July 7, 2023
- Brush: AP Shave Co Brass Handle with 20mm AP Shave Co Gealousy Knot #SHD
- Razor: Gillette – Travel Tech #JETSETTER
- Blade: Gillette Silver Blue
- Lather: Barrister and Mann - Spice
- Post Shave: Stirling Soap Co. – Bay Rum Splash
- Fragrance: Paco Rabanne – 1 Millon
Teeny Tiny Shave today where everything is a sample, so I busted out the tiny Travel Tech to fit in with all the software.
When the time came to pick a spicy scent, I looked toward u/cowzilla3’s official rankings of Old Spice Dupes and selected the one with the highest score, Barrister & Mann. Well, technically, it’s tied for first with The Holy Black, but I wanted a sample size, so B&M it is! Now, I don’t have the nose (or level of dedication) that Mr. Zilla does, so I can’t compare this to other Old Spice scents, in terms of oldness or spiciness, but this is a very nice, spicy scent. And if The Cow says it’s the best one, who am I to argue?
I decided to pair this with Stirling’s Bay Rum Splash, or as I call it, liquid fire in a little jar. Damn does this splash have the sting of a wasp or what? Whenever I use this splash, I feel like Kevin McCallister using his dad’s aftershave for the first time. There must be something in this splash that doesn’t agree with my skin because this is the worst Stirling Splash for me, but I LOVE the scent, so I power through the pain to show my dedication to the Lather Games. After the shave, I used 1 Million by Paco Rabanne, which is a fresh & spicy fragrance, so everything was a little extra spicy today. #FOF
For the challenge, my other hobby is playing “middle-aged man” softball. Twice a week, in the spring to til the fall, me and my buddies play in a fairly competitive softball league. We’re been doing since we graduated college and it is a great way to regularly see my friends and sort of stay in shape by jogging at a bit more than 50% speed in 60 ft increments. We’re sponsored by the local bar, so after every game, we go out and they buy our first round of beers, while we proceed to buy food and multiple rounds. It works out for them – they buy our uniforms every year and give us 2 rounds of beer a week, and in exchange, we give them thousands of dollars of food and beverage sales. So often, I hear about difficult it is for adults to get and maintain friendships and this has been a great way to stay in touch with friends to keep a sense of community around me. We took a couple years off in 2020-2021 #thankscovid, but when we got back at it last year, it was like we never missed a beat. Except that we all got fatter. Such is life, I suppose.