Extra great shave today.
Last week, out of nowhere, Dale (PanChango) graciously PM'd me with an offer of a new brush. Mine's starting to shed so I gratefully accepted. I've waited 4 days to shave, eager for his brush to arrive.
Today, a surprisingly heavy small flat rate box arrived. Inside was a
BIG! (to me) Omega 42 with a boar knot...a second, smaller but equally nice brush...a Gillette NEW long comb (my fav OC) on a Tuckaway handle...Russian Soapy shave cream and balm...Walter's lemon shaving soap (smells fantastic)...two packs of SuperMax Tiger blades and what appear to be some vintage Brit Wilkinson blades.
Now I ask you:
how nice is that?
But what makes Dale's gesture even more special than it already is: I've recently developed something in my hands (no idea what) where I can't use a small brush nearly as well as a longer/larger one. I've told only one other member of TSD this fact, so Dale did not know of it. So of course it was a blessing on top of a blessing to receive that long, chunky, hefty, grippy Omega brush today!
To the shave:
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2 pass BBS with some nicks. It's been too long since I shaved with a NEW and the Tiger blade is much sharper than I'm used to, so I was careless...next time, I'll know. But of the few SuperMax blades I've tried, the Tiger is the best, hands down. That's an old Clix handle, btw.
The brush is FANTASTIC, nice and stiff like I like 'em. It's going to replace my shedding Adoration.
The shave cream worked very well, lathered up easily and thickly in my hard water. The shaving balm, applied after my alum WH mix, did not sting at all, the way some balms have done.
So all in all, today's shave is one for the books. Thank you again, Dale!
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