Post 'Saturday Lather Games SOTD Thread - Jun 29, 2024' of challenge 'SOTD photo scavenger hunt 2024'

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  1. u/Crossan1983 posted on 2024-06-29 05:42:39-07:00 (Pacific Standard Time). Reddit Comment (See markdown)

    LGSOTD 29-Jun-24

    • Brush: Chisel & Hound - 'Bone Lilly' V23 #COMPOSITE #SHD
    • Razor: Merkur - 39C #ZAMAC
    • Blade: Wizamet - Super Iridium
    • Lather: Sir Henry - Sandalwood
    • Post Shave: Sir Henry - Sandalwood AS

    Bit of a delay in posting today, it was supposed to be my sleep in day today whilst the Mrs takes the little one to dance class. Alas, the other half finds out last minute it was the final class of the term so all parents were able to go and watch...Mrs came and shook me awake, not even a chance to shower and shave until now. Ah well, I'll sleep when I'm dead.

    Despite the disrupted morning, and my now 'otherwise' mood, it was a pleasant shave with the Sir Henry Sandalwood. I've got a couple of their sets and they are actually quite nice, I find the soap a little drying but their splash makes up for it. I prefer their Quartet (Barbershop), but this is decent.

    Daily Challenge - Do Our Homework Day

    ROTY

    If I'm right I think there's only been 3 or so contestants that have picked up all the ROTY tags (bmac92, BossHoggins10, Brokenjaw622), might be wrong if course. Of those I would say bmac92, certainly effort had gone into the posts and by the look of it he's going for max tags and bonus points.

    Photocontest

    This is a tough one, as to the actual photo contest in terms of points I have zero clue. But there have been some real standout pictures that have seriously drawn my eye. iamhonestlylying's day 20 cannonball pic was brilliant, brokenjaw622 on day 9 for darkness was great but I think my favourite was chronnoisseur420 on day 11, the Lavender set with the lego just looked amazing!

    Feats Of Fragrance

    Absolutely no bloody clue, I have zero clue when it comes to Fragrance, so people could be talking utter rubbish for all I know. But I'll pick schontzm because the name is somewhat like schnoz.

    Overall Lather Games Champion

    This feels like it could be anyone's game at the moment. I mean ok, not anyone's but there seems to be a good few viable contenders. Could Priusaurus be the first back to back winnner or will someone be able to prise it from his lathered hands (or I think it'd be the first), perhaps MrTangerinesky will romp away with the win, or will hugbckt and his excellent memes take crown (I enjoyed those). Though I've not been keeping score (who has time for that), I think I'll give it to MrTangerinesky. That's not for one singular thing, as frankly I think it's too close to call without masses of spreadsheets or a clever judging portal to hand! Saying that, I could have completely overlooked the top contender and completely ballsed up my guess!

    Photocontest

    Aiming this one at 'Trash' (Rubbish), because, to quote u/tsrblke "here's theme, because I need to hit theme.".

    Might be completely off so either which way, happy shaves and have a grand day all!

    Cheers

    Marc

  2. u/iamhonestlylying posted on 2024-06-29 06:03:59-07:00 (Pacific Standard Time). Reddit Comment (See markdown)

    June 29

    • Brush: Maggard 30mm Synthetic
    • Razor: Silver Star Vintage DE
    • Blade: Gillette Silver Blue
    • Lather: Sir Henry’s – Black Tie LVS Soap
    • Post Shave: Sir Henry’s – Black Tie LVS Splash
    • Fragrance: Diesel – Only the Brave Street EdT

    When I learned what sandalwood smells like, I thought kind of smells like a lot of typical “masculine” fragrances. Like if something doesn’t smell manly enough, let’s throw some sandalwood in there to make it more tolerable for the masses. If something is too “manly”? Let’s toss a little lavender or vanilla in there to soften it a bit!

    “Hey, what do we have here? This is a perfectly, nice, inoffensive, generic fragrance! Let’s sell it!”

    And that’s kind of the impression I get with Black Tie LVS. The LVS stands for Lavender, Vanilla, and Sandalwood.

