Pre: Warm water face wash
Brush: Semogue 2000 Boar
Soap: C&E Indian Sandalwood
Razor: Leresche 901
Blade: Ladas
Post: Warm then cold water rinse, Tuff Red AS
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My first time using this razor and this make of blade and I've never managed to get a decent lather with this soap. So a quick prayer to the gods of traditional shaving and away I go. BRB.
Well, the gods turned a deaf ear, that was a poor shave. I'd bloomed the soap, loaded it until my arm ached and the result was the same as my other uses of it. A dissipating, wispy, insubstantial lather.
I struggled through the first pass, rinsed off the brush and loaded up with Wickhams Irish Fern. Much better.
Why I chose to try an unfamiliar blade in an unfamiliar razor has me stumped. Now I don't know if the Ladas are mild or the 901 is, or both, I suspect both.
It took three passes to get a DFS, not happy!
But there was something to smile about, another new experience... the Tuff aftershave, a nice subtle floral, herby, scent which leaves the skin feeling good.
@Blackmass