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Why, hello and welcome to my first entry for this new week of SOTD's. And for my initial bit of scribbling, the board have stipulated it is to be so themed, 'Angus's beef'
Heavy metal - The mighty stainless Mongoose
The razor's edge - Schick Proline
Thunderbrush - Highlander Marine AFC
Whole lot of lather - Penhaligons Bayolea
You moistened me all night long - Collagen
Hells smells - Versace The Dreamer
Giphy rejection. Giphy rejection, giphy rejection. You have been warned. No further quipy crap here.
Last night's shave arrives in karaoke format, and you know the rules. Press play and somehow make the words fit. If they don't then just hum any old shite.
In the beginning
Back in 19 hundred and twelve
Man didn't know how to shave his facial hair
Or have a shaving shelf
But Brian had the soap
And Giles he had the brush
No one knew quite what to do
But King Gillette had a rush and this is what he said
Let there be blades, and there were blades
Let there be razors, and there were razors
Let there be brushes, there were brushes
Let there be lather, there was lather
Oh, let there be shaves!
And it came in three pass
That shaving faces was born
And in every sink across the land
Whipping up lathers ‘came the norm
And that razor man got famous
And faces they got cleared
And in every shower room an ignoramus
Got rid his fucking beard
There was fifteen million shavers
Learnin' how to shave
And you could hear the shavers cussing
And this is what they had to say
Let there be blood, weepers, rashes, irritation
Oh, let there be beards!
One night on a forum called TSR
There was information to avoid a bloody scar
And the shaving was good and the lather was thick
And the tides they turned and the shaving slick:
"Let there be shaves"
And perhaps more to the point, was it a good shave?
Quite not me to bowl lather but Mrs Satanfriendly did ask if I could whip up some cream for her. 'Yes, yes, yes! I'm in here!!'. Only to find she wanted to do her lady shave things. Uh!? To be honest I really thought her goatee beard was pretty trim and hairy goat like legs have always been a prerequisite family thing.
Still, in a bowl or on the face (which is where it all ends up), one very fine lather and one very fine removal by my God of razors. Superbly smooth and superbly happy.
The Versace? Still the best £23 scent of the year. And me? The best £2.73 man on planet shave
Japanese ladies? All the way. And someone who I can't remember who the hell they are, but I'll have some of it....
Only takes me to say, I love you all