SOTD by u/Priusaurus

June 17, 2024

• Brush: Declaration Grooming - Jefferson Thaw B16 - 28mm Artisan Tied Badger
• Razor: Wolfman WR2
• Blade: Wilkinson Sword
• Lather: Catie’s Bubbes – Saturday Morning Soap
• Post Shave: Chiseled Face – Gemulietake Splash
• Fragrance: Gallagher Fragrances - Wicked Good EdT

To think there was a time when people thought there was no possible way vegan soaps could perform as good as tallow soaps. But, as humans, our history is riddled with bad predictions. Like that guy in the 1800s that said everything that can be invented has been invented, or those people who said the internet was just a fad, or that time u/OnionMiasma sent me a card proclaiming he would beat me in this year’s Lather Games. Bad prediction after bad prediction after bad prediction. (And yes, Mr. Miasma, I saved this card as bulletin board material for these Games. Little did I know you’d run away scared and become a judge this year.)

But fortunately for everyone, inventions continued to be invented, the internet is here to stay, u/OnionMiasma won’t be winning The Lather Games this year, AND Daddy Bubbles is a stubborn son of a bitch who built his business on making vegan soaps just to prove other people wrong... His words: "When I was trying to teach myself the basics behind making shaving soap (there was almost no publicly available information on it, was a very closely guarded secret til John from LASSCO and myself started sharing) there were two soapmakers in a Facebook Group that threw down the gauntlet saying that you can't make a good shaving soap without using animal fat. I took that as a challenge and I've never turned my back on that. Neither of them is involved with the industry anymore, yet here I am and there's plenty of other veggie based soapmakers now because of it." Source

Saturday Morning is one of the more fun scents that Catie’s Bubbles has, and if you know me, that means it had to be part of my den. Shaving with a soap that smells exactly like Fruit Loops always brings a smile to my face. The scent is spot on and is a joy to use. For my splash, I opted to the sweetest coffee scented splash I have: Gemulietake. Scented like cookies with coffee. Because if you’re having Fruit Loops for breakfast, why not down a cookie with your coffee afterwards? To close out another Gourmand #FOF, I used Wicked Good by Gallagher Fragrances and let me tell you: This is THE gourmand fragrance. It’s chocolate and vanilla and soooo sweet. Absolutely perfect for me and perfect for today’s sugary sweet shave.

Challenge: To the people complaining that knee lathering is impractical… Have you tried yoga?

A little peek behind the curtain: it took me like 6 tries to get that pic. I set my phone on a timer and for some reason, it wasn’t focusing. Maybe my phone was trying to help out and blur my face for me? Either way, a serious lack of hydration with that lather. Had to work in a lot more water to be usable.

Soap Theme Justification: Catie’s Bubbles makes Vegan soaps.

Relevant Post Shave & Fragrance: Sugar rush shave! Sugary cereal soap. Cookies & coffee splash. And chocolate and vanilla frag.

[**June 17, 2024**](https://imgur.com/a/tw5rgJZ)

* **Brush:** Declaration Grooming - Jefferson Thaw B16 - 28mm Artisan Tied Badger
* **Razor:** Wolfman WR2
* **Blade:** Wilkinson Sword
* **Lather:** Catie’s Bubbes – Saturday Morning Soap
* **Post Shave:** Chiseled Face – Gemulietake Splash
* **Fragrance:** Gallagher Fragrances - Wicked Good EdT

To think there was a time when people thought there was no possible way vegan soaps could perform as good as tallow soaps. But, as humans, our history is riddled with bad predictions. Like that guy in the 1800s that said [everything that can be invented has been invented](https://patentlyo.com/patent/2011/01/tracing-the-quote-everything-that-can-be-invented-has-been-invented.html), or those people who said the [internet was just a fad](https://regia-marinho.medium.com/internet-may-be-just-a-passing-fad-the-newspaper-said-21-years-ago-153aae2e0c2f), or that time u/OnionMiasma [sent me a card proclaiming he would beat me in this year’s Lather Games](https://imgur.com/a/4Uf5RDb). Bad prediction after bad prediction after bad prediction. (And yes, Mr. Miasma, I saved this card as bulletin board material for these Games. Little did I know you’d run away scared and become a judge this year.)

But fortunately for everyone, inventions continued to be invented, the internet is here to stay, u/OnionMiasma won’t be winning The Lather Games this year, AND Daddy Bubbles is a stubborn son of a bitch who built his business on making vegan soaps just to prove other people wrong... His words: "*When I was trying to teach myself the basics behind making shaving soap (there was almost no publicly available information on it, was a very closely guarded secret til John from LASSCO and myself started sharing) there were two soapmakers in a Facebook Group that threw down the gauntlet saying that you can't make a good shaving soap without using animal fat. I took that as a challenge and I've never turned my back on that. Neither of them is involved with the industry anymore, yet here I am and there's plenty of other veggie based soapmakers now because of it.*" [Source](https://www.reddit.com/r/Wetshaving/comments/14oglq9/comment/jqdvb2i/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web3x&utm_name=web3xcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button)

Saturday Morning is one of the more fun scents that Catie’s Bubbles has, and if you know me, that means it had to be part of my den. Shaving with a soap that smells exactly like Fruit Loops always brings a smile to my face. The scent is spot on and is a joy to use. For my splash, I opted to the sweetest coffee scented splash I have: Gemulietake. Scented like cookies with coffee. Because if you’re having Fruit Loops for breakfast, why not down a cookie with your coffee afterwards? To close out another Gourmand #FOF, I used Wicked Good by Gallagher Fragrances and let me tell you: This is THE gourmand fragrance. It’s chocolate and vanilla and soooo sweet. Absolutely perfect for me and perfect for today’s sugary sweet shave.

**Challenge:** To the people complaining that knee lathering is impractical… [Have you tried yoga](https://imgur.com/a/qy8XOLS)?

A little peek behind the curtain: [it took me like 6 tries to get that pic](https://imgur.com/a/pZJbZDB). I set my phone on a timer and for some reason, it wasn’t focusing. Maybe my phone was trying to help out and blur my face for me? Either way, a serious lack of hydration with that lather. Had to work in a lot more water to be usable.

**Soap Theme Justification:** Catie’s Bubbles makes Vegan soaps.

**Relevant Post Shave & Fragrance:** Sugar rush shave! Sugary cereal soap. Cookies & coffee splash. And chocolate and vanilla frag.