LGSOTD 06-Jun-24

• Brush: Zenith - MOAR Boar #SUBBROOSH #OLDWORLD
• Razor: Koraat - 6/8 Ebony #STR8SNOB
• Lather: Stirling Soap Co. - Margaritas In The Arctic
• Post Shave: Stirling Soap Co. - Margaritas In The Arctic AS
• Post Shave: Stirling Soap Co. - Margaritas in the Arctic Balm

Thirsty Thursday, and after yesterday's abomination I feel like a drink.

Decided something a little refreshing, both in scent and feel with Margaritas in the Arctic. First, but not last, use of Stirling this games. It really is the workhorse of the shaving world, nothing uber fancy, doesn't cost you a ton but just chugs along getting the job done and done well. A nice little chill off the back on this one, along with a drink to follow.

Hardware to accompany it is my Lather Games prize from last year (thank you again u/Ironbeard_SYS), I still love it and it has broken in incredibly well. Along with that is one of my two Koraats, this one I picked up on TSR BST a couple of years ago. Nice 6/8 near wedge, I've come to prefer full hollows but the added weight with this is a nice change of pace at times.

WetTubing Apreciation Day

Sadly not enough time to record a shave this morning, the snaps yesterday were a stretch with the standard morning rush to get out the door. So I'll have to cover it from the WetTuber/Shafluencer angle, frankly though not much has changed from last year. I still go back to Lynn for how-to's on straight honing, though I have expanded marginally to Keith Johnson when I was looking for advice on natural stones, specifically a Welsh Slate hone I grabbed from JJShaves. I've caught a couple of product reviews at the beginning and flicked through to the end for a summary (which were grand), but sorry VisceralWatch I still don't watch other people shave - well apart from my fellow contestants of course.

Photocontest

Target for this one, is 'The Elements: Water', if you look closely there's frozen water balls in there, it covers it, trust me!

Have a cracking day all!

Cheers

Marc

Ooh. I like that a lot.

Thirsty Thursday

• Brush: Αλφα T400 tribute #RESURRECTIONBRUSH
• Razor: Darwin - Hollow Ground #ADJUSTABLE #FOREVERSAFETY #STAINLESSLESS
• Lather: Smitten Soapery - Big Daddy
• Post Shave: Zingari Man - The Duo
• Fragrance: Stirling Soap Co. – Sandalwood

Zingari Software sponsor point: Smitten Soapery is a Zingari brand that seems to get revived every once in a while. I wanted to support Heather selling soap under a different name, so I got all four scents. Vote with my wallet, so-to-speak.

Theme, post & frag relevance: This soap is bourbon and sandalwood scented, boozily within theme. I wonder whether it was the starting point for The Duo which also features Bourbon and Sandalwood, but adds a few more scent notes. Both the lather and splash have a very creamy sandalwood note, and Stirling's drier Sandalwood frag leads the progression out of the gourmand category, bookending the theme. The drink is done, time to head back to the bar.

Challenge: I remain puzzled by the wettubing genre, so this challenge is always tricky for me. I mean, I enjoy u/VisceralWatch's videos and watch them regularly, but that's because I'm interested in what my friend has to say rather than my urge to consume wetshaving video content (and because he – conveniently – sends me reminders when a new video drops because he knows that I don't subscribe to anything on youtube and would miss them otherwise). But this year is diffenent! I actually do have a non-VisceralWatch wettuber I watch regularly, and it's our very own u/GcGallant who has started honing straightrazors on video. Go check out his content, he is much more knowledgeable about razor maintentance than VisceralWatch.

#photocontest: The modern resurrection brush next to the antique shiny Darwin Hollow Ground is a sprinkle of colour in this Black and White tableau. I hope it's still in the spirit of the theme that I got rid of only most of the colour.

The red accentuates the B&W. Makes it interesting.

2024-06-06 - Pretzels!

