SOTD by u/gcgallant

July 12, 2023

• Brush: Yaqi Cavern Lake 24mm Tuxedo
• Razor: Gillette Tech English Flat Bottom
• Blade: Feather Hi-Stainless (3)
• Lather: Catie's Bubbles - Waterlyptus - Soap
• Post Shave: Combe Inc. - Aqua Velva Classic Ice Blue - Aftershave
• Post Shave: Thayers - Lemon - Toner

2 passes. Bowl lather. Excellent shave.

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I listened to the Lather Games Podcast for the first week (RSS Feed, btw), and was surprised to learn that the order of the post-shave items matters. (Hopefully, I've misunderstood something.) After shaving, I normally apply Thayers toner and then clean up. After that, I apply aftershave and occasionally a fragrance. While I don't particularly care about LG points, data collection accuracy does have value so I've changed the order in my post-shave report to place the toner as the last post-shave item.

This was my first try of a Catie's Bubbles soap. I've wanted to try one since I learned about some of the established vendors in wetshaving two years ago. When I was buying a few summer soaps, I could not pass on Waterlyptus. The name, alone, is interesting. The scent is also interesting. I really like it. The soap, which lists "Coconut Oil" as the third ingredient, was very nice and took a surprising amount of water while bowl lathering (which is the "reverse" for me).

I always enjoy the Flat Bottom Tech which was a gift from u/VisceralWatch. I am surprised at this one, though. It was obviously designed for people with very tiny hands^*.

^* Yes, I know that the handle is really a very clever two-piece affair. See the bowl lathering photo.

**[July 12, 2023](https://imgur.com/gakEKfM)**


* **Brush:** Yaqi Cavern Lake 24mm Tuxedo
* **Razor:** Gillette Tech English Flat Bottom
* **Blade:** Feather Hi-Stainless (3)
* **Lather:** Catie's Bubbles - Waterlyptus - Soap
* **Post Shave:** Combe Inc. - Aqua Velva Classic Ice Blue - Aftershave
* **Post Shave:** Thayers - Lemon - Toner


_2 passes. Bowl lather. Excellent shave._

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I listened to the Lather Games Podcast for the first week (RSS Feed, btw), and was surprised to learn that the order of the post-shave items matters. (Hopefully, I've misunderstood something.) After shaving, I normally apply Thayers toner and then clean up. After that, I apply aftershave and occasionally a fragrance. While I don't particularly care about LG points, data collection accuracy does have value so I've changed the order in my post-shave report to place the toner as the last post-shave item.

This was my first try of a Catie's Bubbles soap. I've wanted to try one since I learned about some of the established vendors in wetshaving two years ago. When I was buying a few summer soaps, I could not pass on Waterlyptus. The name, alone, is interesting. The scent is also interesting. I really like it. The soap, which lists "Coconut Oil" as the third ingredient, was very nice and took a surprising amount of water while [bowl lathering](https://imgur.com/yWvqe8X) (which is the "reverse" for me).

I always enjoy the Flat Bottom Tech which was a gift from u/VisceralWatch. I am surprised at this one, though. It was obviously designed for people with very tiny hands^*.


^* _Yes, I know that the handle is really a very clever two-piece affair. See the bowl lathering photo._