**July 4, 2024 - K.I.S.S.?
- Brush: Dogwood Handcrafts 2022 POTG Handle, Maggard SHD 28mm #SHD #FRANKENBRUSH #COMPOSITE
- Razor: Blackland Razors Blackbird #CNC #STAINLESSLESS
- Blade: Treet Falcon Carbon Steel (1 and done)
- Lather: Eleven Shaving - Sicilian Lemon
- Post Shave: Eleven Shaving - Sicilian Lemon - Splash
- Fragrance: Chicago Grooming Co. - Shiloh
Daily Write-Up
Awesome brush. Awesome razor. Really like the soap. Splash works great. This is my favorite frag from CGCo. So far we have the makings of a stew... I mean, a good shave.
That blade though. Holy crap these are bad. Halfway through I popped it out and into a Gillette Tech to see if it would be less bad. Eh… These might be the worst blade currently in production.
Base wars. Generally, I find all modern bases to be more or less the same level. I kind of miss Excelsior - I found it to work a little better for me than Omnibus, and certainly last a lot longer. I'd say there are two modern bases that I probably prefer- Tusk because it's definitely the one I use the most, so I have it super dialed in, and CB Premium is just something a little bit more special than everything else.
Soap Theme Justification
The soap has only lemon in its scent notes.
Post-Shave and Fragrance Relevance Notes
Lemon bomb today. Lemon soap. Lemon AS. Chicago Grooming Co.’s Shiloh also opens with a very strong lemon note; much more so than the other dupes of this frag, which is why it’s my favorite version.
The Castigation of Cowzilla3 Takes an Unexpected Turn
So, many people probably think that “Ahoy Lather Games” was the day that was written in specifically for u/Cowzilla3. I may have helped perpetuate that misunderstanding by pretty much saying that exact thing on June 2nd. But that’s not the case.
It’s today that is really the theme day for u/Cowzilla3, because… well…. he dumb.
And you’ll note, that he failed to even grasp the simplicity of today, claiming that a scent bouquet rich with anise, jasmine, citrus, and aldehydes could be thought of as a single scent.
Because he dumb.
But something about the whole situation with u/Cowzilla3 hasn’t been sitting right with me, and after spending days and nights thinking about it, I believe that I’ve come up with an answer about how he can be seemingly normal in person, but have such a different personality when dealing with him online.
Here’s what I knew about u/Cowzilla3.
- He is from New York
- He used to “have a house” in Washington D.C.
- Last week he was “very busy”. So he couldn’t send me a smush he promised.
I started thinking about this in my head. Working it back and forth, trying to come up with a solution. It's a tough problem, indeed.
Nothing was coming to me, until I saw this note in the news this morning. “"The toiletries were Old Spice and Pert Plus. I thought that was amusing and odd.” - Stormy Daniels
We all find Cowzilla3 to be odd.
~~Many~~ A few of us find him amusing.
But… these qualities evidently are also found in our 45th president, as said by someone who… well… got close to him.
I’m not a smart man. But I can put two and two together, and I had my first ever “Finkle is Einhorn” moment.
Clearly the man I have been messaging for years is actually former president Donald J. Trump. However, the times I’ve met him, he sent an envoy (generically named, for convenience and so we wouldn’t suspect it). The man we’ve seen as Cowzilla3 is his public front, but behind the keyboard it is our Old Spice and Pert Plus-loving former president, who is now both a credibly accused sexual assailant and a convicted felon. He also evidently seems to be a wet shaving aficionado.
He really couldn’t be bothered to send me a smush last week! He was (unsuccessfully) defending himself against 34 felony charges.
Well, given this revelation…. u/Cowzilla3 - I forgive you.
u/Cowzilla3 - let’s start planning the Maggard Meet early so that the Hampton can accommodate your security detail, and you can come as yourself.