June 5, 2024 - Cactus
- Brush: Simpson 13mm Wee Scot #SMOLL #RUNT
- Razor: Schick Injector Type I #STAINLESSLESS
- Blade: Eversharp Schick Injector Blades
- Lather: Barbasol Soothing Aloe
- Post Shave: Noble Otter Rawr
- Fragrance: AXE Fine Fragrance Collection Black Vanilla
First up, Barbasol is definitely canned goop. Calendar theme check. Second, my entire software line up for today's shave was purchased at a grocery store, so relevance check. Now for the fun stuff.
The two biggest problems with goop, in my eyes, are that it dries out my face like crazy and that it's really sticky. It tries to make up for both of these things by being very very very cushion-y, but in the end I don't think that really makes up for the dry and sticky. So, in order to reverse lather, since I'm normally a face lather guy, I dumped it in a bowl and started adding water. I worked in water very, very slowly until it was somewhere between stiff peaks and dripping, but closer to stiff peaks. In total I probably added, max, 30-40 drops of water, trying really hard not to overwork it so that it all evaporated. And, y'all, I'm incredibly annoyed to say that it actually kind of worked.
I got a good shave. It wasn't the slickest, but it was MUCH better than normal goop. My face was still dry, but it was a little better than normal goop. It was still decently cushioned too. If you've got any goop defenders in your life, have them try this and you might get them to start seeing the benefits that soaps can get them with more hydration.
All that said, I'm glad I have access to grocery store NO to fix the dry face problem by using what is still my number one alcohol based splash. The fragrance today was a gift from one of my students. I've talked about my soap and frag collection in an effort to seem like a normal human being (it didn't work), before, and they got me this as a joke because of the times where I've complained about the hallways all smelling like Axe. Now I just need to throw away the can so that I can use something else for Frugal Friday.
Today's photo contest theme is cactus. I have the aloe scented barbasol so I put all my stuff in an aloe plant and took a picture. Easy. #photocontest