LGSOTD 16-Jun-24

• Brush: Simpson - 'Chubby 2' SiLVERTiP #OLDWORLD
• Razor: Frederick Reynold - Swayback
• Lather: Geo. F. Trumper - Eucris
• Post Shave: Geo. F. Trumper - Eucris Skin Food
• Fragrance: Geo. F. Trumper - Eucris EDP

Daily Theme - Father's Day

Been a good while since I've used GFT Eucris (if nothing else these games make me dust off a lot of my gear), it's a cracking classic scent to me. It seems oddly devisive with some finding it floral and others dark in some way, it just smells spicy (Not those ones) to me and something I imagine my grandad would have used. GFT established in 1875 definitely meets the brief being 108 years older than myself.

Along with this I picked up the Simpson Chubby 2 SiLVERTiP, a lovely brush for this cream, almost went for one of Semogue boars but Simpsons beat them out having been established in 1919. Then there's my second favourite straight, Frederick Reynolds Swayback that I picked up from Griffiths Shaving, lovely condition and a great shaver. As far as I can tell they were established around 1840.

Challenge - Leg Day

Sorry ladies and gentlemen, I am out on this one. As I said yesterday the Mrs does not like the idea of me with shaved legs, so I will bow out and self-scrub.

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Being father's day I had to aim this at 'DIY', whilst I'm certainly not an expert around the house, I can at least cover the basics without chopping my limbs off!

Already been spoilt this morning, and I'm not cooking tonight (I do bigger meals at the weekend) so it's a cracking day!

Hope the rest of you get on well with it, Happy Fathers Day to all, have a good one!

Cheers

Marc

SOTD * Brush: No Name - Synthetic.
Razor: Gillette - Flare Tip Super Speed.
Blade: Gillette - 7 o’clock Sharp Edge.
Lather: Proraso - for C.O. Bigelow.
Post: Geo F Trumper - Lime Skin Food. * Fragrance: Eccentric Molecules- Molecule 01.

C.O Bigelow claims the title of “oldest apothecary in America.” (1838). Proraso was founded in 1908. Definitely older than me. The cream I used today was made “exclusively by Proraso for C.O. Bigelow.” I’m not a Proraso diehard, but it does the job and I can appreciate the cooling , refreshing lather.

Today’s Challenge. Alright you weirdos- I leg shave everyday. I don’t have much else besides peach fuzz elsewhere , but i figured why not. Easy - though I stayed clear of my veins bc this is not how I plan to go out.

For the photo, this is a picture of the best boy ever, Neko, who sadly passed 8 months ago. He was also older than me (in dog years). I got this tattoo in his younger days bc I have always been obsessed with him and still am.

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June 16, 2024 – LG 16: Fathers Day

• Brush: Zenith MOAR Boar r/wetshaving #SUBBROOSH
• Razor: Gillette Old Type
• Blade: Gillette Silver Blue (1)
• Lather: Proraso – Proraso Green
• Post Shave: Clubman Pinaud – Lilac Vegetal
• Fragrance: Taylor of Old Bond Street – Jermyn Street

Happy Father’s Day! Or in my case, you are not the father. Today, every brand is older than me, and that is the linking factor, including hardware. We have Proraso (1908), Clubman Pinaud (1810), TOBS (1854), Gillette (1901), and Zenith (1902).

As for #FOF, the link today was more on age, but we’ll chat a bit anyway. Proraso green is a fairly light eucalyptus and menthol. Lilac vegetal is severely lacking in the lilacs, oh my god, it’s so horrible. It’s like if the worst tasting medicine had a scent, and you mixed that with a used urinal cake, then sprinkled with baby powder to try and cover the stench. Jermyn street is a fresh and modern “Cologne like” fougere. Pretty heavy on the citrus.

As for our #PHOTOCONTEST, we went with DIY. It seemed fitting for the Father’s Day theme today. My dad was not much of a DIYer, but that’s ok, his strengths were elsewhere. But as a relatively new homeowner myself, we got some tools to try and do basic stuff because some things are just crazy expensive. A few triumphs. I’ve successfully fixed the AC in my old, made cornhole boards, fixed our washer, and made a compost bin.