• Lather: Gentleman's Nod - Musashi
• Post Shave: Gentleman's Nod - Musashi
• Fragrance: Imaginary Authors - Fox in the Flowerbed
• Razor: Nameless Straight 3/4" #STR8SNOB
• Brush: West Coast Shaving - Lantern Brush, Silvertip, Ivory

Thirsty Thursday:
Musashi is one of Gentleman's Nod's Origin series, which are scents built around a single note or accord. While it does say "jasmine tea" right on the label, but I wanted to be sure that jasmine tea was indeed the accord that Musashi was built around. So I asked Gentleman's Nod, who said:

You are correct, it was Jasmine green tea.

Unifying Theme: Jasmine

#FOF
Yeah, yeah, it's so boring to use the same scent for both the later and post-shave, but it was for the benefit of two days' photos. Obviously, then, that couldn't be helped.

Musashi has yuzu floating on top, which I could do without, but I've been told that "scents need top notes," and I dare say that I'm gonna trust u/hawns on that one.

There's a woodiness to it that brings to mind my grad school days of yore, when I used to stop into a caffeinery for a green tea on my way to teaching an early class. A girl working there often remarked that it smelled to her like a cup of grass or hay. I didn't agree, but I could see why she said that. But I digress.

Despite the fact that jasmine is indisputably prominently featured in Musashi, I don't get much of it. Enter Fox in the Flowerbed. To no one's surprise, it is definitely floral, and opens up strong with a beautiful jasmine that emodies jasmine tea perfectly. Perfectly. It smells more like Jasmine Green Tea than Musashi. I fucking love it. Alas, the jasmine fades off soon, then there remains as a mellow hint of something I can't quite put my finger on, but it's subtle.

WetTubing Appreciation Day:

"WetTubing"...
Wet tuber...
Wet... tube?👀

Here you go: my shaving video
If you don't want to watch all of that, just skip to the end. Or don't watch it at all, because this is the real one, which I still don't recommend you watch all of. Nothing I wanted to do with it worked out. I'm not going to give it all away, because I'm still holding out hope for the hat-based challenge that we almost had a couple years ago but hasn't been done. The hat didn't work well while trying to negotiate the straight, anyway.

Speaking of the razor, it satisfies the tag, but it is a truly crappy straight, not to suggest that I have remotely-extensive experience with them—quite the contrary.

However, my personal, subjective experience obviously represents categorical fact. This Truth was recently called into question, compelling my mother—my dear, sweet mother—to swiftly propel herself off of the Cliffs of Dover yesterday, plummeting headlong into the Bering Strait, which separates Bablyon from Uppsala, to her watery demise. Not one half of a fortnight later, her remains washed up on the shores of Patagonia, where she was indicted into secular sainthood and celebrated in a festival of seven years. She was immortalized into a mile-high statue that remains to this day.

Behold! Let it thus be known that because I do not get a good shave out of this crappy, photogenic razor, that all straight razors are garbage and no one should use them! They are antiquated and inferior to DE razors in every way! It is spoken!

#photocontest
I had to use that razor today, though, because it worked too well with the photo. Obviously, then, it couldn't be helped.

As for #photocontest, this photo fell together too well to be needlessly ruined by throwing in some random junk. Is it a winner? Probably not, but it's too good to be sullied.
I'm taking the gimme: Air. There's so much air in this photo it's downright loony.

Very pretty picture.

June 6, 2024 – Video Killed the r/wetshaving star

• Brush: Aurora Grooming LG 2024 with 26mm AP Shave Co. Pure Bliss #FRANKENBRUSH #PREMIUMPLASTIC #SHD #FAUXFUR #SUBBROOSH
• Razor: Schick Injector
• Blade: Schick Injector (3)
• Lather: Catie’s Bubbles – Sunday Brunch
• Post Shave: Catie’s Bubbles – Sunday Brunch
• Fragrance: House of Mammoth – Everett

Video Day! I’ll save most of my commentary for the video itself. But suffice it to say there is shaving, mimosas and an assessment of (almost) week 1 lather games. Plus, a new brush with the Pure Bliss Knot to review. And maybe some trash talk for a certain champion who can’t bring himself to show his face to the sub. I do need to cover some things for the theme and side challenges here. But join me over on the video, it’s bad but it’s under 7 minutes.

