A Special day (2/18)
Normally on Mondays I use a shave stick, but this morning I was impelled to use QED’s wonderful Special 218. It’s a great shaving soap in any event, with a wonderful fragrance.
The English Rocket with the redoubtable 7 O’Clock in place was once more the tool. This time I was extremely careful of blade angle and skin tautness, and got a very smooth nick-free shave.
The Oil Pass utilized All Natural Shaving Oil, by Pacific Shaving Company. That particular shaving oil seems to have an emulsifier, and it blends right in with the water while still providing a slick and protective coating for the final touch-up. After the rinse and towel-dry, there is practically no oil feeling at all. But, oddly, I’ve now become to enjoy the oil feeling, so I actually preferred the others at this point. Once again, whatever menthol ANSO contains remained in the background and was no bother.
The aftershave was Alt Innsbruck, very nice.
