SOTD by u/hugbckt

u/hugbckt posted on 2023-07-20 06:20:52-07:00 (Pacific Standard Time). Reddit Comment (See markdown)

July 20, 2023 – LG Day 20 – I’ve been duped!

I’m so glad I bought Prom King. Dupes aren’t usually something I go for, but given Kyle’s description of it and the hype around it, it seemed like it was worth getting the set. I haven’t smelled the real dead Le Male by Jean Paul Gaultier, but I assume this dupe is pretty darn similar. I struggle to place what notes specifically I notice most and like, to be honest — this is one of those situations where my newness to this hobby really shows. I used Memoirs of a Trespasser EdP because it’s another amber frag that also has some strong vanilla in its base. They definitely seem to go together, but again, I’m not sure why. I feel like a n00b. #FOF

Re: Challenge – This was terrible. I loaded my brush with as little water as I could and got the pastiest lather possible, so pasty that it looks like I lathered my brush with glue. When I finished the first pass of the top and sides of my head, this is all the soap that came off my head and onto the razor, and rinsing this spackle off was a pain. There was even less (and thicker) soap that came from shaving the back of my head. I’m so happy that tomorrow we can have a normal shave. It’s been a long two days.

Detected Items:

This SOTD is part of the challenge
  1. Lather Games 2023
  2. Feats of Fragrance 2023
**July 20, 2023 – LG Day 20 – I’ve been duped!**

* **Brush:** RazoRock 400 Plissoft Synthetic
* **Razor:** Merkur 34C
* **Blade:** Voskhod
* **Lather:** [Summer Break Soaps – Prom King](https://summerbreaksoaps.com/collections/shaving-soap/products/prom-king-shaving-soap-available-4-22)
* **Post Shave:** [Summer Break Soaps – Prom King](https://summerbreaksoaps.com/collections/aftershave/products/prom-king-aftershave-for-r-wetshaving-available-4-22)
* **Fragrance:** [Imaginary Authors – Memoirs of a Trespasser](https://www.fragrantica.com/perfume/Imaginary-Authors/Memoirs-Of-A-Trespasser-16545.html)

I’m so glad I bought Prom King. Dupes aren’t usually something I go for, but given Kyle’s description of it and the hype around it, it seemed like it was worth getting the set. I haven’t smelled the real dead Le Male by Jean Paul Gaultier, but I assume this dupe is pretty darn similar. I struggle to place what notes specifically I notice most and like, to be honest — this is one of those situations where my newness to this hobby really shows. I used Memoirs of a Trespasser EdP because it’s another amber frag that also has some strong vanilla in its base. They definitely seem to go together, but again, I’m not sure why. I feel like a n00b. #FOF

Re: Challenge – This was terrible. I loaded my brush with as little water as I could and got the [pastiest lather possible](https://i.imgur.com/2qnWl9q.jpg), so pasty that it looks like I lathered my [brush with glue](https://i.imgur.com/aFnqgcE.jpg). When I finished the first pass of the top and sides of my head, [this is all the soap that came off my head and onto the razor](https://i.imgur.com/g4Nx4DK.jpg), and rinsing this spackle off was a pain. There was even less (and thicker) soap that came from shaving the back of my head. I’m so happy that tomorrow we can have a normal shave. It’s been a long two days.