SOTD by u/RedMosquitoMM

LG23-01 - Bonjour, Lather Games!

• Brush: Maggard Razors 24mm Synthetic
• Razor: Edwin Jagger DE86
• Blade: Astra SP (23)
• Lather: Tcheon Fung Sing - Rabarbaro Italiano
• Post Shave: Stirling Soap Co. - Piacenza - Shaving Soap
• Fragrance: Chatillon Lux - La Petite Prairie
• Passes: WTG, XTG
• Coffee: Farmer's Market Nitro
• Music: Talking Heads - "Road to Nowhere"

We made it to another Lather Games! I'm excited to see what all our newcomers bring to the competition this year.

While I'm just as hyped as previous years (👑), I'm also traveling right now and hanging with two different families—with some driving in between—so my first few posts of the month will need to be concise. I'm playing the first few days out of a dopp kit and duffel bag, a perfect opportunity to use some samples (Piacenza aftershave, La Petite Prairie fragrance).

I'm at the point in this hobby where it's getting difficult to find brands I haven't tried before, so I picked one at random based on what was on sale. I haven't tried Tcheon Fung Sing—heritage producer of old-school italian shave wares—so I grabbed the tub that sounded most interesting to me. Since I absolutely love rhubarb (eaten and as a note in perfumery), I chose Rabarbaro Italiano for today's shave.

So how's the lather? I love the smell, which is tuned to a moderate strength and very naturalistic, versus the hyper-real rendering of something like Christophe Laudamiel's Rhubarb My Love. Mild, fruity-green, and a bit acidic, it nails the watery, vegetal qualities of rhubarb. The soap base is old-school; very slick, easy to lather, and noticeably drying. I reserve soaps like this for summer when I'm not already exposing my skin to harsh winter wind.

I followed up my shave up with scents that play off qualities of Rabarbaro Italiano. I don't have an aftershave available with a rhubarb note, so for a citrusy taste of Italy, I splashed on some Piacenza. I left northern Italy and circled back to rhubarb with my fragrance; sure, La Petite Prarie uses vetiver, citrus, and florals beautifully, but the rhubarb is what brings it all together. I love this combo and the continuity between all three scents.

See y'all tomorrow!

**LG23-01 - Bonjour, Lather Games!**

- **Brush:** Maggard Razors 24mm Synthetic
* **Razor:** Edwin Jagger DE86
* **Blade:** Astra SP (23)
- **Lather:** Tcheon Fung Sing - Rabarbaro Italiano
- **Post Shave:** Stirling Soap Co. - Piacenza - Shaving Soap
- **Fragrance:** Chatillon Lux - La Petite Prairie
- **Passes:** WTG, XTG
- **Coffee:** Farmer's Market Nitro
- **Music:** Talking Heads - "Road to Nowhere"

We made it to another Lather Games! I'm excited to see what all our newcomers bring to the competition this year.

While I'm just as hyped as previous years (👑), I'm also traveling right now and hanging with two different families—with some driving in between—so my first few posts of the month will need to be concise. I'm playing the first few days out of a dopp kit and duffel bag, a perfect opportunity to use some samples (Piacenza aftershave, La Petite Prairie fragrance).

I'm at the point in this hobby where it's getting difficult to find brands I haven't tried before, so I picked one at random based on what was on sale. I haven't tried Tcheon Fung Sing—heritage producer of old-school italian shave wares—so I grabbed the tub that sounded most interesting to me. Since I absolutely love rhubarb (eaten and as a note in perfumery), I chose Rabarbaro Italiano for today's shave.

So how's the lather? I love the smell, which is tuned to a moderate strength and very naturalistic, versus the hyper-real rendering of something like Christophe Laudamiel's Rhubarb My Love. Mild, fruity-green, and a bit acidic, it nails the watery, vegetal qualities of rhubarb. The soap base is old-school; very slick, easy to lather, and noticeably drying. I reserve soaps like this for summer when I'm not already exposing my skin to harsh winter wind.

I followed up my shave up with scents that play off qualities of Rabarbaro Italiano. I don't have an aftershave available with a rhubarb note, so for a citrusy taste of Italy, I splashed on some Piacenza. I left northern Italy and circled back to rhubarb with my fragrance; sure, La Petite Prarie uses vetiver, citrus, and florals beautifully, but the rhubarb is what brings it all together. I love this combo and the continuity between all three scents.

See y'all tomorrow!