Jul 12, 2023 - IT'S SO FLUFFY I'M GONNA DIE
- Brush: AKA Brushworx Orange Resin 26mm Tuxedo Knot
- Razor: Gillette English Flat Bottom Tech #REGUS
- Blade: Feather Hi-Stainless [13]
- Lather: Chiseled Face - Santa Paula - Soap
- Post Shave: Southern Witchcrafts - Druantia - Aftershave (Alcohol Free)
- Fragrance: Noble Otter - Monarch - Eau de Parfum
The Chiseled Face website warns that Santa Paula is orange trees, not oranges. It's also an amazing scent. I've had this sample for a while, and was never compelled to use it. However, it fit the running orange scents in the fragrances today. From woody, bitter orange to earthy, orange to powdery, orange, the shave software today worked together better than expected.
Chiseled Face's Tallow soaps contain coconut oil, and produced some FLUFFY goodness.
The Feather blade in the FBT was ready to be binned. I should have swapped it after the first pass, but I stuck it out for the shave.
Reverse Lather Challenge: depending on the type of soap determines how I usually lather. If it's a hard or firm soap, then I will typically tub load and face lather. Croaps and soft soaps, I will typically portion out, start a lather in the bowl, and finish hydrating the lather by face lathering.
Samples usually dictate bowl lathering. To unnecessarily complicate the process this morning, I opted for starting by hand lathering, but also skipped loading the bowl altogether. This had the undesirable effect that soap doesn't stick to the palm of the hand well and large soap pieces flaked off into the lather. I managed to work the pieces back into the lather, and added more hydration while face lathering. It's not an Uno reverse, but rather a wild card.
#witchcraftswednesday
#photocontest oranges
Rating: 3.5/5
Edit: phrasing