    The lavender shows through right away and it is tied to Vanilla, but underneath that tasty floral sweetness is the sandalwood to turn the volume down a little bit and make it more masculine. It’s a really nice scent the checks a lot of boxes and I think I can use something like this year-round. But honestly, I barely use it because the scent is just… Not special. There’s nothing wrong with it, but it never calls to me. Sir Henry’s performs alright, but not my favorite soap base either. I guess I’m as I’m typing this out, I’m realizing why I barely ever reach for this set.

    I finished the shave with Diesel – Only The Brave Street because it’s woody and spicy, so I thought it would help bring out the sandalwood from the Black Tie LVS. Here’s where the magic happens. The sandalwood in this fragrance is the backbone of a scent that beautifully bridges the gap from the splash to the fragrance. It’s bold and has a little vanilla that makes it subtly sweet and it’s got that unmistakable woody undertone. It’s the perfect partner in crime for Sir Henry’s, adding an extra layer of depth to a day celebrating sandalwood.#FOF

    Sidecontest: #photocontest – Humor. Software telling shaving jokes.

    Challenge: You judges HAVE been keeping score, right? I think u/Priusaurus did the damn thing again. Last year, it seemed like u/OnionMiasma was really close, but this year, I don’t think anyone was playing at the same level he was. I said it last year, and I’ll say it again this year: If Prius doesn’t win, we riot.

    For the photocontest, I hope my Summer Break Soaps pic (the current sidebar) has a shot at best photo, but Chrono’s lego pic was great too.

    And for ROTY: I think u/bmac92.

    For FOF: No idea.

    iamhonestlylying’s Daily Top 5:

    In honor of “Do our homework for us”… My Top 5 Posts of the 2024 Lather Games

    5.) u/chronnoisseur42O turning himself purple

    4.) u/MrTangerinesky builds lather using a lifed car tire brush

    3.) u/Priusaurus takes public shaves to a new level and shaves at his office copier for Dupe Day

    2.) u/hugbckt lathers his head with a kitchen gadget, then shaves with a big ass knife and meat cleaver

    1.) u/Priusaurus shaves his legs, in the car, with his kids in the back seat after trolling everyone into thinking he wasn’t going to do the challenge

  3. u/ginopono posted on 2024-06-29 06:16:31-07:00 (Pacific Standard Time). Reddit Comment (See markdown)

    2024-06-29 - Sandalwood

    • Lather: Haslinger - Sandelholz
    • Post Shave: Stirling Soap Co. - Oud Sigma
    • Fragrance: Stirling Soap Co. - Oud Sigma
    • Razor: Wolfman Razors - Guerrilla
    • Brush: Yaqi Metal Timberwolf

    Unifying Theme: Wood

    Sandalwood: That's what Sandelholz means.

    Do our homework: "Do our homework" has never made sense. Why not reframe this as something like "Sportsmanship" or "Fellow Player Appreciation"? Focusing on the judges detracts from that.

    Then again, the judge notes lead me to believe that at least one judge has a habit of assuming ill intent behind earnest gestures of good faith, suggesting they may need all the help they can get.

    I haven't been following a lot of the activity during these Games. I know u/Priusaurus had prepared a whole list of things in advance, which may or may not have been derailed by daily challenges.

    I have the impression that u/tsrblke has been doing good things, although—by my own fault, not his—I couldn't tell you what, except that he probably established himself as a contender for that "Friend of the Games" before it was even announced.

    Also, a nod to u/batmanbrady: I wasn't sure what to expect, what with his account being created only just before the Games. It was cool to see him with pretty good posts, and then he unwittingly triggered a whole thing by mentioning his brother-in-law.

    #FOF
    I'd tried exactly one solely-sandalwood scent before this, and I didn't care for it. Sandelholz succeeds in being not only inoffensive, but classically soothing.

    Oud Sigma is a scent that I bought the whole trio of solely because I was overcome with excitement by the name. As scents go, it's not bad, but its overlap with Razorock's Tuscan Oud leads me to the conclusion that I do not much care for oud.

    #photocontest Pirates
    I nearly forgot that I meant to break out the Jolly Rogers again before the end of the month.

