SOTD by u/curbside_champ

June 13, 2024 – Dupelgänger

• Brush: Chisel and Hound – Desert Ranger 26mm
• Razor: Blackland - Blackbird Lite
• Blade: Personna Lab Blue (2)
• Lather: 345 Soap Co. - Expedition
• Post Shave: Stirling – Executive Man Splash
• Fragrance: 345 Soap Co. - Expedition EDP
• The Lather: Today was my first time trying out a 345 soap. While the scent was good, I found my lather came out lacking. I may have added to much water, and that’s my fault, but the lather just turned out thin and unimpressive. I will have to try again at some point to see if it was just an off day.
• The Shave: The thin lather didn’t make for the best shave, but it wasn’t the worst shave I’ve had this month.
• Aftershave/Frag: Since this is dupe day I went with an aftershave and frag that both are dupes (Creed’s Aventus and Ralph Lauren’s Safari). Aside from that there are a few crossover scent notes (bergamot, lemon, jasmine, and oakmoss) that allow the scents to blend together quite well.
• Theme: 345 Expedition is a dupe of Ralph Lauren – Safari, so sayeth the Thirsty Badger.
• Challenge: So I was a little torn on this challenge. Do I recreate the label as is, or make a new one. I tried to get a late night verification as to what the challenge actually was and u/jeffm54321 was kind enough to tell me it meant replicate. So here is my crayon rendition of Expedition’s label. Since I had already begun a new label I might as well share it. This label was meant to connect both the executive man and the expedition titles. I wasn’t quite happy with it though. I wanted to really capture the majesty and thrill of a real expedition through jungle and into a cave. I thought about how might a great designer such as u/raymoonie design this label. I therefore give you Expedition NSFW. Just in case you were wondering where you might find such an expedition, it can apparently be found in China’s Danxiashan Mountains as this is actually a real place (or so the internet says).
• Acknowledgement: Thank you u/2saintsdude for the splash and frag samples and u/raymoonie for the inspiration.

[June 13, 2024 – Dupelgänger](https://imgur.com/a/6-12-24-dupelg-nger-CUp0262)

* **Brush:** Chisel and Hound – Desert Ranger 26mm
* **Razor:** Blackland - Blackbird Lite
* **Blade:** Personna Lab Blue (2)
* **Lather:** 345 Soap Co. - Expedition
* **Post Shave:** Stirling – Executive Man Splash
* **Fragrance:** 345 Soap Co. - Expedition EDP
* **The Lather:** Today was my first time trying out a 345 soap. While the scent was good, I found my lather came out lacking. I may have added to much water, and that’s my fault, but the lather just turned out thin and unimpressive. I will have to try again at some point to see if it was just an off day.
* **The Shave:** The thin lather didn’t make for the best shave, but it wasn’t the worst shave I’ve had this month.
* **Aftershave/Frag:** Since this is dupe day I went with an aftershave and frag that both are dupes (Creed’s Aventus and Ralph Lauren’s Safari). Aside from that there are a few crossover scent notes (bergamot, lemon, jasmine, and oakmoss) that allow the scents to blend together quite well.
* **Theme:** 345 Expedition is a dupe of Ralph Lauren – Safari, so sayeth the Thirsty Badger.
* **Challenge:** So I was a little torn on this challenge. Do I recreate the label as is, or make a new one. I tried to get a late night verification as to what the challenge actually was and u/jeffm54321 was kind enough to tell me it meant replicate. So here is my [crayon rendition](https://imgur.com/a/expedition-crayon-version-FWZSTyQ) of Expedition’s label. Since I had already begun a [new label](https://imgur.com/a/expedition-revamped-TfKngEr) I might as well share it. This label was meant to connect both the executive man and the expedition titles. I wasn’t quite happy with it though. I wanted to really capture the majesty and thrill of a real expedition through jungle and into a cave. I thought about how might a great designer such as u/raymoonie design this label. I therefore give you [Expedition NSFW](https://imgur.com/a/CWwIeXk). Just in case you were wondering where you might find such an expedition, it can apparently be found in[ China’s Danxiashan Mountains](https://dontstopliving.net/vagina-rock-danxiashan-mountains-guangdong-province-china/) as this is actually a real place (or so the internet says).
* **Acknowledgement:** Thank you u/2saintsdude for the splash and frag samples and u/raymoonie for the inspiration.