SOTD by u/SamIAmShepard

June 5 Lather: Nivea Men Sensitive Shave Foam

• Brush: Simpson Trafalgar T3 Synthetic
• Razor: Merkur 34C
• Blade: Gillette Platinum
• Lather: Nivea Men Sensitive Shave Foam
• Post Shave: Thayer’s Facial Toner - Witch Hazel - Unsecented
• Fragrance: Spearhead Seaforth! - Sea Spice Lime - Edt
• Lather Bowl: Captain’s Choice Copper Bowl
• Music: Shaving Cream - Buddy Bell

TODAY’S THEME: With a family of five, there’s always a can of canned goop somewhere in the house. Found one in the hall closet. This is easily my least favorite day of the lather games. Not a fan of stuff. But I added a bit of water to it, maybe even more than a bit, and it wasn’t…terrible. Not as slick as a good artistan soap, and not nearly the Post-shave feel either. But it did the job just fine. I won’t be shaving with canned goop again until the next lather games. The Thayer’s was actually nice. Decided to keep the drugstore theme going. Not sure how much it really does, but it felt good going on.

TODAY’S CHALLENGE: When I started wet shaving a few years ago, I used a bowl exclusively. Over the following few years, I gradually shifted to become primarily a face latherer. So today, I went back to the bowl. I sprayed a shit ton of foam into the bowl. And then started to add water. Swirled the T3 around in it. And added more water. At the point I could tell it was going to break down, I stopped and applied. The added water actually helped a lot and the lather wasn’t awful. But I’m happy to return to my soap tomorrow.

SPONSOR SPOTLIGHT: Spearhead. I have 3 full trifectas. SSL, Black Watch, and Roman Spice. The first two are likely in my favorite 10 all-time scents. With SSL a contender for #1. So I wrapped up the synthetic smelling shave with some sea summer spicy stuff.

QUOTE OF THE DAY: “Death leaves cans of shaving cream half-used.”

—Haruki Murakami

**[June 5 Lather: Nivea Men Sensitive Shave Foam](https://imgur.com/a/OCbMxOB)**

* **Brush:** Simpson Trafalgar T3 Synthetic
* **Razor:** Merkur 34C
* **Blade:** Gillette Platinum
* **Lather:** Nivea Men Sensitive Shave Foam
* **Post Shave:** Thayer’s Facial Toner - Witch Hazel - Unsecented
* **Fragrance:** Spearhead Seaforth! - Sea Spice Lime - Edt
* **Lather Bowl:** Captain’s Choice Copper Bowl
* **Music:** [Shaving Cream - Buddy Bell](https://youtu.be/l4bD-hvy9mQ?si=92rANaZk7Rxmxo9-)


TODAY’S THEME: With a family of five, there’s always a can of canned goop somewhere in the house. Found one in the hall closet. This is easily my least favorite day of the lather games. Not a fan of stuff. But I added a bit of water to it, maybe even more than a bit, and it wasn’t…terrible. Not as slick as a good artistan soap, and not nearly the Post-shave feel either. But it did the job just fine. I won’t be shaving with canned goop again until the next lather games. The Thayer’s was actually nice. Decided to keep the drugstore theme going. Not sure how much it really does, but it felt good going on.

TODAY’S CHALLENGE: When I started wet shaving a few years ago, I used a bowl exclusively. Over the following few years, I gradually shifted to become primarily a face latherer. So today, I went back to the bowl. I sprayed a shit ton of foam into the bowl. And then started to add water. Swirled the T3 around in it. And added more water. At the point I could tell it was going to break down, I stopped and applied. The added water actually helped a lot and the lather wasn’t awful. But I’m happy to return to my soap tomorrow.

SPONSOR SPOTLIGHT: Spearhead. I have 3 full trifectas. SSL, Black Watch, and Roman Spice. The first two are likely in my favorite 10 all-time scents. With SSL a contender for #1. So I wrapped up the synthetic smelling shave with some sea summer spicy stuff.

QUOTE OF THE DAY: “Death leaves cans of shaving cream half-used.”

—Haruki Murakami