    Candidate for best shot: An Anonymous Djudge remarked:

    great shot, apart from the jolly roger being upside down

  4. u/tsrblke posted on 2024-06-29 08:10:11-07:00 (Pacific Standard Time). Reddit Comment (See markdown)

    June 29, 2024 – Sandal(wood)s and Shorts

    • Brush: Aurora Grooming LG 2024 with 26mm AP Shave Co. Pure Bliss #FRANKENBRUSH #PREMIUMPLASTIC #SHD #FAUXFUR #SUBBROOSH
    • Razor: Gillette Slim
    • Blade: 7 O’Clock – Sharpedge (Yellow) (3)
    • Lather: Stone Cottage Soapworks – Coconut Sandalwood
    • Post Shave: D.R. Harris – Sandalwood
    • Fragrance: House of Mammoth – Sonder

    Sandalwood. I probably couldn’t identify if in a lineup if you asked. But this soap is called Coconut Sandalwood, so it fits the theme.

    When thinking about today, I thought of sandals, shorts and beaches. So naturally here, on the penultimate day of Lather Games is where I stuck the planned leg shave, I promised u/newtothethis. Just because the judges made me shave my legs once does not mean I’m skipping this one. So, my legs will be smooth going into the 4th of July Holiday. (Judges take note, you sprung it too early. Imagine if everyone had gotten to the second to last day then realized they had to shave their legs for shorts and sandal(wood) season.

    For #fof, I’m pulling Sandalwood through the shave. Obviously the first 2 are sandalwood focused. I get a lot of sandalwood off Sonder too (or what I think is sandalwood, again I’m bad it). It’s probably the base notes just pouring through my sus nose. It’s in the notes, so every part of this lineup has a sandalwood element.

    For #photocontest here’s a soccer ball. How does it tie in, listen I pulled 28 days through the theme very well and I was out of ideas for this one. They can’t all be bangers. This one is just straight up gotta get the points. Or we can say “sandals, foot, football.” Your choice. I saved the challenge for last because it’s the hardest. I think for ROTY u/bmac92 has been killing it. He’s thrown himself into this first year with gusto.

    For #fof, u/hugbckt beat me last year he’s going to beat me again. (Also, Sorry wally, my #fof posts have been lackluster this year. Granted they were lackluster last year, and you gave me 3rd.) For #photocontest, best shot will be u/chronnoisseur42O, as his photography is on point. I’d give myself overall winner, but looking at the notes it appears they may have DQ’d my use of the empty tub for “trash.” It’s fine, we’ll stick with me.

    For the overall winner, I put together a good game, but I think this is a runoff between u/priusaurus and u/hugbckt. Both are killing it. I’m hoping for 3rd, but u/MrTangerinsky and the aforementioned u/bmac92 are both bringing strong games too. So we’ll see. It was a tough year. Yes, both u/onionmiasma and u/RedMosquitoMM (two huge competitors) turned judge. Several others in last year’s top 5 had to slow down to trips and such, but we are going to net about 5-7 more average daily shaves than last year suggesting several more new competitors that kept it fresh. So the real winner is the sub, which will hopefully see this activity uptick continue.

    We also have the Airbud contest, no idea who wins there since it happens in DMs. And the Friend of the Sub Award is new this year. I don’t want to look like I’m pandering there so we’ll stick with u/onionmiasma as most helpful and forgo predicting the other categories. I do like that idea though and hope it continues.

    Last, but not least, the No Scrubs. I wish everyone could get a tub of the soap. I can’t decipher the scoring, so I have no guess. I’d like to think I’ve done well? Of all the prizes at stake, I feel like u/grindermonk bear soap is the most special somehow.

  5. u/Str8_Razor posted on 2024-06-29 13:17:29-07:00 (Pacific Standard Time). Reddit Comment (See markdown)

    LG 29 - Sandalwood Saturday

    • Brush: Aylsworth Razors - The Altare - Oumo HMW Silver Tip
    • Razor: Filarmonica 13 Novodur
    • Lather: Eufros - Santal Yuzu
    • Post Shave: Eufros - Santal Yuzu Balm
    • Fragrance: Zara - Vibrant Leather & Sandalwood Elixir

    Luxury shave, after the frugal day. My face feels great.

