July 20, 2023
- Brush: Stirling 24mm Synthetic
- Razor: Muhle R89
- Blade: Elios Inoxidable (3)
- Lather: Stirling Soap Co. - Arkadia - Soap
- Post Shave: allMan - Fearless - Aftershave
Arkadia is a dupe of Terre de Hermes, and I love it.
I went dry today. Pasty. Thick. Tacky. And it still worked to an extent. I'm supposed to prove to myself that my normal lather is "right", and for me it is 💯%. Even though I was able to shave with suck-ass dry lather, there wasn't much residual slickness, and my whiskers felt tougher. That's probably the biggest benefit of a good, relatively wet lather. It softens.
Today's lather was also more difficult to towel off, as this is my 3rd day in a row not rinsing after the final pass. Skin still feels great, but it took a little more effort to get the fluff out of my ear-holes.
Also, since I'm using a sample, I rubbed the soap on my face. Not adding enough water meant some unlathered soap got in my razor and was hard to rinse out. https://imgur.com/a/sJLE5s2