For #fof I’m carrying the orange through the shave. Sunday Brunch is Mimosas. He managed to put the smell of bubbles in here I’m not even sure how. I’ve bugged u/C_Bubbles for a Sunday Brunch EdT but apparently it won’t last because it’s all citrus and wouldn’t last more than 10 minutes. Everett hits that same citrus high, but with a wonderful marshmallow base note that keeps going. This setup works, and it works well. I hadn’t used the Everett set yet, but I’m glad I picked up a 2ml sprayer of the EdT (because I couldn’t justify a full bottle with so many other full bottles.)

For #photocontest since my shave is an ode to weekends, let’s look at hobbies. Here’s my ham Radio. I lurk on the related subs, (r/amateurradio and r/hamradio) occasionally post there. (They are not as fun loving as this sub, trust me. It’s like Badger and Blade, but about antennas.) You’ll see ham again because it’s a hobby geared towards DIY.

Cheers!

Jun. 6, 2024 - Saint Henri
Brush: Zenith MOAR BOAR B35 #OLDWORLD #SUBBROOSH * Razor: GEM Clog Pruf #RUSTYBUTTRUSTY * Blade: Gem PTFE [18]
Lather: Stirling - Iced Coffee - Soap
Post Shave:* Stirling - Iced Coffee - Aftershave

It’s a cold thirsty Thursday in my bathroom with Stirling iced coffee. Love the menthol in this one and it complements the scent so nicely. But today’s post is about a poor attempt at honouring the best wet-tuber out there the one and only u/VisceralWatch

He was my original gem-nabler and the Clog Prüf that I bought from him quickly became a favorite SE that seems to get shinier with each use.

Photo is for the “Birds” (theme. Duh!)

#photocontest

This photo entertained me greatly.

Yes... I'm a 12 year old boy.

Day 6

• Brush: AP Shave Co Complete Brush - AP400B -20mm - Gelousy Badger #RESURRECTIONBRUSH #SHD #RUNT
• Razor: Valet Autostrop - VC1 #RUSTYBUTTRUSTY
• Blade: Feather FHS
• Lather: Catie's Bubbles - Irish Coffee Soap
• Post Shave: Apex Alchemy – Morning Glory Splash
• Fragrance: Gentleman's Nod – Sidama EdP

Inspired by a drink? Got it! Quite perhaps the greatest combination man has ever put forth: Mixing coffee and alcohol! And this morning is a fine morning smear some drinks on my face and pretend it’s socially acceptable. Today’s shave is brought to you by the finest beverage-inspired grooming products, because who doesn’t want their bathroom to smell like bar on the morning of Saint Patrick’s Day?

Nothing says "I need to wake up" like slathering a soap on your face that smells like the Irish breakfast of champions. The rich aroma of coffee with a splash of whiskey had me half expecting a hangover by the time I was done lathering. The only thing missing was a side of regret and bad decisions. But hey, at least my face smells like it’s ready for a productive day of pretending to work. For my splash, was Morning Glory from Apex Alchemy. No alcohol scent notes in this one – just sweetened coffee. Not a bad idea to pump the breaks on the booze scented products during the shave. This splash it definitely smells like the coffee you’d order to sober up a little from the Irish Coffee you just downed in less than 8 seconds. All without the judgmental stares from the waiter after he sees you pour something from your flask into the black coffee he just brought to you 3 mins ago… Or so I’ve heard…

Finally, we top off this boozy brunch with Sidama EdP, inspired by Ethiopian coffee. It’s the cologne for the discerning gentleman who wants to smell like he’s just stepped out of a high-end coffee shop, but still needs a little bit of rum to keep him going. The rich, earthy scent pairs perfectly with the Irish Coffee soap and Morning Glory splash, creating an #FOF olfactory experience that says, "I have refined tastes, a caffeine addiction, and quite possibly a drinking problem."

