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June 9, 2023
Brush: Simpsons Chubby 2 Jade 27mm HMW
Razor: J.A. Henckels Friodur 472 13/16" Full Hollow Square Point (Straight Shave 250)
Lather: Martin de Candre - Fougère - Soap
Post Shave: Thayers - Rose - Toner
Post Shave: Zingari Man - Mousse Illuminee - Aftershave
3 passes. Face lather. Excellent shave.
I continue to play with technique on these 3-pass straight shaves, and today's lather was just perfect. For me, MdC builds into a lighter lather which, if loaded heavily, can be adjusted by painting in some water. The resulting lather is very slick and either falls off the razor [ straight in this case, so boom shakalaka ], or just slides off with a little water. And the scent! Just wonderful.
Mousse Illuminee has a slightly darker, heavier scent but complements MdC really well. I do wonder why the correct spelling (illuminée) is not used. I've noticed that both Rogue Perfumery and Zingari Man use the same labeling. This sort of thing bothers me, but, clearly, there are more important things to focus on.
Friodur 473;
Always happy to hear from a good boom shakalaka 😃
As for Mousse Illuminée, you will notice that on the label, it's written in uppercase. In uppercase, you can drop the accents, even though that's quite old school. But when written in lower case, it needs the accent (like I've done above).
I was unaware of that. My knowledge of French comes mostly from formal education. I guess I wasn't paying attention in class that day. Thank you!