    .#FOF Sandalwood flood, smooth creamy wood like an old library's wood shelf.

    .#Challenge Respect u/kind_simian! for the great work of summarizing the achievements of the participants. My main source of information has been the LatherCast, until now. Thank you,man! You have my vote.

    .#photocontest Darkness Animal (leather background)


  6. u/bacconchop posted on 2024-06-29 13:59:43-07:00 (Pacific Standard Time). Reddit Comment (See markdown)

    Sandalwood Saturday

    • Brush: Chisel and Hound Scholar V20 #COMPOSITE
    • Razor: J.A. Henckels Twinworks Friodur No Stain 451
    • Lather: Proraso - Sandalwood
    • Post Shave: Pinaud Clubman - Classic Aftershaev Lotion
    • Fragrance: Imaginary Authors - Every Storm a Serenade

    Daily Video

    Daily Gratitude
    Thanks to OnionMiasma for the soap sample. Thanks to ShavinginCT for the frag (and the bag that the frags came in for the eye patch). Thanks to anyone who watches the whole vid. Thanks to the judges and fabulous people for putting this whole thing together.

    Daily Mistakes
    I've taken these games for grantid and I will miss them.

    Daily Writeup These games have been incredible and it's pretty crazy that they are almost over. I also have been postponing the planning of tomorrow's shave because I thought these would last longer so I have to rush and find international stuff for tomorrow. Today was the first time in months that I have used a straight razor and I wasn't great back then and I'm even worse now.

    Daily Theme Points This is the classic sandalwood scented soap.

    Daily Relevant Post Shave & Fragrance Points
    For today I went with a personal theme of classic or personal favorites in my collection, Proraso Red is their classic scent so I went with Pinaud Clubman's classic aftershave. As for the frag I went with one of Imaginary Author's top scents, Every Storm a Serenade. I also matched with my favorite brush (that I just got back from C&H). As well as to finish it all off I went with a super classic razor that almost everyone has, a Friodur.

    Daily Challenge I gotta say, since day one, u/bmac92's posts have stuck out to me, they aren't necessarily special but they are just very well formatted and easy to read. But I gotta be completely honest, I usually don't have time or energy to read all the daily posts, one that I can mention that was great was u/AdWorried2904's Wildcard Wednesday SOTD whewe he used all parts of the coconut.

    Hardware Scavenger Hunt
    Nothing new today.

    Photo Contest
    I'm a pirate using a cable and the black bag that ShavinginCT sent all the frag samples in lol. Only one more photo contest theme for tomorrow and it will be hard because my mom thinks it's bad feng shway or something to have a certain desert plant in the house.

    TL;DR
    Great games, classics, coconut, pirate, either bmac or I win rookie of the year thank you very much give me (or him) the prize.

    Side Contests #photocontest #ROTY

  7. u/chronnoisseur42O posted on 2024-06-29 14:49:59-07:00 (Pacific Standard Time). Reddit Comment (See markdown)

    June 29, 2024 – LG 29: Sandalwood Saturday

    • Brush: Maggard Purple Swirl Synthetic
    • Razor: Gillette Tech
    • Blade: Voskhod (12)
    • Lather: Captain’s Choice – Sandalwood
    • Post Shave: Declaration Grooming – Cerberus Liniment
    • Fragrance: House of Mammoth – Sandalorian

    All the wood today. Generally speaking sandalwood or wood scents on their own are not my go to, but I know they are found as base notes in so many frags I do appreciate. The cap choice is honestly quite mellow, but it’s also an old sample that could be losing its steam. Cerberus is bold, dark, and has like a rich stone fruit jammy resin thing going on. Sandalorian is like that on steroids, as it was also the precursor to cerberus. Despite its dark depth, there is an airy quality to it keeping it from bogging you down, almost as if the two suns on tatooine never set at the same time. #FOF

    For #PHOTOCONTEST there is wood floor, some cool wooden coffee table legs I thought were pretty neat, and some wooden wall. Sadly the latter are painted which seems blasphemous for the old Victorian flat the photo was taken in.

