Jul. 1, 2023
Brush: Badger Brush
Razor: Karve CB
Blade: Personna Platinum Chrome
Lather: Barrister And Mann - Seville - Soap
Post Shave:* Zingari Man - Unscented - Balm

First lather games! Failed the challenge don’t have any razors I haven’t used in the past. Had a sample of the famed Seville everyone seems to like and first time trying barrister and Mann! #ROTY

Jul. 2, 2023
Brush: AP Shave Co G5C
Razor: Bic Single Blade Disposable
Lather:* Captain’s Choice - Lime - Soap

Lather games day two! Today was a hasty shave as I was short on time. I thought what a perfect challenge to steal my wife’s emergency stash of single edge disposable razors. First time using captains choice and it backfired! With having been spoiled by softer soaps that are easy to lather and With limited time on the clock this soap took forever to get a decent lather! It was airy and thirsty as I whipped up a barely acceptable lather. The razor was acceptable but I’m glad I was short on time because I did not dare attempt a second pass. With my face rinsed and the clock ticking, I forgot to put any balm on and rushed out the door. Posting this now some 12~ hours later I will pay for the haste as I have some neck irritation. 3/10 but gotta do what you gotta do for the games! #ROTY

Jul. 3, 2023
Brush: Omega Synthetic
Razor: Karve CB
Blade: Personna Lab Blue
Lather: Cella - Red - Soap
Post Shave:* Cella - Red - Balm

Lather games day 3! Cella red for Almonday. Had to go back to my daily driver after yesterday shave. Was much more pleasant.

As for u/RedMosquitoMM I don’t know you and and relatively new to this sub. But I cracked this modelo and gave you an air cheers after my shave. so salud my guy!

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Jul. 4, 2023
Brush: Simpson Trafalgar T2
Razor: Karve CB
Blade: Personna Platinum Chrome
Lather: A&E - Kaizen - Soap
Post Shave:* Zingari Man - Unscented - Balm

Posting too late on 4th of July while I’m stuck at work! Wish I had a better post but just getting this in last minute. Lather games live strong happy 4th

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Jul. 5, 2023
Razor: Merkur 33c
Blade: Personna Platinum Chrome
Lather: Gillette - Sensitive - Gel * Post Shave:* Nivea - Post Shave Balm - Balm

Really got my middle-aged man on today. With nickel back playing in the background I slathered on the shave gel like a barbarian. Chose a mild razor because this gel offered almost zero protection that I am normally used to. Followed up with Nivea shave balm that I actually happen to enjoy. Shave wasn’t great but easy cleanup. 4/10.

As for the challenge I love leather scents. With a splash of tobacco and vanillla. Nothing too strong that lingers forever but a light leather whiff is nice. Reminds me of playing baseball.

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Jul. 6, 2023
Brush: AP Shave Co G5C
Razor: Karve CB
Blade: Personna Platinum Chrome
Lather: Noble Otter - Rawr - Soap
Post Shave: Noble Otter - Rawr - Aftershave
Post Shave: Noble Otter - Rawr - Balm

Love the NO Rawr. Not really a big fan of scented balms but coincidentally my wife likes the rawr scent so much she bought the balm for her hands at work 😂. So stole some for todays lineup! No stacking today unfortunately.

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Edit: was able to stack! Was supposedly going to get mandated an extra 12 hours at work but I was set free. Here is said stack https://imgur.com/a/YmNwzNv

Jul. 7, 2023
Brush: Simpson Trafalgar T2
Razor: Merkur 37c
Blade: Personna Platinum Chrome
Lather: Stirling - Bay Rum - Soap
Post Shave:* Zingari Man - Unscented - Balm

Glad I had an excuse to use this soap. As much as I enjoy Stirling products this bay rum just is way too spicy for my liking. I’m not a huge bay rum guy to begin with and you can definitely smell plenty of spice out of stirling’s recipe. Soap performed excellent as do all their products.

As for the challenge I’m a new dad so hobbies kind of went out the window but I have recently gotten a big green egg so grilling/smoking has been a fun new hobby to take on. And always enjoy getting out of the golf course if I have the free time!

