July 7, 2023 - Fremen Friday
- Brush: Dogwood Handcrafts 2021 POTG SHD Badger 28mm #COMPOSITE
- Razor: Blackland Razors - Era 2SB
- Blade: Gillette Platinum (1)
- Lather: Old Spice - Old Spice - Soap
- Post Shave: Old Spice - Old Spice - Splash
- Fragrance: House of Mammoth - 福 (FÚ DÀO) - EdP
Daily Write-Up
Today I am shaving with Old Spice. Yes, I know that this cream isn’t very good, and that Old Spice has evolved over the years. But it’s still a classic scent in the Wetshaving world. To commemorate this day, I’ve asked our own resident Old Spice expert u/Cowzilla3 to sit with me and answer a few questions, because evidently this is how you Lather Games now. And, because I have to out-do everyone, I’ve turned the number of questions up to 11. Interview is at the bottom of my post, after the rest of the daily info. Also - I’d like to say that I put the Old Spice upside down in my SOTD post because I’m protesting how they’ve changed the formula, but, nope. Still just an idiot over here shaving with my internet friends.
Daily Challenge Notes
One of the hobbies that I’ve always dabbled in but have gotten more serious about is outdoor cooking. Some of my more-commonly followed subs on here are r/grilling and r/smoking. I’ve added some of my favorite grilling spices to the daily pic in honor of Fremen Friday.
I think one of my favorite aspects of those communities is that new members to the sub will stop by on almost a weekly basis and post the exact same picture. In fact, my lowest-rated post on Reddit ever was me mocking that fact. It's pretty much the smoking version of people asking us if Proraso is any good [ed. - No.] or if we've heard of Sterling [ed. - Also no.].
The Shave
The Shulton Old Spice cream is just not very good. But, I had my favorite razor slotted today, so I got that going for me, which is nice.
Soap Theme Justification
* Top Notes include nutmeg and star anise. Middle notes include cinnamon and pimento. Base notes include Tonka Bean. Sounds pretty spicy to me. Also… it’s right there in the name.
Post-Shave and Fragrance Relevance Notes
* I dickholed the Old Spice aftershave that was gifted to me during secret santa by our very own u/Cowzilla3. I paired it with the spiciest scent I own, which is House of Mammoth’s 福. The ginger note in particular plays well with the Old Spice.
And now, what you've been waiting for. THE 2023 Lather Games special event; an interview with u/Cowzilla3:
1.) How many soaps are in your den? How many do you keep around just because they might be useful in the Lather Games?
There are at least 260 full tubs/tubes in my den and a plethora of samples to add to that amount as well. [ed. - u/Cowzilla3 inadvertently left out the number in this sentence - I simply added the number 260 as that was most likely. He did get back to me with a much more reasonable number of 35, but I’m leaving 260 in. -OM]
Shockingly, 29 of those soaps are Old Spice dupes or Old Spice adjacent soaps (like Seaforth!). Since my entire schtick during the Lather Games is to try to compete as well as possible using only Old Spice dupes I do keep them for the games, though not solely for that reason.
2.) You’ve tried nearly all of the Old Spice dupes and riffs. If you’re gifting one to a family member, which one do you give?
This is a very specific question as it’s not asking which is the best dupe but which soap I’d give someone in my family. No one in my family wet shaves (or at least they aren’t crazy about it like I am) so do I want to introduce them to the best of the best or the easiest to lather, neither of which are the best dupe. I think I’d lean towards the best of the best, which would be Barrister and Mann Spice. [ed. - Incorrect. The answer we were looking for here was Stirling Spice -OM]
3.) If you’re not using Old Spice or one of its many imitations, what’s your favorite soap?
I thought these were civil questions about civil subjects. The very premise of this question insults me to my very core.
4.) So I’m using Old Spice today. As did my dad, and he fathered a child (me) in his 50s. Should I be concerned that Old Spice might be making me more virile?
Considering by the time you’ve posted this you’ll already have used the Old Spice my warning is moot but I can guarantee that the moment you splashed it on your face you sired multiple children. It’s said that Jesus was created this way. Don’t worry. Because they were made in the Spice they will be entirely self-sufficient and will never reach out to contact you, but know that your line lives on.
continuing in a comment because of the character limit