Today's shave is Menthol Monday
Prep:
Soap: C.O. Bigelow Premium Shave Cream
Brush: Plisson synthetic with black acetate handle
Razor: Merkur 34C
Blade: Feather
Post: Fine L'orange Noir
Kicking off the June challenge while on a five-day vacation in Colorado--with a shitload of samples, a Merkur, a single synthetic brush, a single aftershave, a bulging dopp bag, piss and vinegar.
Also marijuana.
| Date | Theme | Soap | Pic (if applicable) | Proof (if applicable) | Total Shaves |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Menthol | C.O. Bigelow Premium Shave Cream | put pic here | I remember back when I thought this was a luxury product. | 1 |
| 2nd | Tallow | Strop Shoppe Black Tie with Tallow | put pic here | Look closely. | [2]( |
| 3rd | Lavender | Barrister & Mann Lime, Lavender, and Cedarwood | put pic here | How can anyone really know for sure? | [3]( |
| 4th | Leather | Chiseled Face Ghost Town Barber | put pic here | Smells like cows...vaguely | [4]( |
| 5th | Made in France | Martin de Candre Fougère | put pic here | I believe this language to be that of a Frenchman | [5]( |
| 6th | Barbershop | Barrister & Mann Seville | put pic here | Dennis is asshole | [6]( |
| 7th | Shea | Strop Shoppe Baker Street Special Edition | put pic here | Why Charlie hate? | [7]( |
| 8th | Oceanic | Barrister & Mann Bay Rum | put pic here | Because Dennis is a bastard man | [8]( |
| 9th | Made in Italy | Razorock Son of Zeus | put pic here | "Hand Made by an Artisan in Italy" | [9]( |
| 10th | Vegan | Jack Black Supreme Cream Triple Cushion Shave Lather | put pic here | "Cruelty-free, vegan and dermatologist tested" | [10]( |
| 11th | Lanolin | Mike's Natural Soap Hungarian Lavender | put pic here | "The icing on the cake is lanolin..." | [11]( |
| 12th | Fougère | Wet Shaving Products Fougère Noir | put pic here | Let's check with the judges... | [12]( |
| 13th | Gourmand | Barrister & Mann Cheshire | put pic here | "[T]his soap captures the classic essence of Earl Grey tea" | [13]( |
| 14th | Spice | Barrister & Mann Fougère Aromatique | put pic here | "Rich, gleamingly spicy, and utterly without pretense" | [14]( |
| 15th | Almond | Cella | put pic here | Don't we all agree Cella is almondy? | [15]( |
| 16th | Made in the UK | Taylor of Old Bond Street Avocado | put pic here | It's impossible to know for sure | [16]( |
| 17th | Woody | LASSCo Woody Lavender | put pic here | Oh, I got wood. Big time. | [17]( |
| 18th | Triple Milled | Art of Shaving Lavender | put pic here | Dunno. It's hard as fuck, and the internetz seems to think it's triple milled. | [18]( |
| 19th | Floral | Taylor of Old Bond Street Rose | put pic here | I will cut a bitch who tries to say rose isn't a floral. | [19]( |
| 20th | Citrus | Soap Commander Respect | put pic here | "Respect...combines essential oils of both Patchouli and Lime" | [20]( |
| 21st | Cedar/Vetiver | Strop Shoppe London Morning | put pic here | "A complex scent with a combination of citrus zest, cedar leaf, rich spices, vetiver, white pepper, musk, and light patchouli | [21]( |
| 22nd | Maggard | Limes & Bergamot | put pic here | res ipsa loquitur | [22]( |
| 23rd | Tobacco | Tabac | put pic here | Even though the scent of this stuff is clearly modeled after a rotting horse's asshole, I am to understand there's also tobacco something or other in there too. | [23]( |
| 24th | Barrister & Mann | Lavanille | put pic here | Not only is Lavanille a Barrister & Mann soap, it is THE Barrister & Mann soap | [24]( |
| 25th | LASSCo | Topanga Fougère | put pic here | Why haven't I waited so long to try this? New favorite? | [25]( |
| 26th | Dapper Dragon | Signature with tallow | put pic here | Unless I've been sold a counterfeit via /u/ItchyPooter 's etsy store, this is definitely made by Dapper Dragon | [26]( |
| 27th | Mickey Lee Soapworks | Bali Hai | put pic here | also to my knowledge, NOT a counterfeit | [27]( |
| 28th | Wholly Kaw | Almond Medley courtesy of | put pic here | unless user is running a cruel joke, I'm pitching a perfect game late into the 9th. | [28]( |
| 29th | Chiseled Face | Sherlock | put pic here | smells legit. | [29]( |
| 30th | Bufflehead | Heirloom | put pic here | VICTORY! | [30]( |