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Jul. 9, 2023
Brush: Simpson Trafalgar T2 #SMOLL #OLDWORLD * Razor: Rex Supply Co Envoy #CNC * Blade: Personna Platinum Chrome
Lather: King C Gillette - Transparent - cream * Post Shave: Stirling - Piacenza - Aftershave

Ok, today was trash for the games. Today is the only day I did not have a soap for(that wasn’t a repeat). I may not have the most hardware but damn I want that extra point for 30 soaps. So I went on a crusade. 3 different box stores and found this guy at target. As much as I wanna say it’s trash, it wasn’t terrible. ‘White tea’ for the win I guess. Also to add to my ‘rookiness’ I didn’t even know the scavenger hunt was a thing. So now I’m hashtagging lol. Anyways alls wells that ends well. This is the most days I’ve ever shaved in a row and I shaved in the kitchen with my wife mocking me :)

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Jul. 10, 2023
Brush: Art Of Shaving - Silver Tip Badger #ANCIENT * Razor: Merkur 37c
Blade: Astra SP Green
Lather: Stirling - Sharp Dressed Man - Soap
Post Shave: Stirling - Sharp Dressed Man - Aftershave
Post Shave:* Zingari Man - Unscented - Balm

Always liked this scent but my wife is on the fence and says it smells ‘too old’ for me whatever that means. I’m a beat down father of a 9mo who’s taken care of her for two days and is shaving for fun lol. Here’s my shitty drawing. https://i.imgur.com/eCreqXM.jpg

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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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Jul. 13, 2023
Brush: Omega Boar Brush
Razor: Merkur 37c
Blade: Astra SP Green
Lather: Stirling - Glastonbury - Soap
Fragrance:* TOBS - Eton College

Put on some Earth Wind and Fire ‘reasons’ because it felt like a hippy love story of multiple lovers justifying it to each other. Was a good shave hate the scent. See ya tm!

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Jul. 15, 2023
Brush: AP Shave Co G5C
Razor: Karve CB
Blade: Astra SP Green
Lather: Stirling Soap Co - Almond Creme - Soap
Post Shave:* Cella - Red - Balm

Today I fail as I do not have a Chypre sadly

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Jul. 16, 2023
Brush: AP Shave Co G5C
Razor: Karve CB
Blade: Astra SP Green
Lather: Razor Emporium - Barbershop - Soap
Post Shave:* Pinaud - Clubman - Aftershave

Not a fan of most barbershop scents but this sample I’ve never used was actually pretty mild so not bad. The clubman however ticked my wife off. No meme today sorry fellas.

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Jul. 17, 2023
Brush: AP Shave Co G5C
Razor: Karve CB
Blade: Astra SP Green
Lather: Stirling - Baker Street - Soap
Post Shave:* Stirling - Baker Street - Aftershave

Baker street. Great scent from strop shoppe that they and Stirling collaborated on. Today I didn’t use alum because I only use it when I draw blood. But that being said I have never used osma. I have a 3yo alum block from maggard that is slowly crumbling away. Maybe I’ll snag an osma bar when that finally crumbles since it is clearly superior according to this sub.

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Jul. 18, 2023
Brush: AP Shave Co G5C
Razor: Karve CB
Blade: Astra SP Green
Lather: Barrister And Mann - Bay Rum - Soap
Post Shave:* Zingari Man - Unscented - Balm

Spicy bay rum. Also waited until the evening for maximum whiskers.

https://imgur.com/a/6RhVE1n

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Jul. 19, 2023
Brush: Kirkland Ankle Length Sock
Razor: Karve CB
Blade: Astra SP Green
Lather: TOBS - Almond Shaving Cream - Soap
Post Shave:* Cella - Red - Balm

Welp I used a sock. And honestly it wasn’t bad. Took a while to get the bubbles out and I watched the video of the guy wringing out his sock so I did that a few times and vigorously worked it. Brush is more effective for sure but a sock was doable. My wife walked in on me lathering it and basically said ‘wtf’. She knows about the lather games and thinks it’s ridiculous but now it’s probably worse. Here’s a photo of me about midway through. Prob took a good 6-7 minutes to get a decent lather after this photo. Cheers!

https://imgur.com/a/lGoxB0o

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Jul. 20, 2023
Brush: AP Shave Co G5C
Razor: Karve CB
Blade: Astra SP Green
Lather: Stirling Soap Co. - Executive Man - Soap
Post Shave:* Stirling Soap Co. - Executive Man - Aftershave

A pasty shave it was. And it wasn’t very fun lol.

