SOTD by u/AdWorried2804

July 23, 2023 – Month of Lather Day 23

• Brush: DS Cosmetics Jade Green handle w/ DSC 24mm SHD G7 Synthetic knot
• Razor: Rex Supply Co. Ambassador XL Adjustable
• Blade: Gillette Platinum (1)
• Preshave: Proraso – Eucalyptus Oil and Menthol
• Lather: Proraso - Eucalyptus Oil and Menthol
• Post Shave: Nivea – Sensitive Post Shave Balm
• Music: Lynyrd Skynyrd - That Smell

Daily Theme: Proraso Green and Nivea Balm is my cheat code. Prior to becoming aware of "the good stuff" last year, it was what I wore at every life event involving my wife and/or daughter. Even now with a medicine cabinet full of better scents/frags I still get the best compliments from the two women in my life when I wear the cheat code.

The Challenge: Lather Audit. Public Ridicule. Ok, I'll play.

The Shave: Today's lather is a good example of focusing too much on checking boxes and not enough on doing the job right. I precision loaded/bowl-built the lather in order to capture a representative picture, yet two decades of experience tells me that tub loading/face-building Proraso gives me the best results. While the lather looked wet in the bowl, but on the face the slickness just wasn't there. Recognizing this, I kept buffing/cleanup to a minimum and finished with a CCS. #RO

**[July 23, 2023 – Month of Lather Day 23](https://imgpile.com/i/Ct5Bei)**

* **Brush:** DS Cosmetics Jade Green handle w/ DSC 24mm SHD G7 Synthetic knot
* **Razor:** Rex Supply Co. Ambassador XL Adjustable
* **Blade:** Gillette Platinum (1)
* **Preshave:** Proraso – Eucalyptus Oil and Menthol
* **Lather:** Proraso - Eucalyptus Oil and Menthol
* **Post Shave:** Nivea – Sensitive Post Shave Balm
* **Music:** [Lynyrd Skynyrd - That Smell](https://youtu.be/nG0GjjakjaU)

**Daily Theme:** Proraso Green and Nivea Balm is my cheat code. Prior to becoming aware of "the good stuff" last year, it was what I wore at every life event involving my wife and/or daughter. Even now with a medicine cabinet full of better scents/frags I still get the best compliments from the two women in my life when I wear the cheat code.

**The Challenge:** Lather Audit. Public Ridicule. Ok, [I'll play](https://imgpile.com/i/Ct5W2F).

**The Shave:** Today's lather is a good example of focusing too much on checking boxes and not enough on doing the job right. I precision loaded/bowl-built the lather in order to capture a representative picture, yet two decades of experience tells me that tub loading/face-building Proraso gives me the best results. While the lather looked wet in the bowl, but on the face the slickness just wasn't there. Recognizing this, I kept buffing/cleanup to a minimum and finished with a CCS. #RO