SOTD by u/jwoods23

u/jwoods23 posted on 2023-07-20 07:20:27-07:00 (Pacific Standard Time). Reddit Comment (See markdown)

Jul. 20, 2023 -I'm blue da ba dee da ba di

  • Prep: CeraVe - Hydrating Facial Cleanser

  • Brush: Stirling Soap Co. 2 Band Synthetic

  • Razor: Weck Hair Shaper (Translucent Blue Scales)

  • Blade: Kismet

  • Lather: Stirling Soap Co - Deep Blue Sea

  • Post Shave: T.N. Dickinson’s - Witch Hazel

  • Post Shave: House Of Mammoth - Z (uncool) Balm

  • Fragrance: Stirling Soap Co. - Deep Blue Sea

I went all in on todays #photocontest theme of #Water. Stirling makes a lot of dupes which is perfectly ok, and Deep Blue Sea is fantastic! It’s a Bleu De Chanel dupe and I should try to find some of the original to compare it to this.

Here’s the point where I would rave about Stirling’s performance because I always get a great shave with their stuff but the daily challenge forced my hand. Between this and the sock lather yesterday I just picture the djudges laughing at us trying to one up themselves with the pain and torture of this month.

I probably should have actually read the challenge before choosing my razor and taking my picture for today. But this is the only blue razor I have and it fits the theme too well not to. So I just went for it…I loaded up my brush and face lathered without adding any extra water to make the pastiest lather I could. I typically love my lather to be super drippy, especially with the Hair Shaper so this was tough. I worked it the best I could today and got a surprisingly close shave. It took a ton of time and attention to make sure to not use any extra pressure due to the lack in slickness.

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This SOTD is part of the challenge
  1. SOTD photo scavenger hunt
  2. Lather Games 2023
[**Jul. 20, 2023** -I'm blue da ba dee da ba di](https://imgur.com/a/rLgjxQm)

* **Prep:** CeraVe - Hydrating Facial Cleanser

* **Brush:** Stirling Soap Co. 2 Band Synthetic

* **Razor:** Weck Hair Shaper (Translucent Blue Scales)

* **Blade:** Kismet

* **Lather:** Stirling Soap Co - Deep Blue Sea

* **Post Shave:** T.N. Dickinson’s - Witch Hazel

* **Post Shave:** House Of Mammoth - Z (uncool) Balm

* **Fragrance:** Stirling Soap Co. - Deep Blue Sea

I went all in on todays #photocontest theme of #Water. Stirling makes a lot of dupes which is perfectly ok, and Deep Blue Sea is fantastic! It’s a Bleu De Chanel dupe and I should try to find some of the original to compare it to this.

Here’s the point where I would rave about Stirling’s performance because I always get a great shave with their stuff but the daily challenge forced my hand. Between this and the sock lather yesterday I just picture the djudges [laughing at us](https://media0.giphy.com/media/PPi5c8l8WDY7if1L8z/giphy.gif?cid=2154d3d7fxowwv6tbi2fra33r9r84gbslv0svjsdr43xftvg&ep=v1_gifs_search&rid=giphy.gif&ct=g) trying to one up themselves with the pain and torture of this month.

I probably should have actually read the challenge before choosing my razor and taking my picture for today. But this is the only blue razor I have and it fits the theme too well not to. So I just went for it…I loaded up my brush and face lathered without adding any extra water to make the pastiest lather I could. I typically love my lather to be super drippy, especially with the Hair Shaper so this was tough. [I worked it the best I could today](https://imgur.com/a/gO14h6N) and got a surprisingly close shave. It took a ton of time and attention to make sure to not use any extra pressure due to the lack in slickness.