DAY 5 LATHER GAMES! Man do I not like drug store products... #MOANPOST
- Prep: Water
- Brush: Zenith MOAR BOAR #OLDWORLD
- Razor: Gillette British Rocket #REGUS
- Blade: Nacet(2)
- Lather: Kapo - Classic shaving cream
- Post Shave: Kapo - Classic aftershave splash
- Fragrance: Avon - Full Speed Surfer
PIC OR IT DIDN'T HAPPEN
INTRO:
Right, I don't want to really moan about the daily theme, it's more about what is offered here at Bulgaria. I mean you guys can go and get Pinaud Clubman at your stores, that's awesome! Even though we had classical wet-shaving tradition here in Bulgaria, they are ALMOST long gone, good thing is that there is a re-birth of the hobby(in general) so we may see things going better in the future. Fingers crossed!
LATHER:
Man.... People say that the old Kapo(it's pronounced Karo for people who might be interested) was waaaaaay better than this new one, honestly I have no idea, cause it was before my time, but boy was it an average at best lather... The less I say, the better. There are other options, but all of em are just good enough to get the job done....
RAZOR:
Last time I used this was either during the last LG or the Atlas Shaves during February last year. It's my grandpa's razor and it's waiting it's turn for my wallet to fill up a bit so it can go on a replating trip to the USA and be restored to it's former glory! As a shaver it provided me with a much better shave than yesterday's Henson shave. Only gripe I have, and that was a problem also last February, is that the TTO knob untwists itself and sometimes you realize a bit too late.... Other than that, great shavers, old Gillettes shave great!
BRUSH:
Now, the MOAR BOAR!!! Most of you here are familiar with this brush. I'm usually a synthetic kind of guy, but when I saw that there were some left unacclaimed I jumped the gun! The brush is great and gorgeous, only one tiiiiny-teeeeny problem. THIS THING EATS SOAP LIKE IT'S AT A HOT DOG EATING COMPETITION.... It's a problem cause I'm the type of guy who wants to get the most shaves out of a soap. But for creams that are cheap, pfff no problem chug a away! It is very soft, even during the first shave after being soaked for 5-6 minutes it was a great massage to make lather on my face!! Thank you all that were behind this project!!
AFTERSHAVE:
One of the worst smelling things I've used. And it's not in a bad way, it's just so generic and chemical(maybe I've become a snob, who knows).... It's probably the scent of the products that make me moan the most about this daily challenge.
DAILY CHALLENGE:
Wax poetic about my perfect scent I would create, if I had the possibility of doing so? Man I wish I was Red at this moment.... He's gonna be pretty annoyed that I tagged him, cause I've been crying about it since at least a year, but u/mammothben knows how I would love if he made an ANGLE GRINDER scented soap! Yup you heard me right! That's my favourite smell in the world!!! Why? Who knows maybe I was left for a day or two by my mother near a construction site, but then she reconsidered and took me back. Maybe it's all those times I've helped my father with angle grinding stuff. Or maybe I'm just a bit loose in the head.
But this is stuff I've ranted about before. Since the past year some great fragrances have passed through my nose, here's a list:
- The Rambler by Zingari man
- Delta V by Declaration Grooming
- Sutton Distilled by First Line Shaving
- Valedictorian by Summer Break Soaps
These are just new ones from the past 5-6 months, added to a list of a few others(FG, STAG, TOBACCONIST) I also consider masterpieces. But having smelled all these fragrances I'm not sure I can make something that is better than them, again angle grinder is more a meme than anything else(even though I would love the idea). If I did have to create one it would be something as follows:
- Top Notes: Sea Breeze, Bergamot
- Middle Notes: Oud, Honey, Bubble Gum
- Base Notes: Asphalt, Smoke, Tar
How does this all fit together? On paper it doesn't, in my head it's magnificent!! To each their own I guess!
#FOF
I'll try and keep this one short, cause it's already a long post. I chose Avon, cause it's something that is easily available and it's also very generic and fits the scent theme of the cream and aftershave. Scent wise today was awful... Nothing more to add!
- Daily Lather Themes: 5/30
- Daily Challenges: 5/30
- Hardware Scavenger Hunt: 10/20
- Hardware Vendor Points: 0/2
- Software Vendor Points: 0/13
- Software Vendor Bonus Point: 0/1
- 30 Different Soap Brands Point: 5/30
- 30 Different Soaps On Theme Bonus Point: 5/30
- 30 Different Post-Shaves Bonus Point: 5/30
- 30 Different Fragrances Bonus Point: 5/30