So, there you have it. My shave today is a tribute to all things drinkable. I may smell like a walking cocktail, but at least I’m one step closer to making it through the day without actually needing a drink. Cheers to that!

Challenge: As much as I’d like to show my face to the people out there, I actually better not because of the type of work I do. If a goofy video of me shaving got out, it would be great for my career. Which is weird to say, because it’s stupid, but the firm I work for has pretty strict guidelines about publicly facing internet posts. So instead, I’ll tell you who my favorite wettuber is. I actually asked this question when I was first getting going and Michael Freedberg is a great one to watch. HD Shaves is good too. Anyone but Subie Shaves – That guy is brutal to watch. I like people who aren’t over the top or fake excited, which is all too common in youtube. Freedberg and HD seem like real dudes who are there, talking to a friend. And I like that.

The #photocontest theme of the day is: Sugar and Sweets!

iamhonestlylying’s Daily Top 5:

In honor of “Thirsty Thursday” The Top 5 Best Drinks to Order at a Bar:

5.) Beer – Especially if the bar is crowded. Don’t be the person to order a drink that takes a bartender 8 minutes to muddle, mix, shake, and pour.

4.) Moscow Mule – Mules seem to be the IPA of the mixed drink world, in that they are everywhere and people that order then tend to be insufferable, but they are delicious... And popular for a reason.

3.) Dark ‘n Stormy – Simple, yet deliciously complex.

2.) White Russian – The Dude abides.

1.) Jameson and Ginger Ale – Simple enough that bartenders won’t hate you, but sophisticated enough to show you mean business, and go down easy enough that you can drink 18 of them.

June 6, 2024

• Brush: Chisel and Hound Resolute V20
• Razor: Schick Injector #rustybuttrusty
• Blade: Schick Injector
• Lather: MacDuff’s Soap Company – Cardamom Chai
• Post Shave: Spearhead Shaving Company – Seaforth! 3 Scots

Side note that I read this razor tag as rusty butt rusty until today

It was raining today which was perfect for this cardamom chai, drink based scent. I love cardamom and have used it a lot: cardamom shortbread cookies, cardamom brewed into my coffee, cardamom spiced green soba noodles (happy to dm a recipe), cardamom dental floss. It’s spicy, yet slightly citrusy in the same way that teas or coffee can be. I get that on top while the interplay with cinnamon and clove round this out for a warming journey. Maybe I imagine it, but I think I detect a slight milky note too. This scent evokes the memories I have sitting near a fireplace, quietly. Reading a book or reflecting, maybe just watching the rain come down like today. A blanket keeping me warm and my pup by my side relaxing. It’s for when you just need to take a break from the world and go into that calming space.

Challenge: My 2 seconds of fame. Enjoy!

FOF

I love how water beads into little balls, which is appropriate for Plato. It’s truly a phenomenon that is beautiful. Maybe not like my SOTD, but it can be. I was fortunate it poured today and I was able to take this photo in the rain. The elements: Water

photocontest

This is probably the most visually appealing photo I've judged so far.

Jun. 6, 2024

• Brush: Chisel & Hound Tulip Fanchurian Badger

• Razor: Blackland Sabre

• Blade: Personna GEM PTFE [17]

• Lather: Stirling - Gin & Tonic

• Post Shave: Stirling - Gin & Tonic

• Fragrance: Bath & Body Works - Whiskey Reserve

Thirsty Thursday!

I am a gin and tonic drinker. Gin has been my drink of choice for years, so for me Stirling G&T was a no brainer for today. I really love this soap and aftershave. There really is something to this soap, the juniper is there by the lime, the lime is where it’s at for me.