As for today’s challenge, ain’t happening. Also, those old types have serious blade feel. I’m typing this from the airport (sorry Mr Miasma, didn’t shave here) and no way was leg shave going down right before vacation.

soap brands 16/30, post shave 16/30, frag 16/30, post/frag linked 16/30, software sponsors 11/16, hardware sponsors 7/2, razor hashtags 9/15, brush hashtags 10/15, photo contest 16/30, daily challenges 13/26, special challenges 2/4

Jun. 16, 2024

• Brush: Rudy Vey Muehle 24mm STF #PREMIUMPLASTIC

• Razor: Edwin Jagger 111W

• Blade: Astra Green [1]

• Lather: Maurer & Wirtz - Tabac Original

• Post Shave: Maurer & Wirtz - Tabac Original

• Fragrance: Maurer & Wirtz - Tabac Original

Happy Father’s Day!

Went with Tabac today. Maurer & Wirtz is older than all of us so was a pretty easy choice. Yup another dickhole, but if you are gonna stank, you might as well stank the stankiest one can stank.

I have to admit, I like the scent of the soap and the frag. The aftershave reminds me of whatever air freshener/cleaner/bug spray that you smell when you walk into a cheap motel anywhere up and down I95. For my Jersey peeps, the motels up and down Rt. 1 from Elizabeth to New Brunswick. Think the Loop Inn back in the 80’s and 90’s or Lee’s in Edison.

Today’s challenge is a no go for me. I was going to do it, but it’s going to be in the 90’s all week and I wear jeans for work with high socks and boots. I don’t feel like dealing with any irritation or nicks/cuts.

Photo Contest Theme Birds Why birds? Because Tabac aftershave is just that. For the birds.

#ROTY #FOF #PhotoContest

June 16, 2024 – Manly Men (Tight Tights!)

• Brush: The hands of the Tsar
• Razor: Bic Sensative #rainbow
• Blade: whatever comes in a bic
• Lather: Barbasol – Classic Shaving Cream, Brushless Cream
• Post Shave: Clubman Pinaud – Citrus Musk
• Fragrance: Acquia de Parma – Colonia

Happy Father’s Day to all those who are dads.

Today’s shave is old brands. Because all dads are old I guess? (I know I feel old sometimes.) Coming up with old brands can be hard in this hobby because we all love new! Nevertheless, I’m pulling out my Barbersol 1919 for today. It’s a passible shave, but the cremo was better to be honest. Now a Giilette Razor would obviously qualify for “older than me.” But I want to go with an iconic Bic disposable. Why? Well, this shave is a bit of a tribute to my dad.

See, I mentioned before dad taught me to shave with dial soap and a Bic razor. It was horrible. Dial soap isn’t even a shave cream (and thus ineligible for LG or I’d use it today.) Dad was…poorly trained in the arts of self-grooming. So the bic is for him. But also the Barbersol. See, in the last decade or so, dad has upgraded to canned Babersol foam. Still the Bic razors though. Now I suppose it’s better than dial, but one day I’ll convince him to try one of my razors. Maybe the injector once I get it back from u/hugbckt. (Since it’s the closest to a Bic). Or you know what, he can keep the bic, but maybe I’ll get him some good soap and a brush and he can at least get a decent non-drying lather. Chances I get him to shave his legs…well non-zero actually because I think he has knee surgery coming up.

For #fof I cannot honor dad here. You think a guy who uses dial soap has any splash or cologne? Nope. But I choose brands that are also older than me. Clubman, in citrus musk form to play off the citrus in the barbersol, and Acqua di Parma – Colonna, because I got it from my wife in a small travel kit and it has a note that compliments the citrus musk all over my legs. I had never smelled it before, but it puts the cap on this.

For #photocontest, let’s go black and white. Like old black and white films. Yes, with the yellow razor it makes no sense, but neither does any of this month. Let’s talk about the challenge. I had originally planned this as a shave in honor of my dad (as the writeup shows). So now it’s a leg shave in honor of him I guess.

