Monday's Shave
'53 Gillette Super Speed (Y3)
Gillette Silver Blue (2)
Simpson Duke 2 Best Badger
LEA Classic Shaving Soap
T.N. Dickinson's Witch Hazel
LEA Classic Aftershave
Soap Commander Integrity ASB
With my Electric Sheep single soap focus now complete, I quickly knew what I would reach for - LEA Classic.

Today, I also got to use my new brush for the first time. After it arrived on Saturday, I gave it a Dial anti-bacterial hand soap wash and then 2 test palm lathers later. During the those lathers, it did lose about 10 hairs. I hope that does not continue.
2+ passes today with the Super Speed provided a comfortable and efficient result with no irritation or mishaps. The lower neck irritation from yesterday still lingered slightly, so I used only WTG passes there. I returned to face lathering today, as that is what I know best and would give me a better idea of the brush's performance. After reading the instructions included with the brush, one may be lead to believe that Simpson brushes are very delicate. I did adhere to their recommendations of using only "light to-and-fro strokes" like a paint brush, although I do not think using circular motions would damage the hairs, as long as the brush is not swirled while completely splayed. No hairs left the knot today and it performed well overall. I am glad I finally have a Simpson in the collection.
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