u/curbside_champ posted on 2023-07-19 18:46:15-07:00 (Pacific Standard Time). Reddit Comment (See markdown) July 19, 2023 – Cream
- Brush: None
- Sock: Hanes Ultimate X-Temp Crew Sock (Black)
- Razor: Blackland Blackbird Ti
- Blade: Astra SP (3)
- Lather: Truefitt & Hill – 1805 Shaving Cream
- Post Shave: Castle Forbes – Lime Essential Oil Aftershave Balm
- Fragrance: Duke Cannon – Sea Solid Cologne
The Shave: Mistakes were made in today’s shave. It all began with a poor cream selection. u/2SaintsDude is right, the dregs of my T&H 1805 tub had hardened up some. I decided it would be fine as I had fashioned my sock into a brush like apparatus and would lather it up like a champ. Well it turns out sock lathering a hardened cream is not as easy as one might think. After spending an inordinate amount of time for a complete lack of lather I had the genius idea that the rules had never said you couldn’t face lather. So I reached my hand in the sock and went to work on my face. Looking at other posts I see that no one else was stupid enough to make this mistake. Let me tell you, face lathering with a sock is probably about as much fun as making out with a sock puppet. It did however generate just enough lather for me to shave. Overall I would not recommend.
Post Shave: After my sock shave debacle I decided to use Castle Forbes Lime Essential Oil Balm to soothe my irritated face. I quickly finished up with a little Duke Cannon Sea and was on my way.
Theme: 1805 is a shave cream. Why CF Lime? Firstly, the closest you can get to a cream in aftershave is balm. Second CF is a well known maker of shaving creams, no soaps allowed. Last is the Sea solid cologne. I used this because it also seemed more like a cream in that it is a soft solid.
Challenge: I face lathered with a sock and I’m not proud of it. Here's what my sock looked like after tub loading, during the face lather, and after. After I was done I did place the sock in a random spot in the house for my wife to find and wonder what the hell I had been doing with it. Ah the joys of marriage.
#ROTY
Detected Items:
- Razor: Blackland Blackbird Ti
- Brush: None
- Lather: Truefitt & Hill - 1805 Shaving Cream
- Post Shave: Castle Forbes - Lime Essential Oil Aftershave Balm
- Fragrance: Duke Cannon - Sea Solid Cologne
This SOTD is part of the challenge
- Rookie of the Year
- Lather Games 2023
[July 19, 2023 – Cream](https://imgur.com/a/7mVE1S2)
* **Brush:** None
* **Sock:** Hanes Ultimate X-Temp Crew Sock (Black)
* **Razor:** Blackland Blackbird Ti
* **Blade:** Astra SP (3)
* **Lather:** Truefitt & Hill – 1805 Shaving Cream
* **Post Shave:** Castle Forbes – Lime Essential Oil Aftershave Balm
* **Fragrance:** Duke Cannon – Sea Solid Cologne
**The Shave:** Mistakes were made in today’s shave. It all began with a poor cream selection. u/2SaintsDude is right, the dregs of my T&H 1805 tub had hardened up some. I decided it would be fine as I had fashioned my sock into a [brush like apparatus](https://imgur.com/a/EuEJsVu) and would lather it up like a champ. Well it turns out sock lathering a hardened cream is not as easy as one might think. After spending an inordinate amount of time for a complete lack of lather I had the genius idea that the rules had never said you couldn’t face lather. So I reached my hand in the sock and went to work on my face. Looking at other posts I see that no one else was stupid enough to make this mistake. Let me tell you, face lathering with a sock is probably about as much fun as making out with a sock puppet. It did however generate just enough lather for me to shave. Overall I would not recommend.
**Post Shave:** After my sock shave debacle I decided to use Castle Forbes Lime Essential Oil Balm to soothe my irritated face. I quickly finished up with a little Duke Cannon Sea and was on my way.
**Theme:** 1805 is a shave cream. Why CF Lime? Firstly, the closest you can get to a cream in aftershave is balm. Second CF is a well known maker of shaving creams, no soaps allowed. Last is the Sea solid cologne. I used this because it also seemed more like a cream in that it is a soft solid.
**Challenge:** I face lathered with a sock and I’m not proud of it. Here's [what my sock looked like](https://imgur.com/a/8Yvzq1d) after tub loading, during the face lather, and after. After I was done I did place the sock in a random spot in the house for my wife to find and wonder what the hell I had been doing with it. Ah the joys of marriage.
# #ROTY