Fresh Rosemary t. (Le Père Lucien)
lavender, lemon, rosemary
It’s amazing what a good whipping will do to these LPL soaps. Today I made the lather right on my face with my softest synthetic brush. A good hearty flagellation yielded a suitable emulsion that was slick and solid and completely acceptable. After doing some scraping, I slopped my brush around my face a little more. The second pass was beginning to show signs of greatness. So I added a couple more drops of water and did some more agitating. The third pass had it all: thickness, slickness, scent, and stability. You really have to coax this stuff, but when you get it right it’s oh so wonderful. FR includes tallow, so it leaves your skin feeling a bit lardy, quite different from LPL’s all vegetal lathers that rinse away so squeaking clean. But there’s nothing wrong with the cushion, and I was spared all tightness. In fact, eleven hours after this morning’s shave, I’m still feeling anointed.