DAY 2 LATHER GAMES! HAVE A VEGAN BURGER!
- Prep: Water
- Brush: DS Cosmetics 30mm Tuxedo Knot
- Razor: OCMM
- Blade: GEM PTFE (15)
- Lather: Good Fellas Smiles - Sea Citrus
- Post Shave: Good Fellas Smiles - Sea Citrus Splash
- Fragrance: Bvlgari - Aqva Amara
PIC OF IR DIDN'T HAPPEN
INTRO
Oh man was I happy to hear about today's Daily Challenge, especially after yesterday #skindonor (warning false advertisement). Moreover as soon as I saw the challenge for tomorrow I knew what had to be done.... Let's get right into it!
DAILY CHALLENGE
Yes I shaved with the OCMM and why was I happy to hear about it? Well I did shave with it for 29 days through the whole of June and if I fell in love with the razor after the first few shaves(which were before Retro June, a challenge we made in the Bulgarian group), now consider it one of the best razors ever made!
Like many others today I probably used the OCMM. But why? Well we all know why. There is one person who's at fault for this! And his name is u/EldrormR ! I first purchased one of his awful two toned handles to put on a ER24, or MM24, together with a standard OCMM. He was such an asshole he sent me the stuff even before I paid, I was having money issues and told him I will send him the money at the end of the month, and then he can send them. But noooooo, he had to send them earlier, what a dick!
Later when I told him I really love the OCMM and I would like a fancier one, he found me one(look at it, it's horrible) for a super good deal and again sent it before giving him any sort of monetary compensation, I mean who does that. I tell you who.... People like Eld, awful people...this is why I decided to do write an Ode towards him. Here it is(I had some help from Schiller):
ODE TO ELD
Joy, beautiful sound of cutting
Father of the GEMS,
We enter our bathroom, bearing your craftsmanship
Heavenly One, thy GEM-liness!
Thy craft unites us
Where DE divides us,
All shavers become brothers,
Where thy gentle GEM abides.
Whoever has succeeded in using a GEM
Found out it’s to be a shaver’s friend,
Whoever has won a GEM PIF,
Add his to the party roster!
Yes, whoever also has just one GEM
To call his own on this r/Wetshaving forum!
And he who never managed it should slink
Weeping from sorrow above his sink!
All r/wetshave'rs shave of joy
At the wash basin they enjoy .
All the OCMM, all the ER12/24,
Follow their trail of sharpness.
Kisses that result in the greatest of smoothness,
A friend, proven in truthness .
Gladly, as his work ships
through the land and over the seas
Package, shavers, it’s coming your way,
Joyful, like a new toy with which to play!
Be embraced, Everyone!
His love to all the wetshaving world!
Do you sense him?
Amongst the stars he resides!
EldrormR is thy name which unites!
Now a bit of seriousness. Eld really is an awesome guy and his love for the hobby and GEM razors in particular is probably the biggest I've seen. I was infected with that love and myself now enjoy GEM razor(s) much more than previously! I enjoy them so much that some body parts may get jealous.
A bit about the razor itself. OCMM is definitely the most effective razor I've ever used, and when one gets ahold of the angles, it shaves smoothly like butter, even daily shaves can be managed quite easily, but much slower cause you need more caution. My only gripe is that I tried shaving a 10 day(give take) beard and the razor clogged like crazy, you had to open the clamp constantly.... but other than that it is sublime!!!
THE LATHER(F-ING FINALLY IT'S THE LATHER GAMES)
I think I've only used a GFS soap once before and definitely was not amused... but it fit the calendar and you know, mix and match. It's a vegan base, and it's ok, doesn't take much water, but that's normal for Italian soaps. I'm really not the biggest fan of Italian cosmetics. The scent was kind of nice though, you can feel the sea and the citrus. Gives me a reminiscence of how fried calamary smell in Greece, we have a joke about Calamari Rhodope here in Bulgaria, if anyone is curious, DM me, cause it's NSFW... But yeah, a straightforward smell, nothing special. Soap did dry my skin a bit, but that's kind of normal from what I've tried from them.
THE AFTERSHAVE
Really didn't expect the splash to have some oils in it, second day where I'm surprised by an aftershave. It did a good job of hydrating my skin after the drying up from the soap. It's nothing special in general.
#FOF
Bvlgari - Aqva Amara
Why did I choose this fragrance for today? Well it's simple, while GFS gives you strong citrus with hints of a sea breeze. Aqva Amara plops you on the sand puts a fan next to you so you can experience all the sea smells tenfold and when you start to enjoy it someone comes up to your face and spritzes you with a citric extract. It really is a great representation of being on the beach under the shade of an umbrella(those beach ones) and sipping a wonderful cold orange cocktail cooling you off.
EPILOGUE
Everything is going great so far, I hope I managed to give a good tribute to one of the forum's great guys who has sparked love for razors long before us and am waiting for tomorrow's day, lather and challenge!
- Daily Lather Themes: 2/30
- Daily Challenges: 2/30
- Hardware Scavenger Hunt: 2/20
- Hardware Vendor Points: 0/2
- Software Vendor Points: 0/13
- Software Vendor Bonus Point: 0/1
- 30 Different Soap Brands Point: 2/30
- 30 Different Soaps On Theme Bonus Point: 2/30
- 30 Different Post-Shaves Bonus Point: 2/30
- 30 Different Fragrances Bonus Point: 2/30