The challenge came with zero warning, worth 0.2 pts (unlike last year where it was worth 1). I suspect (and conversation on the Saturday DQ thread and discord support the idea) that most people are going to skip it for a variety of reasons. Only the super committed to completing every challenge will stick it out. I understand the idea behind springing it on us last minute, alas there is no bonus point for completing every challenge. And oversight I suggest is rectified next year. I could probably skip it, I’m so far behind in my target at this point I doubt it matters. But this is not about points. It’s about the love of the game. Plus, I promised u/newtothethis at least one leg shave this month and that I would shave on leg day. Now the planned leg shave is later in the calendar, but she’s doing the no scrub list today. I don’t intend to let her down because my dad taught me to keep my promises. So she gets two from me. Now a lot of people will try to tell you that they’re protesting should count for something, but meh. Planned shenanigans are planned, sometime rehashes of last year. Those are the easy points I suppose (judges seem to love it). You plan months in advance and execute something. As my father would say “Adapt. Improvise. Overcome.” My son threw a fit this morning, I have to cut the lawn, then I have to go out with family. Still, I made time for the challenge. Is that Legendary? Apparently for this year’s crop it is. None of y’all can adapt. Well I did. And I did fabulous.

Before pics. Lessons were learned from last year and so I knocked the growth down with a trimmer/clippers first to make it go easier. After Pics. Now then I’m off to celebrate Father’s Day with my family. They may or may not notice my smooth legs. If they do, I don’t have to explain myself. They already know I’m crazy.

Father’s Day

• Brush: Yaqi Ferrari
• Razor: Gillette Slim Adjustable
• Blade: Bic
• Lather: Floris - No.89

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Bokeh Balls.

June 16, 2024

• Brush: Stirling x Zenith 510SE-XL
• Razor: Schick Injector
• Blade: Schick Injector
• Lather: Mitchell’s Wool Fat – Mitchell’s Wool Fat
• Post Shave: House of Mammoth – Shire 2

I have all brands older than me today. MWF from the 1930s, zenith from the 1900s, Schick from the 1920s, and House of Mammoth from historic ice age times as the name implies (how else would scents like Shire be possible, which existed before the reign of man). The scent from MWF is subtle and old timey. Some of the best descriptors I could put to it is clean, fresh, and soapy. Some would maybe say laundry sheets too. It’s a timeless scent. I think it is most reminiscent of powder, classic clean powder. Leading me to remember the scent as I once did. Baby shampoo. My mother ran a daycare from our house growing up so I encountered the scent a lot. It’s what you can almost smell in those 1980s photos of a baby on a clean blanket, looking like a Gerber model. Coincidentally I am reminded of this on Father’s Day, which I will get to be a part of next year with an expecting wife. So to make Father’s Day even more real, I decided to use a noble otter rawr brick in the shower today. Happy Father’s Day to all the fathers (and those soon to be).

Leg day - no.

I did DIY for my theme today, complete with tools of the trade. I stink at fixing things or house stuff but am a half decent DIY landscaper. And I’m good at moving things. #photocontest

FOF

• Day 16
• Brush: Maggard 30mm Synthetic
• Razor: Gem 1912
• Blade: Gem PTFE
• Lather: Cella - Shave Soap
• Post Shave: Southern Witchcrafts – Boonana Splash
• Fragrance: Southern Witchcrafts – Boonana EdT

What is old stays old. Cella has been around for like 400 years. This stuff has seen it all—from the rise and fall of empires to internet shaving competitions. Cella in shave dens everywhere for over a century, enduring world wars, disco fever, and the questionable hairstyles of the 80s and 90s. Using Cella is like stepping back in time partaking in a centuries-old ritual, connecting you with a lineage of shavers who probably did and thought a lot of fucked up stuff. But, it’s best not to dwell on that because we’ve come a long way since then! Cella is the granddaddy of shaving soaps, proving that some classics never go out of style.

