LG SOTD 06Jun2024
- Brush: Fuller Bakelite - 20mm x 48mm synthetic (refurbished by TSF) #SMOLL #RUNT #FRANKENBRUSH
- Razor: Gillette - Blue Star Lady Gillette (1964-J1)
- Blade: BIC - Astor (1)
- Lather: Talent Soap Factory - Oktoberfest
- Bowl: CaYuen - Dark Nebula, large
- Post Shave: Afta by Mennen - Aftershave Lotion, Original
Happy Thursday, beautiful people! Welcome to the sixth shave of the 2024 Lather Games. Today's theme is “Thirsty Thursday” where we shave with a lather inspired by a beverage.
I am going with Talent Soap Factory’s Oktoberfest, a limited edition scent they produced last year to celebrate the Oktoberfest beer festival. I’m not sure what all is supposed to be in here scent wise, this was provided to me as a “first time customer” sample from TSF and the marketing verbiage is no longer up, but if you’ve ever been somewhere with a lot of beer drinking (and spilling) going on, outdoors, in the sun, where volatiles waft readily, you have a good idea what this smells like.
The brush, in addition to fitting the vintage nature of the razor and being refurbished by the same artisan as my lather, is my triple threat #SMOLL #RUNT #FRANKENBRUSH entry for the Lather Games. A vintage handle from the mid-20th re-knotted with a modern 20mm synthetic and set with 48mm loft.
The razor is a bit special, it’s a mint condition Blue Star Lady Gillette, and today will be using it for the first time.
The Wet Tuber daily challenge is another returning challenge I always passed on. This year I’m going to change that up and fulfill the requirement of being a wet tuber for a day. So, if you have 8 minutes, here you go:
Kind Simian’s Wet Tuber for a day shave
For those that can’t or don’t want to watch, I recently acquired a couple of vintage razors, aka the ones I found with long handles. I shave with the Lady Gillette and it’s ok. Shave is close, no issues there. Wound up with some minor nicks on my throat but nothing major. Later this month I’ll have another vintage razor shave.
Enjoy your Thursday, people!