    For today’s challenge I reckon I won’t have the most informed opinion, as I’ll admit following other people hasn’t been happening as much this year while I’m traveling. It’s sort of a shame as I feel that is where a lot of the joy and community (or spite shaves) come from during LG. Since I’m managing shaves while traveling, that should be automatic effort points for me, just sayin’. In terms of possible winners, I’d wager u/Priusaurus stands a good chance at defending his crown. That said I feel like u/MrTangerineSky has been great this year again, u/impressive_donut114 put up another solid run. Seems like u/tsrblke is doing well too. Lastly, u/hugbckt has been good as well, and has my nod for #FOF likely too. For photo contest I think u/crossan1983 has put up a lot of nice shots. I really liked u/iamhonestlylying’s cannonball photo too. Can’t say how well people have been doing all the categories for photos. ROTY u/bacconchop had his mom filming which is so wholesome and legendary at the same time, so I say him. u/bmac92 seems to have done well too.

  8. u/brokenjaw622 posted on 2024-06-29 14:54:56-07:00 (Pacific Standard Time). Reddit Comment (See markdown)

    Jun. 29, 2024

    • Brush: Paladin Sumo

    • Razor: Blackland Blackbird

    • Blade: Personna Lab Blue [6]

    • Lather: D.R. Harris - Sandalwood

    • Post Shave: Proraso - Eucalyptus

    • Fragrance: Bath & Body Works - Black Tie

    Sandalwood Saturday.

    I had no Sandalwood forward soaps when the calendar came out so I grabbed the D.R. Harris sample from Maggards. Oh what a boring shave. Really no noticeable scent. Lathers fine, slickness was there but just boring. The Proraso Eucalyptus was fine, nice smell reminded me of my step grandfather, I guess this is what he used to use, so that put a smile on my face. B&B Black Tie is the most Sandalwood scented fragrance that I own. If there is another Sandalwood day for LG25 I have to be better prepared.

    Todays Daily Challenge Overall Winner I really have no idea who is going to win it all but from reading everyday I think it’s coming down to u/Priusaurus, u/hugbckt or u/Mrtangerinsky.

    ROTY Even though I am a participant in this years ROTY I think it’s u/bmac92 all the way. I’ve enjoyed reading his posts everyday.

    FOF I have not paid attention and honestly even though I am participating in it, I have not really been paying attention and I know even though after tomorrow I will be 30/30 I really did not put much effort into my FOF posts.

    Photo contest

    This one I have paid attention to because I think out of everything this is the one side challenge I really worked at but I’m not exactly sure how the scoring is going to be on this one because everyone did a fantastic job. But for photo of the year I think the nod goes to either

    u/schontzm for this one

    Or

    u/chronnoisseur42O for this one

    That’s all I got

    Photo challenge theme Steampunk Searching for the right art for today’s picture has given me inspiration for my next tattoo.

    #ROTY #FOF #Photocontest

  9. u/kitaecw posted on 2024-06-29 15:02:35-07:00 (Pacific Standard Time). Reddit Comment (See markdown)

    Sandalwood Saturday

    • Brush: Proraso
    • Razor: Gillette Tech
    • Blade: Astra
    • Lather: Taylor of Old Bond Street - Sandalwood

    photocontest

    Water Vehicles

    Today’s Challenge:

    Do our homework day. Actually, it is a little exhausting to take part in daily themes and challenges for an entire month. Checking all the posts each day can turn you off wetshaving. So shoutout to all of judges for their hard work! Many of the SOTDs are really great and many wetshavers have put a lot of work in daily challenges. If choosing some posters, may it be u/Tsrblke and u/enndeegee

  10. u/schontzm posted on 2024-06-29 16:19:25-07:00 (Pacific Standard Time). Reddit Comment (See markdown)

    June 29, 2024

    • Brush: Stirling x Zenith 510SE-XL
    • Razor: Blackland Blackbird
    • Blade: Gillette Nacet
    • Lather: Stirling Soap Co. – Vanilla Sandalwood

