LGSOTD 11-July

• Brush: Cadman - Tuxedo 30mm #CHONK     
• Razor: Frederick Reynolds - Swayback 13/16 Horn Scales #ALLNATURAL   
• Lather: Noble Otter - Jack
• Post Shave: Noble Otter - Jack   

The Cadman brush is a great one, solid handle and whips up a great lather, and it's surprisingly not that hungry a brush despite its size. Picked up this Swayback from Griffiths Shaving a couple of months ago, solid and hefty razor.  My only barbers notch and I think it won’t be my last, I keep eyeing up a second Koraat (that damn configurator!) but we’ll see how we go. 

I've been looking forward to Jack, I have a good number of NO sets and love the vast majority, Plunder, Firefighter and Manoi being at the top.  I actually waited until today to use Jack for the first time, and it should hit the mark for Citrus Accords.  I was a little worried when I saw orange in the description, for whatever reason whenever orange is in something then that tends to be all I can pick up, and I am getting what seems like a strong hit to it, I have no idea why I pick that up so strongly. I don't think this is necessarily the soap, I think it's my nose, I had the same issue with Signature Soaps Novus Spice in which Brian said that he'd only added a small amount. Obviously standard NO performance, though of the card sets so far, Joker is in the lead. 

Edit: what I did forget to mention is that the wife passed positive comments, so might not be to my taste but is to the Mrs

Trying for the today's colour coordinated challenge and made it a green summer theme, fingers crossed this is the sort thing, I'm not exactly artistically inclined but have to give it a bash.  On the plus side I popped in the Noble Otter card set to capture the ‘Gaming’ item.  Best set of cards I own, I may have purchased a handful of sets for when I inevitably wear these out, my daughter loves the artwork.

Cracking shave and seemingly smelling good, hope everyone has a grand day.

Cheers

Marc

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Lather Games 2023 Day 11

• Prep: Warm water
• Brush: Zenith - Manchurian badger
• Razor: Gillette -Slim Twist England #REGUS
• Blade: Gillette - Minora
• Lather: Spearheaded - Sea Spice Lime
• Post Shave: Osma - alum block
• Post Shave: Spearheaded - Sea Spice Lime

My first soap that I buy was TOBS "Lime zest". I was in one shop for shaving supplys and I buying my first shaving set. Mühle Rytmo with R89 safety razor ( after that I replaced with R41 head since then is my one of my favorite ). I was amazed when I open the lid. Smells like lemon ice cream! For a few months this soap was greatest in whole world. Before I clashed wit artesian soaps. This evolution bring to me " Sea spice lime" and I understand how far from the truth I was last year. Once Again when I open the lid I want to scoop with big spoon and eat all jar! Perfectly balanced between citrus and spice ( citrus prevail ) . And I wanted so much to have it in Lather games. Base is amazing. Have all my criteria for perfect soap. Strong scent that keeps in lather and all bathroom smell beautiful! Dense and very slick foam! Immediately Spearheaded enters in my top 5 list! In day 3 I already made coloring match day honoring Red mosquito and for today match I gonna Zenith Manchurian badger. Very comfortable handle. I think has more backbone then my silvertip but like performance I don't see so much deference. Handle of Gillette Slim Twist England match perfect with all colors and is great everyday shaver! But the most important is it Mach in time period to! Seaforth launched "Sea Spice Lime" in 1966. I know this safety razor is about 60-70's. And last time I forget to hashtag it. When I buy it for 5$ I was disappointed because there is no date code but now I am glad. I didn't use it so often because doesn't give me this deep shaving but for every day shaver is great!
Wonderful shave!!!

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July 11, 2023

• Prep: Shower
• Brush: Yaqi Mysterious Space Silvertip Badger
• Razor: Feather DX Kamisori
• Blade: Feather Proguard
• Lather: Noble Otter - Orbit
• Post Shave: Noble Otter - Orbit
• Fragrance: Davidoff - Cool Water

Orbit; in Noble Otter's own words it's "Perfect for hot summer days!" If lather games wasn't happening this month, I'd likely have used it every day for it's cooling properties in this absolutely brutal summer. Not only is it refreshing, but the scent is wonderful.

Really lucked out on timing with today's Color Coordinated challenge, as I have a brush that perfectly matches this full size soap and splash. I picked the theme of Cool-Blue-Space. And there's no one cooler in space than James Bond in Moonraker (Listening to Blues?) Until tomorrow!

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Tue Jul 11 2023

• Prep: Coffee, Face wash soap/warm water
• Razor: Merker 34C HD
• Blade: BiC Chrome Platinum
• Brush: Semogue 620
• Lather: Spearhead - Seaforth! Sea Spice Lime
• Post Shave: Pinaud - Clubman Lime Sec

I have been looking forward to shaving with this soap since I got the smoosh. Very pleasant shave. Thanks to u/loudmusicboy for the snoosh.