The shave with the Sabre no matter the soap is just automatic now. There is no thinking just a great shave. Which brings me to today’s daily challenge. Favorite wetTuber. I’m not gonna lie, it’s GeoFatboy. He just cracks me up and there’s no muss no fuss. I’ve never seen anyone lather and shave as fast as him, and when I use the Sabre that’s the closest I come to his speed. It always makes me chuckle when he “Clears the runways and swipes the neck”. He seems like he’s just a cool dude.

I don’t think I need to justify soap, or splash. The Frag, well I chose it for the name, it fits the theme.

Photo contest theme. Time #ROTY #FOF #photocontest.

I like the composition of this photo very much.

Thirsty Thursday * Brush: Yaqi Ferrari
Razor: Muhle R41
Blade: Bic
Lather:* Barrister & Mann - Cheshire

photocontest Fill the Frame

I filled the frame as much as possible with my gear

Today’s Challenge: WetTubing Appreciation Day

Meet the new content creator!

June 6, 2024 - Thirsty Thursday

• Brush: Summer Break Soaps Sheridan APShaveCo Synbad 26 mm
• Razor: Eldrormr MM24 #FLIPTOP #MODERNGEM
• Blade: GEM PTFE (15)
• Lather: Elysian - Maple Coffee
• Post Shave: Macduffs Soap Co - Imperial Earl Grey
• Fragrance: Ineke - Jaipur Chai

Theme: One coffee and two tea beverage inspired scents.

Challenge: Here it is, the content no was asking for.

One of my favorite beverages is coffee. Today’s soap is Maple Coffee from Elysian. Thanks to /u/Priusaurus for the smoosh. While there are many options for maple coffee, flavored coffee isn’t my thing. The scent has a light roast coffee note. The maple smells like a good quality amber syrup. It feels like I’m enjoying a morning brew with a stack of pancakes. This was my first time using Elysian soap. I found it easy to lather with good slickness. This won’t win awards for secondary slickness or post-shave feels, but it’s a solid soap base.

I really like the scent of Macduffs Imperial Earl Grey. It’s brighter and fruitier than any cup of earl grey I’ve ever imbibed. There’s lots of bergamot, and a tropical sweetness like papaya or guava. There’s an odor of orange oil which translates into the face feel of the toner. Following that up is a rich note of black tea. This is citrus forward enough to feel fitting for summer. This splash feels like it contains lots of skin food. People averse to oily post-shave may not like it.

Ineke’s Jaipur Chai is an artfully composed fragrance. There’s a delicate note of black tea. Freshly sprayed I get a big note of spice that smells like patchouli, and a dry wood like cedar. It’s earthy and slightly smoky, like burnt firewood. It's elegant, and has an air of mystique. Over time, it becomes a bit musky with a slight sweetness. After a couple hours, it's mostly vanilla and clove.

#photocontest - Humor. Parks and Rec sign on my bathroom door.

#FOF

June 6, 2024 – LG 6: Thirsty Thursday

• Brush: Omega 10098 #HOLLOW #OLDWORLD #TOLL
• Razor: Maggard MR11 V3 #RAINBOW #STAINLESSLESS
• Blade: Treet Carbon Steel (1)
• Lather: Catie’s Bubbles – Irish Coffee
• Post Shave: Summer Break Soaps – Remote Learning
• Fragrance: Chatillon Lux – Agua Fresca

Video first if inclined, because ya know. Smash that 2x button and don’t bother subscribing. Also some corrections. I said the brush was 30mm, when it is more like 60 (edit: goggle says 65mm), and I said V3A head when it is just the V3.

