July 10, 2023 – Month of Lather Day 10
- Brush: DS Cosmetics Carrot handle w/ 26mm 2-band Badger + Synthetic mixed knot
- Razor: Rex Supply Co. Ambassador XL Adjustable
- Blade: Gillette Perma-Sharp (2)
- Preshave: Stirling Soap Co. – Unscented
- Lather: Stirling Soap Co. – Baker Street
- Post Shave: Zingari Man – Unscented Balm
- Music: Gerry Rafferty - Baker Street
Daily Theme: I picked up Stirling's Baker Street to help with my SAD. While ~~googling~~ researching for today's theme I discover that a favorite song and the Stirling soap are both inspired by London's Baker Street. Flashback to 1978, I'm fourteen, and I just saved enough money from my part-time jobs to purchase a Sears stereo system (complete with turntable). What good is a player without records, so as soon as I could I went 45 shopping. I chose Gerry Rafferty' Baker Street because it had an awesome saxophone riff (I played sax our school band, so I was sax-biased). Back to today, the 45 and stereo system are long gone, but using Stirling's Baker Street brings nostalgic flashbacks of teenage me playing Gerry Rafferty' Baker Street over and over on my record player.
Daily Challenge: To get started I ~~stole~~ borrowed some of my daughter's art supplies. She has the artistic talent in the family. Me, not so much. There's a reason why my background is in engineering and not in graphic design, and here is the proof.
The Shave: The first pass was fantastic. Lather, razor & blade all working in harmony. Second pass not so much. Why? Because while lathering my face for the second pass I stupidly dropped my loaded brush in the sink. I should have reloaded but stubbornness kicked in and I attempted to save what lather I had left. I ended up with a DFS but gave myself razor burn in the process. I'm an idiot. #ROTY