July 5, 2023 Canned Shave Goop
- Prep: Warm Shower
- Brush: KIKC Pure Badger #WEDONTNEEDNOSTINKINGBADGERS
- Razor: GEM 1912 #TWINS
- Blade: Personna GEM PTFE (3)
- Lather: Cremo - Bourbon Vanilla
- Post Shave: Aqua Velva - Classic Ice Blue
- Fragrance: Parfum Belcam - Classic Match Obsession EDT
I actually really like this theme because it reminds me how truly nice the artisan stuff is that I certainly take for granted at this point. Cremo is slick, quick, and cheap, but really has nothing else going for it. Lathering is next to impossible and the poor lather I can get out of it becomes such a dry airy mess so quickly. The Aqua Velva is great for what it is and I don't mind using it, especially just once in a while. The fragrance was super cheap and honestly smells pretty good for about 10 minutes and then ceases to exist. Was able to pick it all up at Walmart and it is all pretty cheap so I have no real complaints.
Also, turns out when you walk into a store with items and take a picture of those items at their self checkout all while the self checkout is trying to scan everything you have sitting on it, people tend to give you weird looks. Who would have guessed.
Daily Challenge: I have thought about this since it was posted yesterday. In spite of all the thought I feel like I would be lying if I tried to overcomplicate this. I think my perfect cent would be some mixture of a sweetish barbershop like Stirling's with Ombre Leather and then tossing some grapefruit in. Then "dirtying" it up a bit with some gasoline, oil, or smoke like Stag would be perfect in my mind.