Prep: Hot shower
Brush: Bill Simpson, with Paua Abalone in bas
Razor: Samson by Thiers/David Issard + no name single ring look alike DE (for head)
Soap: Provence Santé
AS: Proraso on face and Blue Foild (Italian) on head
Strops: Neil Miller
Result: Very, very clean
This blade is sharp, very sharp . It was honed by Thiers and I know somew people had problems with how they hone, but this was very nice considering it wasn´t a honemeister who had honed her. A tad bit to crispy sharp for me, but I knew it beforehand and I tried to adjust to it and got an excellent shave