Pre-Shave: Hot shower
Brush: 24mm Morris & Forndran, 2-band Blonde Badger
Razor: 7/8" Akamatsu Manaslu "M-55", Full Hollow Ground, Spike Point
Honing (refresh): Nakayama Maruka Kiita/Asagi hybrid JNat w/ light slurry (tomonagura), finished with 50 laps on water only.
Strop: 40/55 laps (Neil Miller linen / SRD Premium IV leather)
Überlather: Trumper's "Violet" Shave creme + Trumper's "Rose" Shave Soap +Glycerin
Toner: Thayer's Witch Hazel (Rose Petal, no alcohol)
Moisturizer: Trumper's Fragrance-free Moisturizer
After Shave/Cologne: Alt Innsbruck AS/Cologne
Aftershave Balm: Sabon
Results: Manaslu's turn today and about time too since her last debut eons ago. I touched her up on the Asagi/Kiita last night and she was ready to deliver on demand . All the Japanese western style straights that I own or have had the pleasure of shaving with have consistently been top performers in my book. As far as the lather was concerned, the Trumper's Violet/Rose übercombo was sensational. The intoxicating floral scent encapsulated the shave den...I had to fight my wife out of the den so I could begin my zen like shave . The shave was phenomenal in every regard . Finished things up with a little mix of Trumper's Moisturizer and Alt Innsbruck...What a feeling; BBS and irritation free. Now, I am off working on a couple of projects, a grant and a provisional patent application. Hmmmm...Who'd have thought that being out of work would actually end up being busier and more rewarding!!?? Deadlines still looming and my wife's never seen me happier. Go figure. Either I am back asswards or the world works in strange ways.





Have a SENSATIONAL Sunday Gentlemen.