June 6, 2024 - At least they didn't call it sweet tea.
- Brush: AP Shave Co. AP 400XL Brass /w 30mm SynBad #RESURRECTIONBRUSH
- Razor: Weck Sextoblade #WECKONISTA
- Blade: Kismet Hair Shaper
- Lather: Wholly Kaw - Iced Tea
- Post Shave: Barrister and Mann - Cheshire
- Fragrance: Imaginary Authors - Saint Julep
The soap is inspired by a drink (even if it's a lesser form of the drink, more on that shortly). The balm and frag are both also drinks, so there's our relevant linkage for the day. Now for the shave.
I've been one to malign the performance of this soap base in the past. In the past it has given me less than stellar shaves, with minimal slickness, not much cushion, and a really dry feel post shave. I don't know what the hell I did differently today, but today's lather was spectacular. Perfectly slick, tons of residual for when I stupidly go back over a spot, still not the most cushion but the slickness makes up for it. I still felt a little dried out after the shave, but nothing the balm couldn't fix. Cheshire as always was phenomenal, and I really love the smell of Saint Julep, even if it only lasts for like 2 hours.
My complaint with this soap, especially now that I apparently understand how to lather it, is actually its name. As a certified southern boy if I showed this to my neighbor and said "this is supposed to smell like iced tea" I'm pretty sure they'd die laughing. Way too much citrus, not enough sugar. The saving is grace is that it's not called Sweet Tea. If it was this scent and called Sweet Tea I think I'd have to throw hands. Gimme that good old fashioned sugar water that tastes like tea please.
For today's daily challenge I am going to pass on the video. I really need to retain at least some plausible deniability for real life me not being attached to this account in case it gets found by one of my students. So, in lieu of a video, I'm going to talk about my favorite wet-tuber, /u/mrtangerinesky . You can find his channel here. Now a lot of you might think this is a weird pick, considering his channel is entirely in Bulgarian and I do not speak Bulgarian. However, he more than makes up for that with super calm videos, a large variety of hardware and software to help me build the fomo urges, and good enough video quality that I can see what good lathers look like in soap bases I haven't tried yet. I always watch every video he posts all the way through. A good video is a good video, even if I don't understand the words. He's better than /u/VisceralWatch because I say so.
Today's photo theme is Black and White. I've started carrying my SotD around with me in a bag while out running errands looking for some of the harder to get themes. No luck today so going with another theme I can do at home. I'm actually pretty happy with this picture. #photocontest