For those of you following along with the Lather Games at the other website, here's today's theme:
Near Death Experience:
Product must be whichever full-sized tub of soap in your collection you are closest to finishing. Caveats: squeeze-tubes, shave sticks, and samples are ineligible for today's theme.
It's the strangest thing. The past few days I've been having cravings for Arko, which I haven't used in probably at least a year.
It did not disappoint. I really like the scent, and the lather is quite slick. Honestly, it's good stuff.
Followed it up with Raconteur which is the best smelling aftershave I own, and then brought things back down to earth with Brut, the $10 EdT that everyone loves.
Relevant post and frag: I'm leaning into the nautical theme here. Kraken is (aside the obvious branding) an aquatic scent, Nomad is a Bay Rum, and Every Storm a Serenade is a green aromatic scent, that is still nautically themed for some reason, inspired my an obsession with Ulv, a Danish Seafarer.
Challenge: I went pasty today. Really a sad affair with this new to me Zenith brush (second use today) which encouraged me to take my time and build a beautiful wet lather. Alas, tomorrow, my pretty butterscotch.
Post Shave: Saponificio Varesino - 70th Anniversary - Aftershave
Post Shave: Thayers - Rose - Toner
Fragrance: Saponificio Varesino - 70th Anniversary - Eau de Parfum
Talc: Yardley Gold
I normally use a very wet lather, so today I went pasty and really did not like it. It did not affect my shave result much, but made rinsing and cleaning the straight razor more of a hassle. One benefit, though, was that the denser lather delivered more of the soap's fragrance which I (clearly, if you look at the photo) love.