Thank you, Jim! Thank you, Clint! I stole that idea from @Bama Samurai back during Route 66 month in January. I remember him saying he would pull out a tiny bit of soap and place in a bowl, dribble water on top, and then start loading with a dry synthetic. I had not used that technique probably since then and on a whim remembered and tried it this morning with great results.
DEcember 12th Cooper MonoBilt w Sharp Star (1) WD High Mountain Badger B&M Lavanille SS Thayers Chatillon Lux Bon Vivant AS Day 10 with the Cooper, first with a Sharp Star. Tried the Lavanille for a 2nd time this morning. Lather was ok, I usually do much better with B&M, so I’d call this operator error- a little too much water too soon. Still got a nicely scented batch to work with and had 3 decent passes with the Sharp Star. This blade feels different on the face to me than my three favourites- Astra, Nacet & Polsilver. Very much like a Voskhod. Still a very good blade, and I am smooth after 3 passes. Finished with the Bon Vivant again, it is DEcadent DEcember after all. Have a great day all!
This is only the second time I have had a reaction to a soap. In the past it was almond scented P.160
Far left. It's an old photo. My pants aren't quite that slim these days. The mustache has grown into handlebars.
December 12, 2017 Razor: L4 Gillette Tech Blade: German Wilkie (4) Brush: 30DC LE/Pure Badger Soap: Der Vergulde Hand Post: Alum, Listerine, WH Back again with the L4 Tech. This was the razor that came along with the Gem Junior from the other day. It's actually the reason I bought the bundle; I've been wanting a Tech of this era for a bit and those two together were less than most sellers want for just the Tech. (I swear that you can buy a pre-War Fat Handle for less than one of those Zamac Travel Techs.) I've had a Sterling Tech in the rotation for a while and was curious to try the version which inspired it. Despite a little trouble with loading the soap, the Tech brought home the baby in fine style. A decadent result without a lot of decadent hardware.