    Today, vanilla sandalwood is on theme by prominently displaying sandalwood. This is Hawaiian sandalwood, which has a woody sweetness to it compared to the more spicy and peppery, cologne-esc woodiness that sometimes comes through. It is smooth and the sweet sandalwood is a great simple pairing for vanilla (which is one of my favorite notes anyway). Not sugary sweet either, even with the vanilla which is a plus. I would describe it smooth but not going as far as fully saying buttery or creamy, with the vanilla just adding to the smoothness. Light enough for summer, warm enough for winter, good year round. Edit: almost forgot my memory! This scent, along with a couple others reminds me of how I went nuts with samples from Stirling to get an idea of scents and simple scents. This, sandalwood, Christmas Eve, witchy woman, and probably 10 others. It’s a testament to how awesome Stirling is to have that many options and allowing people to try them out. Every time I use a Stirling sample, I can’t help but think I have another 12 waiting for me.

    For my top contestant picks….its tough. I think u/hugbckt, u/mrtangerinsky, u/priusaurus, u/impressive_donut114, and u/tsrblke would be my overall top 5 picks for consistency but there are honestly a few others who could bump anyone from the top 5. For ROTY, u/bmac92 for again consistency. For photocontest, going with u/crossan1983 and u/chronnoisseur420. For fof, I actually haven’t followed as closely as I should have so I will go with u/enndeegee. Airbud contest is going to be an upset and will likely be u/onionmiasma. Favorite post overall is barbershop day with u/whosgotthepudding and turning his home into a barbershop using only barbershop scents. Biggest shaft of the games is u/alg82 – the portal screwed u/alg82 over.

    I went on a journey to a summer camp to make sure I got the requisite theme: water vehicles. And made sure it was plural, as demanded by the literal reading of the rules for #photocontest

    fof

  11. u/Tetriside posted on 2024-06-29 18:04:55-07:00 (Pacific Standard Time). Reddit Comment (See markdown)

    June 29, 2024 - Sandalwood Saturday

    • Brush: Zenith B15 #OLDWORLD
    • Razor: Eldrormr MM24 #FLIPTOP #MODERNGEM
    • Blade: GEM PTFE (1)
    • Lather: Barrister and Mann - Sandalwood
    • Post Shave: Proraso - Sandalwood
    • Fragrance: Maher Olfactive - Santal Auster

    Challenge: You can have a pop-quiz, but pop-homework-assignment makes no sense. However, I knew this day was coming, and I’ve been trying to make note of good posts.

    u/bmac92 is killing it in the ROTY race. u/bacconchop is also in the running.
    u/Environmental-Gap380 has done a good job with fof thoughts.
    u/ginopono has taken some incredible photos for the photocontest.
    It’s always hard to tell who’s winning the games. Sometimes, I hear certain players mentioned a lot on the podcast. I feel like I’m not doing well because my name doesn’t come up. But, those legendary points don’t always result in top place finishes. u/Priusaurus has made a strong (and verbose) effort in his attempt at a repeat victory. However, there’s strong competition from the likes of u/hugbckt, u/2SaintsDude, and u/bmac92.

    Theme: Soap is called Sandalwood. Aftershave is called Sandalwood. Frag is called Santal (Sandalwood) Auster.

    My lather today is Barrister and Mann Sandalwood in the Soft Hearts base. Sandalwood is a classic men’s fragrance. This soap is the only straight sandalwood I have much experience with (I’ve used Proraso once). The fragrance is rich and has a dryness similar to notes of teak I've smelled in other fragrances (Torchwood, anyone?). It’s very woody. It’s simple, masculine, and smells amazing.

    I shaved with a smoosh of Proraso Red/Sandalwood for sandalwood day last year. I also had a sample of the aftershave from Maggard’s. I can’t find the aftershave sample. I may have added it to the Big Box of Samples and forgotten about it. So, I ordered a bottle from the rainforest store to make sure it would get here in time. Proraso’s Sandalwood fragrance is light. I smell a citrusy lemon oil top note. It’s kind of boring, and doesn’t have much staying power. The splash isn’t very moisturizing. But, it feels nice on my face post-shave.