What do I pair a classic like Cella with? I decided on Boonana because both are a little sweet. Cella is like Almond Biscotti and Boonana reminds me of Banana Bread. Thanks to u/Priusaurus, we’ve learned no matter how good your lather smells, I know it won’t taste good. But I’d be lying if I said there wasn’t still a big part of me that would love to take a big bite of Boonana. The #FOF is simple today: smelling like delicious baked goods.

photocontest: Donuts

Challenge: Ugh…. Should I do it? Should I do it? Ughhhhh… WHY IS THIS A CHALLENGE?????

Barely had enough soap to cover it, but I managed. Last year, I was kind of intrigued at this challenge and had time to mentally prepare. This year, I honestly was debating whether or not to participate. But we gotta go all out for the Lather Games!

BTW - Just because I shaved my legs, I assume I'm still supposed to spray the frag on my neck? Or does the frag go on my legs too??? Maybe I'll go back and spray my legs just to be sure.

iamhonestlylying’s Daily Top 5:

In honor of “Father’s Day”… My Top 5 TV Dads of All-Time:

(Editors note: If I were to make this list 10 years ago, Bill Cosby would have easily been #1. But we’ve learned a little bit since then, thus he will get NO credit on my list. I’m sure he’s heartbroken.)

5.) Al Bundy – My mom didn’t allow me to watch Married with Children growing up, but I’ve since watched enough to know that Al Bundy is great dad who did his best to take care of his family. Sure, maybe he’s a little rough around the edges, but aren’t we all?

4.) Danny Tanner – Never met a problem that couldn’t be solved in 22 minutes.

3.) Mike Brady – Life could not have been easy as a closeted gay man in the 1970s, but that didn’t stop Richard Reid from being the gold standard of TV dads.

2.) Carl Winslow – Imagine being a cop and going to work every day, then coming home and having this weirdo neighbor kid always hanging around, creeping on your daughter? Carl took it all in stride.

1.) Phil Dunphy – The perfect balance of humor, wit, acceptance, and love made him a perfect TV dad. Danny Tanner walked so Phil Dunphy could run.

June 16, 2024 - call me pagliacci

• Brush: Maggard Razors 30mm Black and White Synthetic
• Razor: Henkotsu Kamisori (traditional right hand grind)
• Lather: Mauer and Wirtz - Tabac
• Post Shave: Chicago Grooming Co. - AG 1889
• Fragrance: Imaginary Authors - Yesterday Haze

I am 32 years old, and yet somehow I let you people convince me to be your on demand clown, catering to your every shaving whim. Well, I hope you're happy with what I have for you today, because I am actually quite happy with how this turned out.

This tub of Tabac is relatively new to me, this is only my third or fourth time using it. This stuff lathers so easily. The lather is incredibly consistent. It's very slick, and that comes with plenty of residual slickness. It's not really the most cushion-y in the world, but that is ok in my book considering how slick this stuff is. The scent is growing on me. It definitely smells like an old folks home, but I'm ok with that considering how good the shave is.

I paired it with AG 1889, because the last time I wore that splash to work a student asked why my classroom smelled like her retired dad's office. Old goes with old. Yesterday Haze rounds out the scent profile, bringing some much needed freshness with still just a little bit of that dank fruitiness that makes you wonder if you spent all of yesterday picking fruit. Everything here calls out the old in some way.

Now. The clown in the room. Me. I shaved my legs because the king just couldn't get enough of having me jump around like his little puppet catering to his every whim and fancy. And yes, you are reading that correctly: I used my kamisori to do it. It actually worked really, really well. (None of the following images contain blood or nsfw content, just legs.)

I started with these, the standard hairy, white guy legs. Then got started with the kami. You know that feeling when you finally use a tool the way it was intended? That's exactly how I felt this entire shave. I'm not saying that the kamisori is intended to shave legs, but the whole point of this style of razor is to shave other people. When I've used it to shave my own face it's incredibly awkward. I can't get the skin taut enough, the angles are bad, it skips around instead of cutting. There was none of that here. Every angle was perfect (even the backs of my knees); keeping the skin taut was a breeze so the razor glides absolutely perfectly (no tugging, skipping, or jumping here); and there was never that feeling of "man, I wish I was using something else to do this" like I get every other time I've shaved my legs. Here are the results of the left leg, and here are the results of the right leg. Did I miss a few spots? Sure. Do I feel like I never want to do this again (like I bemoaned last year)? No. This shave actually makes me want to try this again. This was a good experience, and it makes me so mad that I had to be y'all's dancing clown to get that.

