June 23, 2024 – 2024.06.23 SOTD: Lather Games Day 23 – Sweet Sunday
- Brush: Silicone Basting Brush
- Razor: Gem Flying Wing / Bullet Tip
- Blade: Personna GEM PTFE
- Lather: Talent Soap Factory – Fantasy Donut
- Post Shave: Stirling Soap Co. – Iced Pineapple
- Fragrance: Imaginary Authors – A Whiff of Wafflecone
Daily Theme: Sweet Sunday
Theme justification: Talent Soap Factory Fantasy Donut smells like a sweet donut.
Relevant Post Shave & Frag: SWEET, SWEET, SWEET! I'm continuing the sweet gourmand theme here. Stirling Iced Pineapple smells like a sweet pineapple, and Imaginary Authors A Whiff of Wafflecone smells like a fresh sweet wafflecone in the middle of an ice cream shop.
Scavenger Hunt ~~Justification~~: COMPLETED
Razor facts: N/A
Brush facts: N/A
Daily/Special Challenge: Kitchen Day
Kitchen Day. Alright. I got this. I don't want to use the Kitchen Aid mixer as that's been done too many times, and I don't think my other appliances would make a good lather. I'll have to figure something else out. While I was deliberating, I also had to make some breakfast for young ones, just like /u/tsrblke. Except my young one is a smaller and scalier than his, so I just have to [defrost his food] (https://i.imgur.com/PTQDuub.jpg)(just a pic of a bag, nothing more). Now back to the task at hand.
I figured it out. Might as well take full advantage of the kitchen. I grab a pot from the dishwasher, and add in a little bit more than a quarter teaspoon of Fantasy Donut. I then added the water. Gotta remember to smash the soap around to make it easier to work with! Thankfully for human breakfast I had some donuts (whoa, what a coincidence!), so I scrapped some of the chocolate glaze from one and added it to the soap for some extra sweetness.
Now for the magic. I turned the burner on and got to work* Just look at this beautiful lather!! Applying it on my face wasn't the easiest, I will admit, but it worked. Here it is right before I started shaving. Shaving wasn't too bad. I think the razor enjoyed the chocolate.
*Please ignore the mess that are my burners. Old range + cleaning day is later today.
Fragrance description
Fantasy Donut is aptly named. It smells like a fresh donut from a bakery. Glad I bought a tub.
Iced Pineapple is a very simple scent from Stirling. It smells like a fresh pineapple. I'm really enjoy simple scents that are done well.
Whiff of Wafflecone can be overly sweet at times, with the vanilla starting. After the vanilla dries down, though, the wafflecone aspect shines and it is a really fun scent. Not too usable in day-to-day life, but it's nice to have a sample of in your den when you want something completely different.
Now onto the shave!
Look, Aaron (from Talent Soap Factory), if you're reading this, I'm sorry for what I did with your soap. You should be proud that it actually still worked, for the most part. It created a slick barrier on my skin for the razor to glide on. So I'd call that a success. I don't think adding chocolate did anything beneficial to the shave, but it did make the smell even better.
The bullet tip gem worked well in this task. I wanted something that would be easy to use without a mirror and it did the job very effectively.
Overall, 5/10 shave. Right down the middle.
Totals:
- Razor Hashtags: 10/10
- Brush Hashtags: 10/10
- Hardware Sponsor Points: 2/2
- Software Sponsor Points: 14/16
- Number of Lather Brands: 23/30
- Number of Lather Scents: 23/30
- Number of Post Shaves: 23/30
- Number of Frags: 23/30
Contest Hashtags:
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#ROTY