    For Sandalwood Saturday I’ve chosen Maher Olfactive Santal Auster for the fragrance. The sandalwood is creamy and kind of sweet. It's bolstered by oud which contributes to the impression of creaminess. After the dry down, an earthy note of vetiver. A powerful amber note wafts to nostrils. It's deeply resinous, almost sulfuric. After a couple of hours, the oud is slightly stronger than the sandalwood, but both are still present. The base smells richly balsamic. There are traces of vetiver. This is the polar opposite of Proraso Sandalwood. Proraso is a simple, light, sandalwood which veers sharply away from heavy notes. Santal Auster builds off of sandalwood to create a rich, dark, balsamic fragrance with a procession of woody, earthy, and resinous notes. It feels intimate.

    #photocontest - Baseball

    #FOF

  12. u/souleater7173 posted on 2024-06-29 20:38:38-07:00 (Pacific Standard Time). Reddit Comment (See markdown)

    June 29, 2024 - sandal you say?

    • Brush: Zenith Copper Scrubby 28mm B36
    • Razor: Everyday Shaving Stinger
    • Blade: Astra Superior Platinum
    • Lather: Catie's Bubbles - Retreat
    • Post Shave: Barrister and Mann - Lavender
    • Fragrance: Maher Olfactive - Santal Auster

    In the spirit of doing the judges homework, I decided to test out a new daily challenge for this theme next year. I lathered in a sandal. I took the gram of Retreat that I saved after selling the tub earlier this month, spread it through the heel of the sandal, and then lathered it up (see title photo). It's precision loading in a sandal, what's not to like? (Fun fact, it's the sandal. The sandal is what's not to like.)

    Both this soap and this frag are headache triggers for me, so I'm taking advantage of shaving at night by going to bed as soon as I finish this post. The soap is a very wood-y sandalwood, that feels like it's going for that fresh chopped wood scent. Santal Auster on the other hand is definitely going to a richer, creamier scent with some more depth and variety while still accentuating the sandalwood. I decided to try and bridge that gap from woodsy to rich and creamy with the absolutely gorgeous B&M Lavender. This stuff does a fantastic job making these two disparate scents play nice together as the scents transfer from soap to splash to frag.

    Now, for the actual daily challenge. I think the following people are going to win the various contests this month.

    • Photo Contest: /u/Crossan1983, some of the consistently best photos I've seen all month.
    • Feats of Fragrance: /u/Hugbckt, amazing fragrance write ups. I can almost smell him through the screen.
    • ROTY: /u/bmac92, it's almost unfair how much more prepared he was for these games than the other rookies. The fountain pen ink shave was one of my favorite posts this whole month.
    • Overall Winner: /u/MrTangerinesky is going to win it all. I have faith. He chilled out a bit from last year's over the top insanity, and I think that has only helped him. His posts are required reading every day. Other people would deserve to win too, but I think MrTangerinesky has played the best game all month.

    Today's photo contest theme is Humor. I lathered in a shoe, what more do you want? Please judge the photo linked in the post title. I think I'm supposed to get the container of the soap into the picture in some way, so I took a photo from before I got everything set up, but since I just put the smush in a random container I don't think it really helps. So, again, please judge the photo linked in the title, it's my best attempt at today's photo theme while still, I think, including the relevant pieces. #photocontest

  13. u/lthornby posted on 2024-06-29 22:36:50-07:00 (Pacific Standard Time). Reddit Comment (See markdown)

    https://imgur.com/gallery/AlOLjum

    • Prep: Shower
    • Brush: Wild west Brushworks
    • Razor: Rex - Ambassador
    • Blade: Gillette - Nacet
    • Lather: proraso - Sandalwood
    • Post Shave: proraso - green

    I think u/2saintsdude should win because he is a nightshaver and nighshavers stick together.

    Photocontest

    Donuts theme. Lol cheeky in camera double exposure. Both shots were taken at the famous Duffins donuts. An east Vancouver staple since 1987.