Photo contest picture is linked in the title. Theme is The Elements: Air. There is both Air in the picture, and so much more air around my legs now that there is no hair. I'm taking the easy option here. Sue me. #photocontest

Video Evidence, it's like 20 seconds, of the straight leg shave. Please disregard the heavy breathing.

June 16, 2024 - Father's Day

• Brush: Vulfix Butterscotch Oumo Badger
• Razor: Gillette Black Beauty T3 #ADJUSTABLE
• Blade: Wizamet (30)
• Lather: Haslinger - Schafmilch
• Post Shave: Aqua Velva - Musk
• Fragrance: Chanel - Antaeus

Theme: all software brands used are older than me: Haslinger dates back to 1890 according to The Razor Company. Aqua Velva was trademarked in 1917. Chanel’s first fragrance, No. 5, was launched in 1921. I believe the hardware is older than me.

Challenge: Leg day! It was tough finding time to get this in, but I did it. Pre-shave left leg and right leg. Post-shave [left leg] (https://imgur.com/sYEafO6) and [right leg] (https://imgur.com/BsPHVcO). I know the photo edits look weird, but the carpet doesn't look great.

There’s not much to say about the fragrance of Haslinger Schafmilch. It’s unscented. It’s as plain as the nose on soap’s face. I can smell some of the soap ingredients. It kind of smells like milk, and… soap. Yeah. I haven’t used this much. It’s a hard soap. I scraped some soap off of the puck, smushed it into my loading bowl, and bloomed it (which I never do). I scraped way too much soap. It’s a European hard soap. I should’ve known it would fluff like a marshmallow. Anyways, I loaded my vintage Vulfix brush and began lathering on my leg. After a while, there was enough lather that I started scraping it back into the bowl, just so I could get some water into the lather on my leg. My leg was fully lathered, I had all of that in the bowl, and I only picked up like half the soap. A little goes a long way, I guess. Eventually I didn’t have time to fuss with it anymore and had to call it good enough.

The Black Beauty I used today was found in my grandfather's half-bath while cleaning out my grandmother’s house (he passed years before she did). The date code is T3 which means this was made in the 3rd quarter of 1973 (well before I was born). This was my first time shaving with it. I was going to use it last year. But, there’s no Father’s Day in July. I cleaned it up last night and soaked in Barbicide before the shave today. I set the dial to ‘4’ because that's my setting on the Slim. It shaved at least as well as the Slim. Clogging was an issue, though. [Warning, gross] This is what I pulled out of it during the shave.

I ended up putting some Aqua Velva Musk on my face so I could smell it. There’s a ton of alcohol vapor splashing this on. I was going to make a joke about not standing near an open flame, but there’s actually a warning on the label about it being flammable until dry. What to say about this fragrance? It’s a classic cheapie. The musk is readily apparent. It’s leathery. There’s a core of powder. But, it’s overpowered by the musk. I’m able to smell alcohol long enough that I get a diesel scent effect. There’s a spice of tobacco, or maybe a warm spice like clove. There’s sort of an amber-like characteristic. It’s a bit cloying, but charming in a way, too. Sometimes I’ll reach for this if I just want to have something to smell and don’t want to use one of my frags. It sticks with you for a long time. This is an old-school masculine aftershave that has staying power, literally and figuratively.

I purchased this bottle of Antaeus on the bazaar. It’s the vintage formula that contains real castoreum. Antaeus is woody and animalic. It’s a Chypre fragrance. In the opening I smell warm resinous sweet spicy notes, dry woody notes, and an animalic note. Overall, quite balsamic. Once the top notes evaporate, the balsamic notes are more or less gone. The animalic note remains. I smell oakmoss. It's a bit earthy, but there's some floral notes as well, mainly rose. I don’t know what modern bottlings are like. But, this has strong projection and good longevity. This fragrance has an air of mystery to it that I enjoy. It’s intriguing, yet understated. It’s not loud, but it does have something to say.

