SOTD by u/MrTangerinesky

DAY 16 LATHER GAMES! HAPPY FATHER'S DAY!

• Prep: Water
• Brush: Semogue Hereditas 1305
• Razor: Valet Autostrop - VC1
• Blade: Valet
• Lather: Arko - Shaving soap stick
• Post Shave: Maurer & Wirtz - Tabac Original after shave lotion
• Fragrance: Dior - Fahrenheit

Happy father's day to everyone! Love you dad, thanks for being there for me!!

Now for today's shave, EVERYTHING in it is older than I am!

The Valet Autostrop, alongside with the Soluna, will definitely be one of my top contenders for "Retro July"(a shaving event we made in the Bulgarian FB group). What makes it interesting is that I have 10 carbon Feather blades, each one honed by a friend(that has been honing for 35 years and is a JNAT nut) on a different stones. So I think exploring how the different edges of the blades perform throughout the month of July will be exciting. I decided to do a shave with a vintage Valet blade, also honed on a stone(don't remember the name of it atm, it's written on the piece of paper of the blade), it performed quite well and gave me a smooth shave, although depth could have been better, it was a near ideal BBS.

Arko! Urinary puck? Naaaaah. Smell of childhood turking soap(DURU)? YUP! I like Akro, was a bit skeptical in the beginning, but as soon as I tried it I changed my mind and never looked back. Scent is perfectly ok, performance is great! Cheap, good lather, great longevity!

Tabac.... I still haven't used Tabac shaving soap, and it's probably cause of the smell. It's not that it's repulsive I just really dislike it. Tabac smells like an old soviet lady with an old leather bag that has had cheap perfume spilled inside of the bag many times... It's no for me dawg.

Shaves like these sometimes make me question WHY, did I purchase all that I have purchased, then I remember of course, WHY, but once again it proves that some of these really old soap manufacturers are just that darn good and that you can't beat consistency!

Daily Challenge

Now, this year I had to ask up until where should I shave both my legs, cause last year up to the knees was good, but was told that this year it's almost the whole leg, well as much as is needed to wear shorts and not see hair. That was a bit too much for me and I decided not to do it.

Little side track but very important. I know this is "See how the other half lives/shaves", but I don't need to shave my legs to understand that, furthermore I have done that already in previous years I know what it takes and I do appreciate what the ladies do. While we're on the topic of what ladies do, feminine beauty and standards are crazy high to maintain. Now what's important to know here, is that everytime I've had a girlfriend after the first 1-2 months when she gasps and says "Oh no I forgot to shave my legs", I tell her "I like you not because you shave your legs, but for who you are, I know how hard it is to maintain your beauty and believe me I'm ok if you have hairy legs, doesn't bother me a bit". After that conversation I get the biggest smile and hug back at me! So my appreciation of women is that I'm ok if they don't have the time to keep something maintaned or "perfect". Life is life, love is love.

Well don't think I didn't do anything stupid, then it wouldn't be interesting. I had thoughs of making the Daily challenge part of my post of how I shaved my third leg, but it seemed too boring, obvious. So I opted for another idea. Do you see this guy? Now I'm a fairly hairy dude, so just imagine the area of what those boxer briefs cover is shaved. That's right I shaved myself some boxer briefs, or at least I shaped it like that. Much better than shaving one leg up to the knee. Sadly I cannot share pics, cause of NSFW(A)(Not safe for work(anyone).

Daily Lather Themes: 16/30

• Daily Challenges: 14/30
• Hardware Scavenger Hunt: 19/20
• Hardware Vendor Points: 2/2
• Software Vendor Points: 8/16
• Software Vendor Bonus Point: 0/1
• 30 Different Soap Brands Point: 16/30
• 30 Different Soaps On Theme Bonus Point: 16/30
• 30 Different Post-Shaves Bonus Point: 16/30
• 30 Different Fragrances Bonus Point: 16/30

**[DAY 16 LATHER GAMES! HAPPY FATHER'S DAY!](https://i.imgur.com/Qfzr21E.jpg)**

* **Prep:** Water
* **Brush:** Semogue Hereditas 1305
* **Razor:** Valet Autostrop - VC1
* **Blade:** Valet
* **Lather:** Arko - Shaving soap stick
* **Post Shave:** Maurer & Wirtz - Tabac Original after shave lotion
* **Fragrance:** Dior - Fahrenheit

Happy father's day to everyone! Love you dad, thanks for being there for me!!