I realized I have quite a few beverage inspired products in my den, and some definitely match better scent wise than today’s concoctions. That said, it’s Lather Games, so we’ll make it a bit funky as they are still easily on theme. CB Irish coffee smells just like the beverage. Warm coffee notes, whiskey. It is rather sweet, with not too much booze. Remote learning is spot on for Mt Dew, like painfully accurate. Wonder if we’ll ever get a code red or Baja blast version (your hearing this u/rocketk455). Lastly, CL Agua Fresca, aptly named for the Mexican refreshing beverage that comes in various fruit flavors, is a fruit bomb. I mostly get the melon and cucumber, but some sharper pineapple lifts it up and there is undoubtedly a rich creamy base. There’s a pretty dingy fruit stand with aqua frescos across the street from my work/school where I occasionally indulge. Minor perk of an otherwise sort of sketchy neighborhood, roadside food and beverage pop ups. #FOF

As for our daily challenge, I’m not super into wetubers. However, the few I’ve watched a tad were the big names around here 5ish years ago when stumbling on this sub: u/iamsms, u/cadinsor, u/visceralwatch. I was also partial to the likes who u/sgrdddy and u/rChewbacca for shaving related content and not just shaves.

For our #PHOTOCONTEST let’s do Elements: water, you know, the base of all beverages and the most necessary one. Added some spritzes for good measure too.

soap brands 6/30, post shave 6/30, frag 6/30, post/frag linked 6/30, software sponsors 4/16, hardware sponsors 5/2, razor hashtags 5/15, brush hashtags 6/15, photo contest 6/30, daily challenges 5/26, special challenges 1/4

Thirsty Thursday

• Brush: Chisel and Hound Vitae Taper w/AP Shave Co 26mm Pure Bliss™ SHD Premium Synthetic Knot #COMPOSITE #FAUXFUR #FRANKENBRUSH #PREMIUMPLASTIC #SHD #TOLL
• Razor: EldrormR Industries MM24 #FLIPTOP #MODERNGEM
• Blade: Personna PTFE Coated Stainless GEM
• Lather: Zingari Man - The Brewer
• Post Shave: Spearhead Shaving - Seaforth! Sea Ice Lime Aftershave Splash
• Fragrance: The Zoo - Smile & Shine

Daily Video

Daily Gratitude
Thanks to ShavinginCT for the soap and fragrance sample. Thanks to EldrormR for including some free blades with my MM24. Thanks to our wonderful judges and other people for putting this whole thing together.

Daily Mistakes
Something was up with the lather, idk what went wrong but it didn't really look normal to me.

Daily Writeup
Writing this after work, I originally was going to do it right after I shaved before work but my brother needed to use the computer that we share. Shave was meh, as all one pass shaves are, not as bad as yesterday with the terrible aftershave and barbasol. I definitely don't use this Sea Ice Lime enough because it is absolutely fantastic but I've been so busy with the Lather Games that I have no time for other stuff. After work my sister, my mom, and I went to Trader Joe's but we are low on money so we had to put some stuff back, but my mom decided it would be a good time to just leave to the car without her phone so we couldn't call to see how much money was on the card and we had to decide what to put back, then my mom got mad that we put back the juice! And I was like, "well that's completely on you," but then she just got kind of mad and went to her room. But we got a lot of Mac & Cheese which is pretty good. What was I talking about again?

Daily Theme Points
The Brewer is like a tropical drink? Idk I'm 15.

Daily Relevant Post Shave & Fragrance Points
Sea Ice Lime is also a tropical drink kind of scent. Smile & Shine mentions in it's description, "Imagine a citrus cocktail with plenty of natural lime, a splash of grapefruit and a lovely garnish of blood orange peel."

Daily Challenge
Check out this awesome wettubing video!! Also I thought I'd talk about my favorite WetTuber, Barber Dave's Shaves and Such. He is a very good shaver & barber that deserves more subscribers, and he does cool giveaways every couple hundred subscibers, so subscribe so I can be in that new giveaway! Also subscribe to me. I am famous now.

