Dupe SOTD:
- Razor: Chiseled Face Legacy Ti #RAINBOW
- Blade: Astra Superior Platinum (45).
- Brush: Declaration Grooming Fae B8
- Lather: Summer Break Soaps - Prom King
- Aftershave: Summer Break Soaps - Prom King
- Fragrance: Jean Paul Gaultier - Le Male
Quite honestly, I'm not a huge fan of dupes. Don't get me wrong, I'm very happy with how Prom King turned out, especially the 2nd version, which I think was a slightly better dupe. However, other than the occasional one off silly thing, it's highly unlikely I'd ever release a dupe to the main line again. Scent creation is 100% my favorite part of new product releases. I also strongly prefer to buy original creations from artisans for the same way because I love to see their creativity, not something borrowed from somewhere else.
Very few here may know that Prom King was really never supposed to exist. Valedictorian was actually created to be the r/wetshaving exclusive. However, 5ish years ago this sub was churning out exclusives every 2 months, stuff was crazy. u/steelersroc86 was my partner on crime on Valedictorian and we tried like crazy to fit it into the ever changing exclusive release schedule. In the end Valedictorian got a full regular release, which in all honesty was probably good because it is the only scent in my current lineup that rivals Cannonball to be what I'd consider my signature scent. When finally an opening was available in the calendar u/giganticsteps approached me about a dupe scent and we determined Le Male was surprisingly underrepresented in shave soap form. This, Prom King was born .
Challenge:
Your yearly reminder that u/wyze0ne is ~~an important~~ the most important part of the SBS operation.