#MMarch24 Madness: DG vs ZM
- Brush: Maggard Razors Synthetic
- Razor: EldrormR Industries MM24
#MMarch24
- Blade: GEM (44)
- Lather: Declaration Grooming - Vide Poche - Shaving Soap
- Post Shave: Chatillon Lux - Vide Poche - Post-Shave Salve
- Fragrance: London Razors - Mountain Laurel
- Passes: WTG, XTG
- Coffee: Cafe's Drip
- Music: Tapir! - The Pilgrim, Their God, and the King of My Decrepit Mountain
Declaration Grooming was an easy choice for this one. Milksteak is darn good and Icarus is still great all these years later (I prefer it to its successor). More importantly, DG has Chatillon Lux going collaborations going for it. Few DG originals have worked for me—our noses don't align—but CL stuff like Gratiot League Square more than make up for the misses. Can we get tubs without the overhanging lid, tho'?
Z-Man makes a terrific shave soap, but their scents have rarely stood out for me, and I'm still hung up on the name. It's a "now that I know this I can't un-know it" situation and I find myself hesitant to include it in a SOTD post. Still, excellent performance, and a recurring Lather Games sponsor. (Don't have any solutions here—sorry.)
Declaration Grooming takes the game.