 - a carefully preplanned Menthol Monday and Jeeves January with Chubby 2 focus
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Gillette Aristocrat / Voskhod ( 2 )
Kent BK12 aka The Soap Aircraft Carrier
Simpsons Lavender Vetivert cream and MBomb
Alum and TSD Milk Aftershave Lavender
As we always say around here (snicker), the key to a great shave is careful preplanning. I went into the bathroom intending to use my Rockwell 6s with a Voskhod, my Simpsons CH2 Synthetic brush, Jeeves Key Lime shave stick and either Jeeves Bay Rum or Soapy Bathman Cup of Joe menthol balm for a Menthol Monday finish. I ended up using the above rig instead -- the only thing left of The Plan was the Voskhod blade.
The trouble started when I saw my Kent BK12 badger brush and suddenly decided to treat myself to it. While setting up my photo, I then decided that such a lordly brush deserved a nobler looking razor than the rather plebeian matte-finished dull stainless Rockwell 6s, so the flashy Aristocrat took over. I also thought the Soap Aircraft Carrier would be easier to load from a tub of cream than by face lathering a shave stick, so I went to the Simpsons creams. I was going to use their Cafe Latte but opted for a lavender scent instead. Which meant my mentholated Bay Rum or Coffee splashes wouldn't match, so I went with the TSD lavender aftershave milk. And to have a Menthol Monday still, I needed to do something else, so I added a drop of M Bomb directly to the brush before my third lather pass for a chilly finish to the shave itself.
It was a great shave. Slick lather applied by a brush like a pillow. Three passes in the standard pattern rather than my normal non-standard direction one or two passes. Zero irritation. And All According To Plan.
Hope everyone is off to a great start to their week!
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