Another cup of Black Rifle Coffee.

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July 11, 2023 – A Day at the Beach

• Brush: Chisel & Hound Badger #shd #composite
• Razor: Gillette Superspeed
• Blade: 7 O’Clock – Sharpedge (Yellow) (3)
• Lather: Chicago Grooming Co. – Montrose Beach
• Post Shave: Chicago Grooming Co. – Montrose Beach
• Post Shave: Jack Black - Face Lotion
• Fragrance: Chicago Grooming Co. – Montrose Beach

Today I opted to shave with what Vida calls a scent “just in time for summer.” Just in time indeed. To hit the challenge today I needed a full tub, but the website was sold out. I used the contact form to explain to ask Vida if she expected to have a restock by Mid July for lather games. As a sponsor I figured she’d at least I know understand I was crazy, rather than wondering what I was asking about. I received a quick reply, she actually has 2 in stock and the web site was now updated! I bought the dickhole set, planning to use a different EdT and received a quick email that she had thrown in a gift for lather games. Surprise! She’s thrown in a travel size EdP, which nicely matches the lable of the other products. Score, totally matching set. Got my Jack Black lotion (which also matches the blues in the trifecta.) Lastly my C&H brush seems made for this moment with both blues and the sand color. Use the blue Lancaster Razor Works towel as a background and bam #photocontest entry for r/wicked_edge.

Let’s talk #fof. As I said, I wanted Montrose Beach for this day. I’m off to Chicago next week and 60/40 we end up taking the kids there so it seemed appropriate (even if the timing is off.) It’s a fairly clean aquatic scent to me. It develops nicely from soap, to splash to EdP. I pick up the fruitier notes better in the latter. I do have to chuckle a bit at the sea spray note, since Montrose is on a freshwater lake.

Keep it up fellow #ROTY we’re getting closer each day.

Edited to add the JB lotion. While it doesn't count it's in the picture so I put it in.

Jul. 11, 2023
Brush: Elite Razor TurnNShave faux horsehair (26 mm) #FAUXFUR * Razor: Karve CB SS B Plate (SB) #CNC * Blade: Gillette Silver Blue (1) * Lather: Ariana & Evans - Aqua de Boracay - Soap
Post Shave: Ariana & Evans - Aqua de Boracay Splash & Skinfood - Aftershave
Post Shave:* Zingari Man - (Unscented) - Balm

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• Brush: Dogwood Handcrafts 49ers Custom w/ Declaration Grooming B5 28mm

• Razor: Muhle Rocca R94

• Blade: Bic Chrome Platinum

• Lather: Zingari Man - The Watchman

• Post Shave: Chiseled Face - Trade Winds

• Fragrance: Imaginary Authors - Every Storm A Serenade

Today's Theme: Sunny Days - my lather, post shave, and fragrance are all explicitly aquatic fragrances.

Today's Challenge: Color Coordinated - I could not make this work under the stipulations that the djudges set forth (no samples) without causing a cascading failure of my entire lather games calendar, so instead you get a shitty black and white instagram filter picture of only samples. Pic below.

My theme for today's shave: Ocean Voyages

To be honest, specifically "Summer" seasonal soaps aren't really my jam, so I was actually really looking forward to working in a completely aquatic fragrance profile instead. For me, the ocean has been something I've always been physically close to, and has been something of a constant source of spiritual peace in the least crunchy way. I just really like being around the ocean. But last year I moved to my first landlocked region, and it's been totally disorienting knowing that there's no ocean nearby. No sound of lapping waves or salt spray to help clear my mind if I need it. So that's been a bit of an adjustment for me, and this shave actually was very comforting in that it really made me feel like I wasn't so far away from the water even if none of the scents specifically smell like the ocean.

For today's music, I picked Lemuria by Therion. It's part of a 2 album set they released alongside another album named Sirius B, and both albums carried a theme related to the title. Lemuria is historically an Atlantis-adjacent "lost continent" theory, so many of the album's songs center around nautical myths in addition to the usual smattering of mysticism that Therion likes to write songs about. If you're a fan of Dethklok's Thunderhorse then you owe it to yourself to listen to Three Ships of Berik, Part 1: Calling to Arms and Fighting the Battle which is basically an unironic version of the same song. #photocontest #FOF #ROTY

• Brush: Van Der Hagen Boar Brush
• Razor: Parker Clip-Type Shavette Dark Sheesham Wood Handle
• Blade: Feather Hi-Stainless
• Lather: Summer Break Soaps - Cannonball

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Day 11 - Sunny Days

• Brush: Yaqi - Arctic brush with Caravel handle (two-tone aqua green)
• Razor: PAA - La Criatural Green
• Blade: Astra - Green
• Lather: Seaforth - Sea Spice Lime
• Post Shave: Seaforth - Sea Spice Lime Toner
• Fragrance: Noble Otter - RAWR

I listened to the podcast from the weekend for the first time last night. They called out Paganini's Violin on music day, and of course, that is what I picked, oops. Give me a break I am a rookie. But it also motivated me to up my game.

