Jul 19, 2023 - CREAM
- Prep: Klar - Activated Charcoal - Face Soap
- Brush: Sock
- Brush: The Razor Company Cream Soda Acrylic 28mm Synthetic Knot
- Razor: Gillette English RFB NEW No. 77 (1933)
- Blade: Gillette Platinum [4]
- Lather: Taylor of Old Bond Street - Mr. Taylor's - Cream
- Post Shave: Barrister and Mann - Fougère Classique - Aftershave
- Fragrance: Imaginary Authors - Cape Heartache - Eau de Parfum
Sock lather!? Okay, I guess we're doing this...
Using Yosh's instructional video he posted before his lather video shown for inspiration, I managed to work up something that didn't really resemble lather at all. I'm actually kind of impressed that he got what he did from his sock lather. I opted to use a brush for applying it to my face, which helped some to build better consistency by adding more air to the mixture.
The RFB is a wonderful shaver, and still managed to shave well with the quasi-lather produced this morning.
While I normally really enjoy fougère scents, Mr. Taylor smells like my grandfather, but not necessarily in an enduring, nostalgic sort of way. It seems more like a scent from a bygone era. Some have said that Fougere Classique also has an old man scent quality, but I think it fits into that timeless fougère category.
Rating: 3.5/5
Edit: So distracted by sock lather, I forgot to finish my write up.