DAY 13 LATHER GAMES! MAKE LATHER NOT FOAM!
- Prep: Water
- Brush: DS Cosmetics 30mm Tuxedo Knot
- Razor: Univinlions Chinese AC Kamisori #KAMISORI
- Blade: Chinese(3)
- Lather: Abbate Y La Mantia - Matteo 9,11
- Post Shave: Abbate Y La Mantia - Matteo 9,11 splash
- Fragrance: Chanel - Bleu de Chanel
PIC OR IT DIDN'T HAPPEN
SOAP
I know yesterday was fluffy day... But this was way worse than I remembered/expected... Don't know about Abbate Y La Mantia's new(kind of) hard base, but this is from the older ones, around 2 years ago and it sucks ass......
But more importantly when I tried it for the first time 2 years ago I was impressed with the scent, I had never before smelled something that quite so different from the other scents. It literally smelled like an Eastern Orthodox church. We here in Bulgaria burn candles, for the living and the dead, also myrrh and frankincense are burned in the church so it transports you there while you shave, at least it does for me.
RAZOR:
This was the first time I think I used a Kamisori style razor, and it was quite pleasant and comfortable to use. The Japanese really knew what they were doing when doing this design, still yet to try a real Kamisori, but that day will come eventually! Very stable shave overall, quite happy with how it turned out!!
DAILY CHALLENGE:
Well since I already knew what the soap+after combo would be and how the scent made me feel, I went for the boring professional route!
Mozart - Requiem in D minor K. 626
Since I am a slow shaver, I did put it on during the shave and got through more than half of it. Now most of you might think, 50 minutes!?!?!? Ain't nobody got time for that. And it is true in this age that everything moves so fast and things are getting shorter, look at Youtube shorts... But I am a professional classical musician and it brings me great joy to be able to appreciate such genius works as the one I am sharing with you.
I'm gonna give a bit of explanation for those who might be interested or don't know:
- What is a Requiem?
A Requiem or Requiem Mass, also known as Mass for the dead is a Mass of the Catholic Church offered for the repose of the soul or souls of one or more deceased persons, using a particular form of the Roman Missal. It is usually celebrated in the context of a funeral.
- Is there only one Requiem?
Nope, many famous composers have written Requiems like: Haydn, Brahms, Berlioz, Verdi.
- What's so special about this one?
Well, many things. It was the last piece that Mozart wrote. He wrote it/dictated it on his dying bed. It's complexity and sacral combination of sounds make it the most unique out of all the Requiems. It was was finished by Franz Sussmayr a year after Mozart's death. And many more things!
- Is it possible to get a Requiem written for you after you die?
YES! But you have to win the Lather Games first! That is one of the criteria that was decided couple of hundred years ago!
#FOF
It's really hard to find something that matches the scent of an Eastern Orthodox church, but the closest I can get is Bleu de Chanel. It's almost on the verge of non-existing, especially in the beginning but you can get a whiff of it, having in mind it's a base note, you have to wait for a bit for the scent to develop and actually get the incense to be more dominant. Can't say I'm really pleased with this combo, but I try to tie the products, scent wise, the best I can...
- Daily Lather Themes: 13/30
- Daily Challenges: 13/30
- Hardware Scavenger Hunt: 12/20
- Hardware Vendor Points: 1/2
- Software Vendor Points: 6/13
- Software Vendor Bonus Point: 0/1
- 30 Different Soap Brands Point: 13/30
- 30 Different Soaps On Theme Bonus Point: 13/30
- 30 Different Post-Shaves Bonus Point: 13/30
- 30 Different Fragrances Bonus Point: 13/30