SOTD by u/sahenders

Jul 19, 2023 - CREAM

• Prep: Klar - Activated Charcoal - Face Soap
• Brush: Sock
• Brush: The Razor Company Cream Soda Acrylic 28mm Synthetic Knot
• Razor: Gillette English RFB NEW No. 77 (1933)
• Blade: Gillette Platinum [4]
• Lather: Taylor of Old Bond Street - Mr. Taylor's - Cream
• Post Shave: Barrister and Mann - Fougère Classique - Aftershave
• Fragrance: Imaginary Authors - Cape Heartache - Eau de Parfum

Sock lather!? Okay, I guess we're doing this...

Using Yosh's instructional video he posted before his lather video shown for inspiration, I managed to work up something that didn't really resemble lather at all. I'm actually kind of impressed that he got what he did from his sock lather. I opted to use a brush for applying it to my face, which helped some to build better consistency by adding more air to the mixture.

The RFB is a wonderful shaver, and still managed to shave well with the quasi-lather produced this morning.

While I normally really enjoy fougère scents, Mr. Taylor smells like my grandfather, but not necessarily in an enduring, nostalgic sort of way. It seems more like a scent from a bygone era. Some have said that Fougere Classique also has an old man scent quality, but I think it fits into that timeless fougère category.

Rating: 3.5/5

Edit: So distracted by sock lather, I forgot to finish my write up.

**[Jul 19, 2023 - CREAM](https://i.imgur.com/RcYJn73.jpeg)**

* **Prep:** Klar - Activated Charcoal - Face Soap
* **Brush:** Sock
* **Brush:** The Razor Company *Cream Soda* Acrylic 28mm Synthetic Knot
* **Razor:** Gillette English RFB NEW No. 77 (1933)
* **Blade:** Gillette Platinum [4]
* **Lather:** Taylor of Old Bond Street - Mr. Taylor's - Cream
* **Post Shave:** Barrister and Mann - Fougère Classique - Aftershave
* **Fragrance:** Imaginary Authors - Cape Heartache - Eau de Parfum

[Sock lather!?](https://imgur.com/a/n2PvmrV) Okay, I guess we're doing this...

Using Yosh's instructional video he posted before his lather video shown for inspiration, I managed to work up something that didn't really resemble lather at all. I'm actually kind of impressed that he got what he did from his sock lather. I opted to use a brush for applying it to my face, which helped some to build better consistency by adding more air to the mixture.

The RFB is a wonderful shaver, and still managed to shave well with the quasi-lather produced this morning.

While I normally really enjoy fougère scents, Mr. Taylor smells like my grandfather, but not necessarily in an enduring, nostalgic sort of way. It seems more like a scent from a bygone era. Some have said that Fougere Classique also has an *old man scent* quality, but I think it fits into that timeless fougère category.

Rating: 3.5/5

Edit: So distracted by sock lather, I forgot to finish my write up.