We have been getting more rain here this summer, and I love Sea Spice Lime, so color coordinated around green hues.

I have three that would work for the fragrance: HOM Alive, NO RAWR, or AF Green Envy. I went with RAWR because it perfectly fits the sea and summer.

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• Brush: Simpson Classic #1 synthetic brush
• Razor: Friedrich Herder Abraham Sohn 49 straight razor
• Lather: Stirling Soap Company - Island Man
• Post Shave: Stirling Soap Company - Island Man Splash with menthol

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Today on this summer day I am the island man. Gave myself one hell of a shave today. I have only used island man a couple of times but its quickly becoming one of my favorite scents of the summer. It's only available in the summer too so what could be more seasonally specific than that. My first splash with menthol too. I like it but it's pretty intense. I got a splash from them with the glacial menthol treatment and im not going to lie im afraid to use it. I'd be curious to know if anyone else has experienced the glacial blast and can tell me their experience with it.

I did my best to get a color coordinated photo showing the blue soap and splash and the blue lather bowl on a ratty blue rug. The handle on the light colored Simpson brush was closer to the light label than my other brush. So it'll have to do. I'm also traveling and I only really travel with the Simpson synthetic.

https://imgur.com/gallery/GrV6xWH

July 11, 2023

https://imgur.com/gallery/dUfsR2W

Prep: Shower + Proraso - Refrescante Preshave Cream

Brush: Phoenix Artisan Accoutrements - Phantom Aerolite Spectral Synth Hybrid Brush

Razor: Rockwell - 6s R6 plate

Blade: Personna - Super (1)

Lather: Declaration Grooming - Shore shave soap

Post Shave: Alum Block + Declaration Grooming - Shore Aftershave Splash

With the paste-like milksteak base and the useless floppy, fake hair of the PAA Phantom Aerolite I had a real tough time getting a decent lather going. In the spirit of the Lather Games, I pursued and was finally rewarded with a decent, albeit somewhat watery lather. Double-pass shave with the Personna blade turned out nice and smooth. Not BBS, but definitely a DFS.

Challenge: I really dislike this brush and wasn't looking forward to using it today, but it helped fit the bill of color coordination, so today was a nice blue skies at the beach kind of shave.

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July 11, 2023

• Brush: Zenith 31mm MOAR BOAR
• Razor: Blackland Razors Vector
• Blade: Kai Captain Titan Mild (AC) (8)
• Lather: Stirling Soap Co. – Electric Sheep
• Post Shave: Spearhead Shaving Company – Seaforth! Sea Spice Lime

Definitely my best lather of the games so far. Probably my first ever BBS face shave without touchups. This mutton stuff is the real deal.

I picked Electric Sheep for summer day for two reasons. First, the lemon comes through hard core and hits the citrus. Second, the citronella reminds me of summer evenings dodging the worst thing on the planet. FUCK MOSQUITOS FUCK MOSQUITOS FUCK MOSQUITOS not that red one he’s ok FUCK MOSQUITOS FUCK MOSQUITOS FUCK MOSQUITOS!!!!!!!!!! I live in the southern US and summer is all bug spray, citronella candles, and big trucks driving around at 3am spraying more bug spray to coat the surface of the earth. There is no scent I attribute more to summer than citronella. I would pay good money for the folks at Stirling to send me an Electric Sheep candle in a little tiki torch. I got 4 fucking mosquito bites getting my color coded picture today. FUCK MOSQUITOS!

Healthy Activity of the Day: I’m taking a rest day and grilling a steak. Got too many mosquito bites on my ride yesterday. LG Mileage: 27 miles

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JULY 11, 2023

• Brush: Stirling Synthetic 24mm
• Razor: Viking Revolution Japanese Stainless Steel
• Lather: Barrister and Mann - Waves
• Post Shave: Barrister and Mann - Waves splash

Waves is such a good scent! Reminds me of summers days swimming in the ocean. The cool afternoon breeze. Chilling in the sand. Great memories!

TODAY’s CHALLENGE was rather fun. I am not very color coordinated but was able to get all the colors to match pretty well. Ya’ll have a good day.

CHALLENGE PIC!

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July 11, 2023 – Sunny Days * Brush: Edwin Jagger Silvertip Badger #OLDWORLD
Razor: The Art of Shaving Ivory Mach 3 #RAINBOW
Blade: Mach 3
Lather: Spearhead Shaving – Sea Forth! Sea Spice Lime * Post Shave:* Spearhead Shaving – Sea Forth! Sea Spice Lime splash

A little late getting posted today as work and the kids occupied the day.