Now for today's shave, EVERYTHING in it is older than I am!

The Valet Autostrop, alongside with the Soluna, will definitely be one of my top contenders for "Retro July"(a shaving event we made in the Bulgarian FB group). What makes it interesting is that I have 10 carbon Feather blades, each one honed by a friend(that has been honing for 35 years and is a JNAT nut) on a different stones. So I think exploring how the different edges of the blades perform throughout the month of July will be exciting. I decided to do a shave with a vintage Valet blade, also honed on a stone(don't remember the name of it atm, it's written on the piece of paper of the blade), it performed quite well and gave me a smooth shave, although depth could have been better, it was a near ideal BBS.

Arko! Urinary puck? Naaaaah. Smell of childhood turking soap(DURU)? YUP! I like Akro, was a bit skeptical in the beginning, but as soon as I tried it I changed my mind and never looked back. Scent is perfectly ok, performance is great! Cheap, good lather, great longevity!

Tabac.... I still haven't used Tabac shaving soap, and it's probably cause of the smell. It's not that it's repulsive I just really dislike it. Tabac smells like an old soviet lady with an old leather bag that has had cheap perfume spilled inside of the bag many times... It's no for me dawg.

Shaves like these sometimes make me question WHY, did I purchase all that I have purchased, then I remember of course, WHY, but once again it proves that some of these really old soap manufacturers are just that darn good and that you can't beat consistency!

**Daily Challenge**

Now, this year I had to ask up until where should I shave both my legs, cause last year up to the knees was good, but was told that this year it's almost the whole leg, well as much as is needed to wear shorts and not see hair. That was a bit too much for me and I decided not to do it.

Little side track but very important. I know this is "See how the other half lives/shaves", but I don't need to shave my legs to understand that, furthermore I have done that already in previous years I know what it takes and I do appreciate what the ladies do. While we're on the topic of what ladies do, feminine beauty and standards are crazy high to maintain. Now what's important to know here, is that everytime I've had a girlfriend after the first 1-2 months when she gasps and says "Oh no I forgot to shave my legs", I tell her "I like you not because you shave your legs, but for who you are, I know how hard it is to maintain your beauty and believe me I'm ok if you have hairy legs, doesn't bother me a bit". After that conversation I get the biggest smile and hug back at me! So my appreciation of women is that I'm ok if they don't have the time to keep something maintaned or "perfect". Life is life, love is love.

Well don't think I didn't do anything stupid, then it wouldn't be interesting. I had thoughs of making the Daily challenge part of my post of how I shaved my third leg, but it seemed too boring, obvious. So I opted for another idea. Do you see **[this](https://i.imgur.com/36mG6pm.jpeg)** guy? Now I'm a fairly hairy dude, so just imagine the area of what those boxer briefs cover is shaved. That's right I shaved myself some boxer briefs, or at least I shaped it like that. Much better than shaving one leg up to the knee. Sadly I cannot share pics, cause of NSFW(A)(Not safe for work(anyone).

**Daily Lather Themes:** 16/30

* **Daily Challenges:** 14/30
* **Hardware Scavenger Hunt:** 19/20
* **Hardware Vendor Points:** 2/2
* **Software Vendor Points:** 8/16
* **Software Vendor Bonus Point:** 0/1
* **30 Different Soap Brands Point:** 16/30
* **30 Different Soaps On Theme Bonus Point:** 16/30
* **30 Different Post-Shaves Bonus Point:** 16/30
* **30 Different Fragrances Bonus Point:** 16/30