July 27, 2023 – Month of Lather Day 27
- Brush: Parker BCPB Black Plastic & Chrome Potmetal handle w/ Pure Badger knot
- Razor: Merkur 23C
- Blade: Rapira Swedish Supersteel (1)
- Preshave: Razor Emporium – Small Batch Soap
- Lather: Razor Emporium – Lavender
- Post Shave: Black Ship Grooming – Ship Wreck Cove Splash
- Post Shave: Stirling Soap Co. – Unscented Balm
- Music: The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Purple Haze
Daily Theme: RE Lavender on Lavendursday. Shave time.
The Challenge/Shave: Here in Singapore everyone lives in high-rise apartment/condo buildings. I live in a corner unit, so my balcony "technically" meets the challenge criteria because it only has one wall. Here's my setup, and if you look closely, you'll see a train at the station across from me. Here's a couple horrible attempts to capture passing trains at the beginning and during the first pass. I gave up trying to take artsy-fartsy shaving pics and took a couple straight on train shots before and after my second pass.
Prior to today I was not a fan of RE Lavender's scent. Maybe it was the outdoor air, or maybe it was because my lather-building technique has improved, but I really enjoyed today's lather. In spite of the cheap-@$$ hardware and crappy mirror I used; I ended up with a DFS. I'll take that any day. #ROTY