The Soap/Lather: Anyone who hasn’t tried this soap definitely should. The scent and performance are fantastic and it lathers easily to boot.

The Shave: It was a cartridge shave and it was awful. Need I say more?

Theme: Nothing screams summer days quite like Sea Spice lime. It takes me to relaxing on the beach with margaritas.

Challenge: I didn’t realize the color challenge only applied to the software and brush or I likely never would have used the cartridge. I guess I need to read more carefully next time. See top line for ivory goodness.

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7/11/23

• Brush: Zenith r/Wetshaving Exclusive MOAR BOAR (31 mm × 57 mm bleached boar)
• Razor: Wade & Butcher 7/8, "The Celebrated Extra Hollow" Barber's Notch
• Lather: House of Mammoth - Shire 2
• Post Shave: House of Mammoth - Shire 2 Aftershave Splash

My attempt at todays challenge.

Late shave today, but damn was it a nice one. This combination was just wonderful. Shire 2 has such a nice mix of violets, vetiver, spices, and tobacco. I liked Shire 2 when I first got it, just liked it. One of the times I used it, though, the tobacco seemed to be a lot more forward; and everything just clicked. Taking in some deep whiffs, it was really easy to picture myself sitting in the Shire, surrounded by bright green grass, flowers in bloom, and with a pouch full of pipe tobacco. It's a very relaxing scent. On top of that, tusk is such an awesome base. It's my favorite base, and I easily have more sets of Mammoth than any other artisan.. It is just super slick and always leaves my face feeling great. HoM post shaves are just top tier. I was surprised to find I like mentholated splashes as much as I do and never knew I would like a balm as much as I do (Z++).

This W&B is another favorite of mine. I picked it up for super cheap, and it didn't need a ton of work. It took a super keen edge, and the steel glides light as a feather. The scales I did myself, Buckeye Burl Forest Moss hybrid. Damn fine shave this evening.

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July 11, 2023

• Brush: Frugal Shave Tiki 30mm Badger
• Razor: Henson Ti22 +++
• Blade: Gillette Nacet (1)
• Lather: Zingari Man - The Watchman
• Post Shave: Zingari Man - The Watchman
• Fragrance: Chiseled Face - Summer Storm EdP

Called out specifically as an aquatic, The Watchman also incorporates limes, berries and grapes, making for a darker summery cologne scent. I paired it with Chiseled Face Summer storm as it is also an earthy summer, citrusy scent. Both smell fantastic!

Not a great picture, but about as coordinated as I get unfortunately. The Tiki brush really makes it feel like summer!

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Jul. 11, 2023
Brush: Omega Boar Brush
Razor: Manscaped Plow 2.0
Blade: Astra SP Green
Lather: Noble Otter - Lonestar - Soap
Post Shave: Noble Otter - Lonestar - Aftershave
Post Shave: Zingari Man - Unscented - Balm

Love me some lone star. Hate this razor but it matched for the pic. Wife got it for me along with other stuff to groom my man parts lol.

Here is said photo: https://imgur.com/a/L22RXgc

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July 11, 2023 – Month of Lather Day 11

• Brush: Parker BCPB Black Plastic & Chrome Pot Metal handle w/ Pure Badger knot #COMPOSITE #WEDONTNEEDNOSTINKINGBADGERS
• Razor: Gillette Tech #REGUS
• Blade: Gillette Perma-Sharp (3)
• Preshave: Stirling Soap Co. – Unscented
• Lather: Barrister and Mann – Cool
• Post Shave: Barrister and Mann – Cool Balm
• Music: The Velvet Underground - Cool It Down

Daily Theme: B&M Cool prominently features bergamot and lemon (plus lavender), which makes today's soap as cool as a summer breeze.

Daily Challenge: In our house, my wife lends "guidance" on what I weas since color-coordination is not one of my strong suits. Without assistance I set up today's photo. My wife would be proud. My dad would say "it's a good thing you have a day job!"

The Shave: B&M's omnibus base always delivers for me and today was no exception. Two pass DFS, and a citrus halo following me out the door. #ROTY

July. 11, 2023 - SOTD 

• Prep: Splash of warm water
• Brush: Oumo O4 Venus SHD Badger Brush 26MM
• Razor: West Coast Shaving Multi Titanium Collection Razor
• Blade: Treet Platinum
• Lather: Noble Otter - Orbit
• Post Shave: Nivea Mean - Sensitive Soothing Aftershave Balm

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July 12, 2023

• Brush: Maggard Synthetic
• Razor: Gillette Guard
• Lather: House of Mammoth – Shire
• Post Shave: Declaration Grooming – Contemplation

HOM rulez. I’m tired and barely got this in. Sweet green summery grass to send me to bed. 🤙

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