Simon, you are aRazor: 1930's English Souplex OC
Blade: Gillette Silver Blue (4)
Brush: Synthetic A La Wilko
Soap: Hampshire Lanolin Shaving Soap No.1 Original Formula
AS Balm: Nivea Sensitive
For my final shave with the GSB tonight, let's visit an airy fairy wonderland where you could purchase class A drugs over the counter at Boots, Mr Baldwin was telling us over the wireless that the bomber would always get through, and when the Gold Standard was still a thing. Great Britain in the mid 1930's, where the Souplex razor reigned and briefly roared it's superiority.
It had to be the Souplex, my finest OC and probably my most gloriously effficient and joyful razor.
So I loaded up the GSB on trip number 4 and commenced a most wonderful shave.
My idea of a pre-shave is to thoroughly wash the face, rinse and keep wet using hottish water and drawing my hand against the grain of my stubble, which I have persuaded myself helps in some way. Auto-suggestion is a wonderful thing. I never shower before shaving, for as is well known, too much bathing weakens the constitution.
I have been using a most wonderful arisan soap from Tantra, a small batch soap made in Hampshire. Made with the finest ingredients, it is an unpretentious yet magnificient performer, with all the richness, slickness and glide one could desire. I take the smallish puck in my hand and lather straight from it. It creates a fantastic result. After thoroughly letting the puck dry I stash it in an old Sho-Ka-Kola tin.
Got an excellent lather applied using the great Wilko synthetic, and set to with the Souplex.
A most glorious, efficient and deeply satisfying 3 passer resulted, leaving my skin smooth, my whiskers removed and my soul raised. I mean that's one of the main parts of shaving right?
The wonderful Souplex wins again!