June 5, 2024
- Prep: Shower
- Brush: None
- Razor: Gillette Sensor 3 #RAINBOW
- Blade: Gillette Sensor 3 Cartridge
- Lather: Barbasol
- Post Shave: Thayers - Lemongrass Toner
- Fragrance: Dior - Sauvage Elixir
I think it's been about 20 years since I actually used a shaving cream. I used a gel a handful of times as I never shaved, and if I did want to shape up, I'd clean up with a cartridge after a shower with no product. I bought a travel gel a couple of years ago, and only used it once; on canned goop day last year. I threw it under the sink, with anticipation of using it for the same day this year. I wanted to change things up and wanted to go with the old school canned goop staple; Barbasol. I bought this value size (with 50% more free) at my local CVS, because they didn't have the smaller size, which I wish they did, as this thing is massive and I have almost no space. It will continue to sit under my sink until this time next year, and every year thereafter until the can inevitably ceases to generate canned goop.
Staying on theme, I used a disposable Gillette which was also purchased at CVS as well as the ubiquitous Thayer's Witch Hazel.
I was debating what I would do for my reverse lather routine, as I typically use the Michael Freedberg method of bowl loading NOT bowl lathering; i.e. scooping into a bowl, loading, and building the lather on face. I thought the opposite would be somehow loading on my face, and lathering in the bowl. Fortunately this challenge fell on canned goop day and I didn't have to attempt that. The only constant is I always use a brush, well today I use my hands, which is the scientific opposite of a brush. It was messy, and sub par, but following the LG rules and guidelines for themes and challenges ALWAYS comes first.