Pre: Hot shower
Brush: Razorock Big Bruce
Soap: B&M Reserve Cool (sample)
Razor: Rockwell 6S (5)
Blade: Polsilver (3)
Post: AP Reserve Ozymandias
After 11 uses of the Cool sample, today was it's final crack. If i was asked if i would buy this soap, the answer would be a no, but if i was gifted one, i'd be happy to use it. I prefer the Spice and the Classic in both scent and performance over the Cool. But i did manage to get a very good lather in the end - just took some practice and trail/error.
For the third day running, plate 5 on the Rockwell with a Polsilver blade was the go. No nasty surprises from this setup, but i'm dialling back to 4 for tomorrow's shave, and may or may not replace the blade with something fresh.