SOTD by u/OnionMiasma

July 12, 2023 - It’s so fluffy I’m gonna die

• Brush: Noble Otter 26mm Synthetic
• Razor: Gillette 1940’s SuperSpeed #REGUS
• Blade: Gillette Platinum (1)
• Lather: Cella - Original - Soap
• Post Shave: Chicago Grooming Co. - Sandy Cheeks - Splash
• Fragrance: Creed - Millésime Impérial
• Music: Moana Soundtrack - Where You Are

Daily Write-Up: Consider the coconut. Consider its trees.

Last year, during the Lather Games, I was a committed bowl latherer. I actually used and appreciated the GUTL method at times.

But then I got crazy busy, and my den was spread across three bathrooms in two houses, and it became easier to just tub load and face lather. Probably 70+% of my 2023 shaves have been tub loaded and face lathered. So, given the daily challenge, I’m going with a bowl lather.

But not just any bowl. I used my German Friodur steel (just like /u/djundjila's straight razor!) kitchen knife to crack open the coconut, and reserved the coconut water for later. I then made my way up to my den (kitchen knives stay in the kitchen, shaving knives stay out of the kitchen, I’m told), and scooped some of the Cella sample into my new bowl.

I dipped my brush into the reserved coconut water, and began building a lather in my bowl. Unfortunately, I found that I had to keep a good grip on the brush at all times, because this bowl isn’t good about keeping the brush from flipping out and getting lather everywhere. Finally I had a good lather, and had a good 2-pass shave. Cella isn’t bad, and the smell is pretty nice when lathered.

I finished up, and rinsed out my bowl. Not sure what to do with this coconut though - it’s strictly an A-cup if I were to make a coconut bra out of it, and while you can say a lot about Mrs. Miasma, you can’t say she’s an A cup. And frankly, at this point in my lifetime pizza consumption, neither probably am I. Thoughts on how to use this soaped up coconut, besides making horse sounds?

Soap Theme Justification
Per the product page: Cocos Nucifera Oil is the first ingredient.

Post-Shave and Fragrance Relevance Notes
* Aftershave of Sandy Cheeks pulls on the coconut from the Cella, bowl, and lather water. * Millésime Impérial then layers on top of that fruit, marine scents, and salt air, taking you to Motunui where Moana and the coconuts live.

**July 12, 2023 - [It’s so fluffy I’m gonna die](https://imgur.com/ykov5Z0)**

* **Brush:** Noble Otter 26mm Synthetic
* **Razor:** Gillette 1940’s [SuperSpeed](https://imgur.com/Qmnvh1O) #REGUS
* **Blade:** Gillette Platinum (1)
* **Lather:** Cella - Original - Soap
* **Post Shave:** Chicago Grooming Co. - Sandy Cheeks - Splash
* **Fragrance:** Creed - Millésime Impérial
* **Music:** [Moana Soundtrack - Where You Are](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RTWhvp_OD6s)

**Daily Write-Up:**
Consider the [coconut.](https://imgur.com/a24Ky5c) Consider its trees.

Last year, during the Lather Games, I was a committed bowl latherer. I actually used and appreciated the GUTL method at times.

But then I got crazy busy, and my den was spread across three bathrooms in two houses, and it became easier to just tub load and face lather. Probably 70+% of my 2023 shaves have been tub loaded and face lathered. So, given the daily challenge, I’m going with a bowl lather.

But not just any bowl. I used my German Friodur steel (just like /u/djundjila's straight razor!) kitchen knife to crack open the coconut, and [reserved the coconut water for later](https://imgur.com/qNOvCg6). I then made my way up to [my den](https://imgur.com/ykov5Z0) (kitchen knives stay in the kitchen, shaving knives stay out of the kitchen, I’m told), and scooped some of the [Cella sample into my new bowl](https://imgur.com/33iLtxq).

I dipped my brush [into the reserved coconut water](https://imgur.com/NoZYGa6), and began building a [lather in my bowl](https://imgur.com/44SOlvg). Unfortunately, I found that I had to keep a good grip on the brush at all times, because this bowl isn’t good about keeping the brush from [flipping out and getting lather everywhere](https://imgur.com/Pd0a68R). Finally I had a [good lather](https://imgur.com/qck2wAQ), and had a good 2-pass shave. Cella isn’t bad, and the smell is pretty nice when lathered.

I finished up, and [rinsed out my bowl](https://imgur.com/F78RIRx). Not sure what to do with this coconut though - it’s strictly an A-cup if I were to make a coconut bra out of it, and while you can say a lot about Mrs. Miasma, you can’t say she’s an A cup. And frankly, at this point in my lifetime pizza consumption, neither probably am I. Thoughts on how to use this soaped up coconut, besides [making horse sounds](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JHFXG3r_0B8)?

**Soap Theme Justification**
Per the [product page](https://maggardrazors.com/products/cella-milano-crema-da-barba-shave-soap-1000g-brick#:~:text=Ingredients%3A%20Cocos%20Nucifera%20Oil%2C%20Tallow,Aqua%2C%20Potassium%20Carbonate%2C%20Parfum.): Cocos Nucifera Oil is the first ingredient.

**Post-Shave and Fragrance Relevance Notes**
* Aftershave of Sandy Cheeks pulls on the coconut from the Cella, bowl, and lather water.
* Millésime Impérial then layers on top of that fruit, marine scents, and salt air, taking you to Motunui where Moana and the coconuts live.