June 1 Lather: Henry et Victoria - Amande
- Brush: AP Shave Co Cashmere 24mm Emerald Green
- Razor: Gillette Proglide Shield
- Blade: cartridge
- Lather: Henry et Victoria - Amande - Soap
- Post Shave: - Black Mountain Shaving - Nantahala - Splash toner (witch hazel base)
- Fragrance: Chatillon Lux - Agua Fresca sample - Edp
I probably am taking on too much in attempting to participate in the lather games this year. The 60 hour week job, three kids, a dog and two cats. But it’s just too much goofy fun not to give it a go. So here I am.
TODAY’S THEME: I have not used this soap before. I am a lather freak. Software is my deal. I got a handful of razors (about 8 or 9 I think), about 12-15 brushes, but probably 125+ tubs of soap and almost as many aftershaves. Plus samples. It was not easy to find a soap I hadn’t tried before. In fact, I didn’t have anything I hadn’t tried, so I grabbed this sample from Maggards a few weeks back. It smells like Cella. Or more specifically, I’d say it smells quite like Moon Soaps Amaretto Speciale. Almond/Cherry. Only has 6 ingredients, but the base was just fine. Nothing to write home about, but it does the job just fine.
TODAY’S CHALLENGE: I have not used a 5-blade cartridge razor. And it sucked. This is not a disposable. Prior to DE shaving, I used an electric razor or a disposable Mach 3, and before that, those 2 blade Gillette disposables – I believe they were called, “Good News”? This is the first use of a cartridge razor. It’s not disposable. Five blades. Awful. What the hell do I need 5 blades for? Never before, never again. It was not the lather that left my face so itchy. It was this damn pro glide shield.
SPONSER SPOTLIGHT: AP Shave Co. I have 2 of their brushes. This Cashmere and a Synbad. Both are great synths. This one feels like a makeup brush. No scrub, but great when I crave a gentle lather application. The emerald handle is nice.
Happy Lather Games, all!