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Jul. 21, 2023
Brush: AP Shave Co G5C
Razor: Karve CB
Blade: Astra SP Green
Lather: West Coast Shaving - Fougere - Soap
Post Shave:* Brut - Classic - Aftershave

The smell of brut sucks

I thought I hated it so

The smell is not bad

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Jul. 22, 2023
Brush: AP Shave Co G5C
Razor: Karve CB
Blade: Astra SP Green
Lather: TOBS - Grapefruit - Soap
Post Shave:* Proraso - Green - Aftershave

Grapefruit is considered a modified berry. Looking forward to getting rid of all my TOBS samples with these games lol not the biggest fan. Took the liberty of taking a day off shaving my face and Shaved a patch of my thigh. Was actually easier to shave. Also the aftershave splash felt funny lol. It also clogged my razor hardcore. my wife thinks I’m crazy. Picture to follow.

https://imgur.com/a/gO0wFKf

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Jul. 23, 2023
Brush: AP Shave Co G5C
Razor: Karve CB
Blade: Astra SP Green
Lather: A&E - Monte Carlo - Soap
Fragrance:* Dior - Suavage

I get laid every time I wear this scent. So pretty big compliment lol.

https://imgur.com/a/en3s0Ei

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Jul. 24, 2023
Brush: AP Shave Co G5C
Razor: Karve CB
Blade: Astra SP Green
Lather: Stirling Soap Co. - Piacenza - Soap
Post Shave:* Stirling Soap Co. - Piacenza - Aftershave

Unfortunately I have no gifted soaps

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Jul. 25, 2023
Brush: AP Shave Co G5C
Razor: Karve CB
Blade: Astra SP Green
Lather: Barrister And Mann - Vespers - Soap
Post Shave:* Zingari Man - Unscented - Balm

Shaving lefty was risky. Definitely did not attempt to get as close of a shave as I normally do and nicked myself pretty good on the Adams Apple! Fun times!

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Jul. 26, 2023
Razor: Karve CB
Blade: Astra SP Green
Lather: James Gent - London - Soap
Post Shave: Nivea - Post Shave Balm - Balm

I guess I am a scrub. Found this in a hotel bathroom in Mexico when I went on vacation in June. Wasn’t very well performing but I guess it would work in a pinch.

As for the den, here are the two shelf’s my wife allowed me(which she generously uses half of one for storage of unwanted items). Very disorganized. I’ll get to it eventually.

https://imgur.com/a/4BmhyNZ

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Jul. 27, 2023
Brush: AP Shave Co G5C
Razor: Karve CB
Blade: Astra SP Green
Lather: Barrister And Mann - Lavender - Soap
Post Shave:* Proraso - Green - Aftershave

It was 96 degrees outside when I shaved today. Loved the lavender scent from this tub. I actually purchased it last week off Amazon for this challenge specifically(which is why the meme for today is a funny coincidence). Used the proraso aftershave because it’s the only mentholated aftershave I own and it’s hot as fuck outside. I really need to invest in a set of mentholated soap/after care because it’s 100 degrees plus for 2-3 months where I live. Suggestions? Anyways cheers!

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Jul. 28, 2023
Brush: Omega Synthetic
Razor: Merkur 37c
Blade: Astra SP Green
Lather: Van Der Hagen - Shave Soap - Soap

I got this shave soap like 8~ years ago before I gave up wet shaving and used a buzzer. I got a job that requires me to be clean shaven about 4 years ago that got me back into wet shaving. When I bought the puck it was at a Walgreens. I went through two pucks at the time this was my 3rd I ever bought and I had no idea about artisan soaps at all. I got this merkur 37c on sale for like 23$. Coulda used a bic disposable but no fun in that. And this omega brush I bought for travel. It’s a trash brush though so I just let it fester in my den.

Here’s my lineup.

Van der hagen soap: $2.99 Shitty dollar tree mug: $1.00 Merkur 37c: 23$ Omega synthetic shit brush: $8~

Shave went surprisingly well. The soap no longer smells of the shea butter they used to use. It smells like basic soap now. I cut it up and melted it in this shitty bowl 8-9 years ago. Merkur 37c I love for one pass shaves. Omega brush is trash and sucks at splaying or lathering. It’s stiff af and took work to get a good lather(prob a brush soap combo issue). 5/10 shave. Cheers!

https://imgur.com/a/wyOOCFt

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Jul. 29, 2023
Brush: AP Shave Co G5C
Razor: Karve CB
Blade: Astra SP Green
Lather: TOBS - Sandalwood - Cream * Post Shave: Zingari Man - Unscented - Balm

I been loving u/MrTangerineSky SOTD posts. He’s been killin it.

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Jul. 30, 2023
Brush: Van Der Hagen Boar
Razor: Merkur 33c
Blade: Merkur
Lather: Speick Stick- - Soap
Post Shave:* Speick - Aftershave - Aftershave

Decided to take a trip to Germany today. I am from the USA. All products I used today were made in germany(except maybe the brush who claims Germany but probably china). The games have been fun! Much to improve on next year!

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