#photocontest - Prius. Taking pictures of strangers’ vehicles like a degen.

#FOF

Father's Day

• Brush: Chisel and Hound Vitae Taper w/AP Shave Co. 26mm Pure Bliss Knot
• Razor: Blackland Blackbird Brass SB Long Handle
• Blade: Personna - Comfort Coated
• Lather: Mäurer & Wirtz - Tabac Original Shaving Soap
• Post Shave: Barrister and Mann - Cologne Russe Aftershave Balm
• Fragrance: American Perfumer - Madame Chouteau

Daily Gratitude
Thanks to my dad for being the best. Thank you so much to Blackland for fixing up and polishing this razor. Thanks to my mom for taking the before picture. Thanks to a random old Maggards video for the leg shaving tutorial. Thanks to the judges and fabulous people putting this whole thing together.

Daily Mistakes
Cut the back of one knee on accident.

Daily Writeup
Woohoo, lather games. Already half way done... I can't believe I got myself into this, shaving my legs with a $150 razor. But honestly the shave was pretty good, my back kind of hurt from leaning over but honestly my legs are really smooth and it feels pretty nice up against a blanket and stuff so meh.

Daily Theme Points
Man I'm 15, just about anything is older than me lol. But Tabac is infact older than me.

Daily Relevant Post Shave & Fragrance Points
I went with Cologne Russe because it's a darker scent like Tabac and because I needed a good balm to apply to my legs. I went with Madame Chouteau because it sounded like nursing home old lady, just like tabac!

Daily Challenge
I did it, and I'm sure people in marching band tomorrow will laugh at me for it. before with only a couple dogs because you need to pay me for the rest of them. after still missing a couple dogs because that costs extra.

Hardware Scavenger Hunt
I didn't even copy paste today so there isn't any hashtags at all!

Photo Contest
Water is one of the 4 elements or something? Here's the water on my mom's shower after I needed to wash a pound of hair off after shaving today.

TL;DR
My dad is cool, shaved my legs, nursing home, cut myself, water, I win rookie of the year thank you very much give me my prize.

Side Contests

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June 16, 2024 - Father's Day

• Prep: Warm Shower
• Brush: Semogue Pharos C3 Horse Hair #HORSESASS
• Razor: Gillette Tech (Gold)
• Blade: Voskhod (4)
• Lather: Maurer & Wirtz - Tabac Original
• Post Shave: Maurer & Wirtz - Tabac Original
• Fragrance: Maurer & Wirtz - Tabac Original

A quick Google search and a Wikipedia click later: "The family business was founded by Michael Mäurer, and his stepson Andreas August Wirtz, who established a soap works in Stolberg in 1845. The company initially produced soft soaps, curd soaps, and fine soaps, which were sold in a local grocery store." The company has been around since 1845, with Tabac being produced since 1959. Some love it, some hate it, and I am one of those who love it. Not only do I like the scent, but I manage to get top-tier performance every time I use it. Semogue started in the 1950s, and Gillette in the early 1900s.

After last year, I told myself I would do leg day this time. I had to get out the door early this morning, so I didn't have time, and by the time I got back, I had talked myself out of it. My loving wife told me that was probably for the best since shaving your legs is the worst. She said I would cut myself a ton, which would be a terrible experience. Naturally, I had to prove her wrong. The problem was that the challenge states it has to be high enough for shorts, and short shorts raise your lifting max by at least 10 pounds. That means I have to shave at least high enough for my shorts that have a 5-inch inseam; oh boy. So I figured while I was at it, I should shave my chest again like last year, and quite frankly, the only hair I have left at this point is on my arms, armpits, and head. Obviously, there is only photo evidence of the chest and legs, but oh well. NSFW, seriously you don't want to see this NSFW.

PHOTOCONTEST - Black and White