July 23, 2023 – Month of Lather Day 23
- Brush: DS Cosmetics Jade Green handle w/ DSC 24mm SHD G7 Synthetic knot
- Razor: Rex Supply Co. Ambassador XL Adjustable
- Blade: Gillette Platinum (1)
- Preshave: Proraso – Eucalyptus Oil and Menthol
- Lather: Proraso - Eucalyptus Oil and Menthol
- Post Shave: Nivea – Sensitive Post Shave Balm
- Music: Lynyrd Skynyrd - That Smell
Daily Theme: Proraso Green and Nivea Balm is my cheat code. Prior to becoming aware of "the good stuff" last year, it was what I wore at every life event involving my wife and/or daughter. Even now with a medicine cabinet full of better scents/frags I still get the best compliments from the two women in my life when I wear the cheat code.
The Challenge: Lather Audit. Public Ridicule. Ok, I'll play.
The Shave: Today's lather is a good example of focusing too much on checking boxes and not enough on doing the job right. I precision loaded/bowl-built the lather in order to capture a representative picture, yet two decades of experience tells me that tub loading/face-building Proraso gives me the best results. While the lather looked wet in the bowl, but on the face the slickness just wasn't there. Recognizing this, I kept buffing/cleanup to a minimum and finished with a CCS. #RO