Hardware Scavenger Hunt
No new hashtags because I'm too lazy to change razors and have to make new hashtags, I just copy paste. If you want to see my reasoning for these hashtags look at my previous SOTDs.

Photo Contest
Wooden bookshelf that I gotta get rid of, look at that beauty!

TL;DR
Alchohol or something I don't drink, I win rookie of the year thank you very much give me my prize.

Side Contests

photocontest

ROTY

June 6, 2024 - At least they didn't call it sweet tea.

• Brush: AP Shave Co. AP 400XL Brass /w 30mm SynBad #RESURRECTIONBRUSH
• Razor: Weck Sextoblade #WECKONISTA
• Blade: Kismet Hair Shaper
• Lather: Wholly Kaw - Iced Tea
• Post Shave: Barrister and Mann - Cheshire
• Fragrance: Imaginary Authors - Saint Julep

The soap is inspired by a drink (even if it's a lesser form of the drink, more on that shortly). The balm and frag are both also drinks, so there's our relevant linkage for the day. Now for the shave.

I've been one to malign the performance of this soap base in the past. In the past it has given me less than stellar shaves, with minimal slickness, not much cushion, and a really dry feel post shave. I don't know what the hell I did differently today, but today's lather was spectacular. Perfectly slick, tons of residual for when I stupidly go back over a spot, still not the most cushion but the slickness makes up for it. I still felt a little dried out after the shave, but nothing the balm couldn't fix. Cheshire as always was phenomenal, and I really love the smell of Saint Julep, even if it only lasts for like 2 hours.

My complaint with this soap, especially now that I apparently understand how to lather it, is actually its name. As a certified southern boy if I showed this to my neighbor and said "this is supposed to smell like iced tea" I'm pretty sure they'd die laughing. Way too much citrus, not enough sugar. The saving is grace is that it's not called Sweet Tea. If it was this scent and called Sweet Tea I think I'd have to throw hands. Gimme that good old fashioned sugar water that tastes like tea please.

For today's daily challenge I am going to pass on the video. I really need to retain at least some plausible deniability for real life me not being attached to this account in case it gets found by one of my students. So, in lieu of a video, I'm going to talk about my favorite wet-tuber, /u/mrtangerinesky . You can find his channel here. Now a lot of you might think this is a weird pick, considering his channel is entirely in Bulgarian and I do not speak Bulgarian. However, he more than makes up for that with super calm videos, a large variety of hardware and software to help me build the fomo urges, and good enough video quality that I can see what good lathers look like in soap bases I haven't tried yet. I always watch every video he posts all the way through. A good video is a good video, even if I don't understand the words. He's better than /u/VisceralWatch because I say so.

Today's photo theme is Black and White. I've started carrying my SotD around with me in a bag while out running errands looking for some of the harder to get themes. No luck today so going with another theme I can do at home. I'm actually pretty happy with this picture. #photocontest

June 6, 2024 - Thirsty Thursday

• Prep: Warm Shower
• Brush: AKA Brushworx- 26mm Boar #COMPOSITE
• Razor: GEM 1912 #TWINS #FLIPTOP
• Razor: STAR 1912 #TWINS #FLIPTOP
• Blade: Personna GEM PTFE (4)
• Lather: Barrister and Mann - Smoking Bishop
• Post Shave: Barrister and Mann - Smoking Bishop
• Fragrance: Gentleman's Nod - Musashi

The description for Smoking Bishop reads, Smoking Bishop refers to a pleasing punch served in Victorian homes during the winter season. The heated drink would ‚smoke‚ as it was served to chilled guests. Finished it off with one of my favorite tea scents.

When I first got into wet shaving, I watched a lot of videos. Not so much anymore, but one of my favorites then and still today is u/sgrdddy . He is better than u/VisceralWatch for many reasons, but the number one reason is because of today's theme, and I'm a sucker for a shot at a few free points.

PHOTOCONTEST - A Bucket