July 12, 2023 IT'S SO FLUFFY I'M GONNA DIE
- Prep: Warm Shower
- Brush: Omega Pro 48 #HOLLOW
- Razor: Schick Krona Black Handle DE #UNICORN
- Blade: Voskhod (5)
- Lather: Black Ship Grooming - Classic
- Post Shave: Old Spice Classic
- Fragrance: Old Spice Classic EDC
Black Ship was one of the first artisans I tried when I started wetshaving. To this day I still get mixed results, but if I really take my time and focus I can get a pretty good lather from it. I tied the software together by using Old Spice aftershave and fragrance since Classis is a dupe of Old Spice. Honestly, I wish there was someone who told me how good Old Spice was. Maybe someone should do a whole series on comparing the dupes of Old Spice out there as I'm sure there are a bunch. If there was such a thing after today I'm sure I would really enjoy the series.
Challenge - When I first started wetshaving I didn't see the appeal of face lathering and was a strict bowl latherer. As time went on I became more of a hybrid latherer and was that way until August of last year with the Raw Hoggin challenge. Since then I have almost strictly face lathered simply because it saved me a couple minutes. To lather the occasional sample I would revert back to the bowl, but not enough to consider being a full bowl latherer. All that to say that for the challenge this morning I broke out the trusty bowl again and man was it great. I certainly get better lathers in a bowl, but do appreciate the couple minutes I save with face lathering. If only someone knew of a lathering technique that incorporated both.