July 19, 2023 - Dupelgänger Day
- Brush: Noble Otter 26mm Synthetic
- Razor: Blackland Razors Era
- Blade: Gillette Platinum (1)
- Lather: Fine Accoutrements - Platinum
- Post Shave: Stirling Soap Co. - Unscented - Balm
- Fragrance: Creed - Aventus
Daily Write-Up:
As many on the sub have, I have read u/itchypooter’s post about Why Your Lather is Terrible, and personally found him to be full of it. I don’t know why you would listen to someone who so obviously struggles with anal hygiene, and so I’ve long held that a pasty lather is a good lather.
Unfortunately, that means today I get a wet, messy lather - like this guy. Let me tell you how excited I am for this shave. To prove how right he is, I’m going to be shaving over this priceless watercolor painting. I expect it will be ruined.
In order to really control my lather, I’m choosing to bowl lather today. I grab my trusty bowl, and scoop an almond-sized nugget of soap, and get started lathering. I chose a synthetic brush because I feel like it gives me a little bit better control, also because I love the smell of Aventus, and I don’t want to get tired of it because my natural-hair brushes smell like it for weeks.
I started building the lather, and as soon as it was started, it was time to [move to the face](. I added the lather to my face, and then, since we’re doing a wet lather, I continued to add more water until it was shiny, wet and nearly [dripping off my face[(https://imgur.com/EXcRcU3).
I used my Blackbird to scrape the incredibly messy lather and whiskers off of my face. Did a second pass with the wet lather, and then moved to aftershave.
As you can see, my work area is a freaking disaster. The painting is absolutely destroyed.
So, Mrs. Miasma likes my typical lathering method, because I keep the bathroom tidy and “quietly suffer a subpar shave in the name of cleanliness“. But, having shaved with a wet and nasty lather - u/itchypooter is clearly wrong. Just think of the damage to our bathroom decor that could be avoided by shaving with a pasty lather.
Soap Theme Justification
* Per the artisan site, this is inspired by Aventus. Which is code for: “direct dupe of Aventus”.
Post-Shave and Fragrance Relevance Notes
* My theme for scents is “Aventus without distraction”
* For the Frag, I chose the real thing. I had a sample of Aventus in my drawer. I love it. I personally think it smells kind of douchey. But maybe I’m in love with it because I’m a douche.
* For the AS, I went with Stirling’s Unscented Balm. Stirling has brought Aventus to the masses with their Executive Man, so h/t to them via my product selection.