Later On

Today’s shaves was one of those that is so good you wish you could shave again, maybe in a couple of hours.

Part of it was the lather. I soaked my Vie-Long boar + white horsehair brush while I showered, then, after washing my beard with MR GLO, put the brush to work on the La Toja shaving soap. I loaded the brush by working up a lather, ignoring the first, big-bubbled and frothy result and continuing to work the brush on the soap until I was getting a fine-grained lather: Creamy Lather. That I applied and worked it further, brushing my entire beard and enjoying the sensation. This brush is still breaking in, so the tips are not yet soft, but they are invigorating and pleasant nonetheless.

With a fully lathered and softened beard, I picked up the Edwin Jagger DE87 with a previously used Feather blade and enjoyed a flawless, smooth shave. The Feather is indeed a fine blade. I had drifted away when I kept getting nicks, but I think since last using them my skills have improved. I now think it’s not that the Feather premium stainless razor has some special magic (though it is indeed a very nice razor), it’s mainly that I know better how to use a Feather blade. Plus the new EJ razor head is a very nice thing indeed.

Three passes, a splash of Acca Kappa, and I’m ready for Saturday.

The photo quality is not great, but the new camera should be here on Monday. In the meantime, I decided that the problem that killed the Canon S2 IS was that I kept getting photos directly from the SDHC card, removing and replacing it daily. I don’t think they’re made for that, and now I’m using purely the USB port.