A better EJ clone, with LA Shaving Soap’s synergistic Vanilla/Eucalyptus/Mint

Today’s natural-bristle brush begins the Wet Shaving Products shelf. I have several of their brushes, which I find to be excellent. Certainly this one, a Monarch, did a super job with LA Shaving Soap’s excellent Vanilla/Eucalyptus/Mint shaving soap. The lather is fragrant — and refreshing on the skin.

The RazoRock MJ-90A puts the Gillette Heritage in the shade: it shaves better, it’s much higher quality and has better materials and workmanship, and it costs less (presumably because “RazoRock” has not achieved the market recognition and appeal that “Gillette” has — but to be fair, “Gillette” has a head start of more than a century).

Three passes, lovely shave, perfectly smooth action, perfectly smooth result, and a tiny dab of Esbjerg Aftershave Gel to finish the job nicely.

A wonderful start to a sunny day.