Great shave today. 8/10. A couple nicks, a little neck irritation, but amazingly smooth.
Razor: New Rex Konsul XL (1). I like this way more than the Sentry because it is a two piece, versus three. It is really hard to bend the blade down onto the short recessed pins and assemble the other pieces to the Sentry. The Konsul is way better. I haven't decided if I prefer the long handle, but the shave was way better, so maybe. Beautifully made piece as well.
Blade: Astra SP India (1). One of my favorite blades. Started with 29.8 grams cutting force on 6 pound test monofilament, and ended the shave at 34.3 grams, dulling more quickly than expected. Not sure if that is me or the blade.
Soap: New Barrister and Mann Seville. My technique is improving, but I can't deny this was the best lather I have ever made. I can really smell the tallow, but that isn't necessarily bad. I cheated by putting some Cremo on first as a pre shave.
Splash: New Brute glass bottle Italian made French market splash from TRC. Much nicer than I expected. Comes out of the top fast.
Alum: proraso, for the nicks.
Bowl: Liveben. My favorite bowl. I don't like ceramic because I am.not gentle enough for it, and it is a good design with low heat capacity and fairly low thermal conductivity.
Towel from TRC. Actually these are my nicest bathroom towels. Luxurious thickness and not too soft like the mercurized cotton ones.
Brush: Yaqi Special Offer Defect 26. Not enough backbone, but the handle is nice, and what can you ask of a $6.79 brush? I had used it for traveling recently and noticed it hadn't totally dried, so I figured a shave would clean it a bit before putting it up for a while to thoroughly dry.