LGSOTD 24-July

• Brush: Chisel and Hound - 'Amphora' V13 #SHD
• Razor: Blackland - Sabre L2 #CNC
• Blade: Personna - GEM PTFE 
• Lather: Goodfellas Smile - Shibusa 2
• Post Shave: Goodfellas Smile - Shibusa 2 AS  

Today’s shave is sponsored by /r/hairykopite with the very generous gift of the Shibusa set.  As remarkable as it seems, and considering its easy availability, I’ve never tried goodfellas…or at least not that I recall (edit: I tell a lie, in the early days I had Furiah).  It was actually very nice, not quite my normal scent but still very pleasant and the splash lasts a remarkably long time.  The sabre was my first modern GEM, and a lovely razor it is, curious to see what the redesign is going to be. 

Now, the assistance from hairykopite for this day was purely by chance. He popped up a Catie's Bubbles set on a forum, of which I loved the look, and he recognised my username from here and mentioned the competition. A brief back and forth and a comment made in passing that I was unable to take part in all the days he immediately asked which I was missing, unexpected and certainly not prompted he gifted this set. I was genuinely surprised and incredibly appreciative. Though I registered on here as a member a while ago, I really haven't taken part. The odd post here or there but that's your lot. So I consider myself new, and it's actually quite hard as a 'newbie' to catch up, find your feet and contribute meaningfully with the various references and lingo relating to specific history on this sub that isn't universal. However, this show of selfless generosity just goes to show, regardless of the platform, history, or how much you are involved, the people who make up this crazy wetshaving community are a genuinely nice bunch. So hairykopite, thank you, an excellent example of the good folk here.

To everyone else who has been participating in this friendly competition (though it's a competition it seems more like team building to me), though I am not quite there, the welcome is very much appreciated, the banter is amusing and after this I fully intend to stay involved, cheers! 

Hope everyone has a cracking kick off to the week. 

Cheers

Marc

ROTY

[LGSOTD 24-July](https://imgur.com/pvjmn3s)

* **Brush:** Chisel and Hound - 'Amphora' V13 #SHD
* **Razor:** Blackland - Sabre L2 #CNC
* **Blade:** Personna - GEM PTFE 
* **Lather:** Goodfellas Smile - Shibusa 2
* **Post Shave:** Goodfellas Smile - Shibusa 2 AS  

Today’s shave is sponsored by /r/hairykopite with the very generous gift of the Shibusa set.  As remarkable as it seems, and considering its easy availability, I’ve never tried goodfellas…or at least not that I recall (edit: I tell a lie, in the early days I had Furiah).  It was actually very nice, not quite my normal scent but still very pleasant and the splash lasts a remarkably long time.  The sabre was my first modern GEM, and a lovely razor it is, curious to see what the redesign is going to be. 

Now, the assistance from hairykopite for this day was purely by chance. He popped up a Catie's Bubbles set on a forum, of which I loved the look, and he recognised my username from here and mentioned the competition. A brief back and forth and a comment made in passing that I was unable to take part in all the days he immediately asked which I was missing, unexpected and certainly not prompted he gifted this set. I was genuinely surprised and incredibly appreciative. Though I registered on here as a member a while ago, I really haven't taken part. The odd post here or there but that's your lot. So I consider myself new, and it's actually quite hard as a 'newbie' to catch up, find your feet and contribute meaningfully with the various references and lingo relating to specific history on this sub that isn't universal. However, this show of selfless generosity just goes to show, regardless of the platform, history, or how much you are involved, the people who make up this crazy wetshaving community are a genuinely nice bunch. So hairykopite, thank you, an excellent example of the good folk here.

To everyone else who has been participating in this friendly competition (though it's a competition it seems more like team building to me), though I am not quite there, the welcome is very much appreciated, the banter is amusing and after this I fully intend to stay involved, cheers! 

Hope everyone has a cracking kick off to the week. 

Cheers

Marc

#ROTY