DAY 7 LATHER GAMES! I GOTTA QUESTION BOUT A THANG!
- Prep: Water
- Brush: DS Cosmetics 30mm Tuxedo Knot
- Razor: OCMM
- Blade: GEM PTFE (16)
- Lather: Maggard Razors - Tobacco and Leather Shave Soap
- Post Shave: House of Mammoth - Tobacconist Aftershave Balm
- Fragrance: John Varvatos - Dark Rebel
PIC OR IT DIDN'T HAPPEN
RAZOR+SOAP+BLA BLA BLA
So this time it was probably one of the shortest shaves, I probably scooped too much soap(t'was around 0.4 grams but still), cause I only did one pass with the OCMM which was a combo of ATG and XTG. Yesterday that Parker did me over and there was barely anything to shave today...
It's the first time I used Tobacco and Leather and it was definitely not what I expected. Off the sample I get almonds, from all of the things in the world.... Didn't that day pass already?Strange... But when lathering it up it kind of disappeared and was substituted by a nice and sweet smell. My guess is that the harsh almond like smell is the same I get from Cuero Oscuro by Wholly Kaw, that soap smells straight like shoe polish, it's quite brutal and direct, but I like it!(surprise, surprise)
Post shave was the AMAZING HoM balm, GO BUY ONE OF THOSE DAMN BALMS AND THANK ME LATER!!!
DAILY CHALLENGE:
Now last year I got robbed, cause someone had the same idea as me, but was quicker than I was with the wicked_edge challenge. This year, I DID NOT SLEEP THE NIGHT BEFORE, NOT ONE BIT(no joke actually), just so I can rest assured that I have posted my daily question in the DQ thread and be the FIRST to do so! Which is quite fitting. Cause in my experience people who talk/write like this are THE MOST IMPATIENT MOTHER DUCKERS.....
And I'll give you an example how the convo went, keep in mind this is between the time of 00:00-02:00....:
NewGuyToTheGroup: Hey, I got these new WK and A&E soaps, but now I need a razor, what can you recommend to me?
Me: Yeah, sure what's your budget, usually people start with Merkur 34C or Muhle R89.
NewGuyToTheGroup: What else can you recommend up to a 100$?
Me: Well Razorock Game Changer is a pretty good bet usually, pretty good bang for buck!
NewGuyToTheGroup: WHAT ABOUT THIS RAZOR?(Proceeds to send me a 100$ AliExpress copy of an old french razor)
Me: Dunno man, I don't have much experience with those, but I wouldn't trust something out of AliExpress, FOR THAT AMMOUNT OF MONEY, especially when it's a nobody knows razor.
At this point the guy stopped answering and the night went on, I got home at around 6 in the morning and the dude messaged me:
NewGuyToTheGroup: YO I GOT THIS SICK ASS RANDO RAZOR(which was never even mentioned either by me or him)!!! IT'S SO COOL!!!
Me:......(inwardly towards myself, why did you ask me.... why?!?!?! Man just go suck a dick)
And this has not been the only case....
Edit1: Great big thanks to Maggards for their generosity, cause it was with their 150$ gift card that I was able to get my Timeless razor!!!!
Edit2: Daily Question topic is a great place where one can get answers to even the most intricate shaving questions, cause this sub is filled with people that are just incredibly smart and kind to help!!!
#FOF
Honestly the past few days I'm so smashed... I barely get the energy of doing a decent SOTD, but I'll try and be better than yesterday. I know I've been John Varvatos-ing it mainly, but they are the ones that I am mainly familiar with and it's easier to pair them with the soaps I used, especially the first few days. I really was wondering with WHAT can I combine Dark Rebel, cause it's definitely a STANK scent! Very heavy, VEEEERY! After smelling the soap I thought that it would match, to be honest it's not the best match with the Tobacconist balm, but I've had much worse, like last year's LG, where I just use something, somewhere and the results more often than naught were terrible.... Dark Rebel has that stank to the leather which I pick up from the soap. It really is a Noir type of scent, something out of a small jazz club in the 60's that has it's halls filled with cigarette smoke combined with cheap leather jackets!
- Daily Lather Themes: 8/30
- Daily Challenges: 8/30
- Hardware Scavenger Hunt: 10/20
- Hardware Vendor Points: 0/2
- Software Vendor Points: 3/13
- Software Vendor Bonus Point: 0/1
- 30 Different Soap Brands Point: 8/30
- 30 Different Soaps On Theme Bonus Point: 8/30
- 30 Different Post-Shaves Bonus Point: 8/30
- 30 Different Fragrances Bonus Point: 8/30