SOTD by u/AdWorried2804

July 20, 2023 – Month of Lather Day 20

• Brush: DS Cosmetics Jade Green handle w/ DSC 24mm SHD G7 Synthetic knot
• Razor: Gillette Tech
• Blade: Treet Carbon Steel (4)
• Preshave: Stirling Soap Co. – Unscented
• Lather: Stirling Soap Co. – Stirling Blu
• Post Shave: Stirling Soap Co. – Stirling Blu Balm
• Music: Sudden Lights - Backwards In Time

Daily Theme: Stirling Blu is Stirling's "take on the popular Polo Blue cologne". Polo Blue is a favorite of my wife, so it was only natural that Blu was the first Stirling soap I purchased.

The Challenge/Shave: For decades I used Proraso and for decades my lather was a dry, pasty, and sticky. I instinctively added large quantities of water as I shaved and somehow got decent shaves in spite of my crappy lather. When I switched to artisan soaps, my Proraso lather technique was a failure and shaving was torture. Thanks to the r/Wetshaving wiki and a lot of practice I learned how to make nice, good, wet lather. Now the Lather Gods (LGs) want me to go backwards in time and relive the trauma. For reasons I cannot explain I complied. I would show you a W_E-quality photo of my hot mess razor burned face on fire, but everyone has suffered enough already.

Public Apology: Yesterday I hypothesized that the LGs were using us to satisfy their dark web fantasies. I couldn't be more wrong, and today's shave proved it. The LGs gave us a nibble (Dup of our choice) and then made us self-torture ourselves with said dup. This is Psychological Warfare at its highest level, Stockholm Syndrome-level torture. Don't believe me? Exhibit #1 - The Lord of Spice himself, u/cowzilla3. After expressing fealty to the Air Bud Emperor, The LGs used their crowd psychology techniques to get Cowzilla to reject u/airbudeuler, bend his knee, and become a Public Shill to the Lather Gods. They broke Cowzilla, now they're trying to break us. Don't trust anyone! #ROTY

**[July 20, 2023 – Month of Lather Day 20](https://imgpile.com/i/C9XcVo)**

* **Brush:** DS Cosmetics Jade Green handle w/ DSC 24mm SHD G7 Synthetic knot
* **Razor:** Gillette Tech
* **Blade:** Treet Carbon Steel (4)
* **Preshave:** Stirling Soap Co. – Unscented
* **Lather:** Stirling Soap Co. – Stirling Blu
* **Post Shave:** Stirling Soap Co. – Stirling Blu Balm
* **Music:** [Sudden Lights - Backwards In Time](https://youtu.be/Y6NAgAn3ZFc)

**Daily Theme:** Stirling Blu is Stirling's "take on the popular Polo Blue cologne". Polo Blue is a favorite of my wife, so it was only natural that Blu was the first Stirling soap I purchased.

**The Challenge/Shave:** For decades I used Proraso and for decades my lather was a dry, pasty, and sticky. I instinctively added large quantities of water as I shaved and somehow got decent shaves in spite of my crappy lather. When I switched to artisan soaps, my Proraso lather technique was a failure and shaving was torture. Thanks to the r/Wetshaving wiki and a lot of practice I learned how to make nice, good, wet lather. Now the Lather Gods (LGs) want me to go backwards in time and relive the trauma. For reasons I cannot explain [I complied](https://imgpile.com/i/C9OfnN). I would show you a W_E-quality photo of my hot mess razor burned face on fire, but everyone has suffered enough already.

**Public Apology:** Yesterday I hypothesized that the LGs were using us to satisfy their dark web fantasies. I couldn't be more wrong, and today's shave proved it. The LGs gave us a nibble (Dup of our choice) and then made us self-torture ourselves with said dup. This is Psychological Warfare at its highest level, Stockholm Syndrome-level torture. Don't believe me? Exhibit #1 - The Lord of Spice himself, u/cowzilla3. After expressing fealty to the Air Bud Emperor, The LGs used their crowd psychology techniques to get Cowzilla to reject u/airbudeuler, bend his knee, and become a Public Shill to the Lather Gods. They broke Cowzilla, now they're trying to break us. Don't trust anyone! #ROTY