SOTD by u/oswald_heist

u/oswald_heist posted on 2023-07-20 13:43:14-07:00 (Pacific Standard Time). Reddit Comment (See markdown)

July 20th 2023 - Lather Games Day 20

  • Brush: Dogclaration B9A
  • Razor: Mühle Rocca R95
  • Blade: Bolzano Superinox (9)
  • Lather: Zingari Man - The Blacksmith
  • Post Shave: Barrister and Mann - Leviathan
  • Fragrance: Tom Ford - Fucking Fabulous

Today’s shave is brought to you by Leather. I had planned on using three dupes today, but when I realized that Weekend in Malibu isn’t a dupe, I switched it up to chase after some scent-synchronicity value instead. The leather in Blacksmith, a dupe of Bulgari’s Man in Black, is more muted, a base against which the amber and spices contrast. Leviathan brings the leather forward and then Fucking Fabulous really makes it shine. I’m normally not a huge leather scents guy but Fucking Fabulous lives up to the name.

Smells aside, the shave itself was dry. Since I normally like a dripping wet lather, and try to push the hydration as much as I can, I didn’t soak my brush, wet my face, or use any water at all during this shave. I didn’t even rinse off my razor during the shave, and it looked pretty sad by the end. I’m not ready to start convincing people to subscribe to r/dryshaving yet but the shave could have been worse. I did get more sting than usual from the splash, but a few hours later there’s not any irritation. So is water really necessary? Fuck yeah it is. If you’re lather ain’t dripping, you must be tripping. Put it on my tombstone.

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