Amber, New York
Kell’s Original Hemp Blend Amber has a wonderful fragrance, and Kell’s Original soaps make great lather, though it struck me that the lather this morning was not quite so good as the Hemp-Aloe Vera blend. I’ll do a bit of experimentation with different brushes and the two blends to see if it was just a fluke.
Certainly it was a fine lather for a shave, and the Gillette English open-comb Aristocrat with a previously used Astra Keramik Platinum blade did a great job: total smoothness. And Parfums de Nicolaï’s New York was a fine aftershave—certainly a favorite as well.
I have to say that the razor in person doesn’t look nearly so cruddy as in the photo—but still, I would say it’s past time for a clean and polish. I’ll do that and use the razor again so we can see any improvement.
