- Day 19
- Brush: Boti – 28mm Synthetic
- Razor: Gem G-Bar
- Blade: Gem PTFE
- Lather: Ariana & Evans - Cha Cha Matcha
- Post Shave: Stirling Soap Co. – Mountain Man Splash
- Fragrance: BVLGARI - Man Rain Essence EdT
To get the administrative tasks out of the way first, Ariana & Evans is made in Connecticut.
Want to know how dumb I am? I’m sure you do. When I started wetshaving, I saw that Ariana and Evans was popular in among a lot of groups, so I looked at their offering and blind bought a couple sets. I really liked the scent of both, but one (Cha Cha Matcha) burned the shit out of my face, so I sold the set. Fast forward a year or so, and I “need” to buy a sample to push me over the free shipping threshold. I was clicking through the options, came across Cha Cha Matcha, thought to myself, “I remember I really liked the scent of that one. Maybe I’m exaggerating how bad the burn was in my head.” And I bought a sample… And used that sample today… And do you want to know what happened? It fucking burned the shit out of my face again! I’m so goddamn stupid and I’m pissed at myself. Like, how dumb can I possibly be? There’s no logical reason why I should have expected things to be different this time, but like a girlfriend that gets back together with her abusive ex-boyfriend, I decided to give Cha Cha Matcha one last chance, and it got me again. A tiger doesn’t change his stripes and A&E should come with a burn warning and I’m a big dummy who takes far too long time to learn his lesson.
ANYWAY, Juneteenth is a fairly new Federal Holiday and ~~right-wing nutbag snowflakes~~ people with different opinions than me are up in arms like someone just randomly made up a day to get off of work. They hear Juneteenth and roll their eyes like Hallmark invented the holiday just to sell cards. MFer, no! There’s an important reason behind the date and one that should be recognized. These are the same people that want to “preserve their history” by keeping up confederate statues, but not actually teach what happened before, during, and after the Civil War and recognize what a fucked up time in our history that was. Fuck that. And Spoiler Alert: Just because slaves were finally freed, it doesn’t mean all people magically became equal that day in 1865. Double Spoiler Alert: Shit still ain’t equal today and it’s not going to be equal tomorrow. Not trying to start something here, but I’m in a spicy mood because my face burned, so blame this rant on A&E. AND ANOTHER THING: How about that asshole from A&E saying reddit wetshavers are fat and gross? Fuck that guy, and his burny soaps too! Plus, does ANYONE think this fucking guy is in any position to be calling people out on their looks?? Now, I’m not going to say anything about what Peter Charkalis looks like, because I don’t want to be the type of person that bullies another person because of how they look. But I will bully someone if they’re an asshole. And Peter Charkalis is a giant asshole. And I mean giant in the figurative sense – not the literal sense, because well… nevermind. His comment really rubbed me the wrong way and it honestly made me want to not use his soap today, but then I thought this would give me a chance to rant like a crazy person a little bit. I hate how popular his stupid soaps are.
Challenge: In honor of Meme Day, here’s a live look at the judges when they announced the surprise leg shaving day.
And a bonus Ariana & Evans meme for good measure.
For #photocontest: Water vehicles (yes, I drove to a spot where I know there was a couple boats just to get this picture)
iamhonestlylying’s Daily Top 5:
In honor of “Juneteenth”… My Top 5 Favorite Things Invented by a Person of Color
5.) Traffic lights – Think traffic is bad now? Try living in a world before Garrett Morgan decided that there was a better way than absolute chaos.
4.) Potato Chips – Ever think about the visionary who thought to thinly slice, then deep fry potatoes? George Crum was an absolute genius, if you ask me. Obesity rates be damned!
3.) Fire Extinguisher – Before Thomas Martin came along, I guess people would just say, “Damn. That thing is on fire. That sucks.”
2.) Refrigerator – I guess keeping food fresh is kind of important, right?
1.) Super-Soaker – Quite possibly the most impactful item on this list. Ever participate in a water gun fight when you had a stupid cheap plastic water pistol and you were outgunned by your opponent. I have. And it’s no fun. Lonnie Johnson leveled the playing field for children in water gun fights everywhere.