Lather Games Day 30- Hasta la vista juegos de espuma
- Brush: Semogue 1800
- Razor: Mühle R89
- Blade: Rapira Platinum Lux (6)
- Lather: D. R. Harris - Marlborough Soap
- Post Shave: Proraso - Eucalyptus and Menthol AS
It's over? Really? I feel like we just started these shenanigans. Man, how quickly 30 days of shaving asshattery, nutbaggery, borderline stupidity, mild insanity and marital harmony questioning flew by. These Lather Games seemed to go from ho-hum to what the actual fuck in no time. For me, I had no designs on winning or even a Top 10 finish. I'll be happy if I finish a place higher than last year (I think I was 42nd). Did I hit 30 different soaps for the month? You betcha. Did I slay the hardware scavenger hunts or photo contests? Absolutely not. I was just content to grind away in the middle (or bottom) of the pack and watch everything unfold around me. To all of the 'competitors' this year, congratulations on getting across the finish line of one of the weirdest months of the year on the internet. To our esteemed djudges, thank you for all of the hard work to get these Games up and running and manage the insanity once they took off. Oh, and thanks for giving us a day of notice of the following day's challenges. That was immensely helpful.
So on to today's final shave. As a US-residing competitor, my shave had a European flair. The Semogue 1800 hails from Portugal. The Muhle R89 was made in Germany. The blades came from Russia (prior to the Ukraine invasion). D.R. Harris is my favorite English shaving soap. Proraso...well we know that next year's Big Soap sponsor hails from Italy. I nailed the theme. I nailed the challenge.
Now, to welcome a day of shaving rest (what the hell am I going to shave with tomorrow??? What is this free choice of shaves day that I have??) and to make decisions about how I will spend Austere August. Should I use Sonder, Alive or Hygge to get into the Mammoth Mafia fun (feel free to push me one way or another)? Will the Zenith boar that I ordered that got lost in the post office here in Maine actually land on my doorstep tomorrow or will I be using the Omega boar that I quickly ordered from Amazon to engage in another August of Raw Hoggin'. Tune in on August 1st when these and other razor burning questions will be answered.
Until then, arrivederci, shalom, adios and goodbye Lather Games.