- Brush: AKA Fashion Olive Wood with 26 mm Maggard knot
- Razor: Weck Sextoblade Med Prep
- Blade: Kismet Rostfrei, Polymer beschichtet (4)
- Lather: CBL Soaps – Lavender & Leather
- Post Shave: Chatillon Lux – Pure Lavender
- Fragrance: Zoologist Perfumes – Sloth
I wanted to begin this SOTD post writing that this is my first outdoor open blade shave, but then I remembered that of course I shaved on a construction ground scaffolding with a 3/8" straight for last year's outdoor challenge. Well, this year is much more comfortable, I can shave on the terrace under the vine-covered pergola in my parent's garden. I think last time I did anything questionable in this garden was when I was still in high school over two decades ago, and it was good to give the nosy neighbours a refresher (didn't stop doing questionable things, but moved out of my parents' house to do them elsewhere).
For today's relevant post and frag, today's software is all linked by being lavender-centric. CBL's Lavender & Leather is sharp aromatic lavender, almost grassy with a leather note similar to HoM's Almond Leather's. In typical CBL fashion, the scent on this soap is strong and the lavender really hits you in the nose. Chatillon Lux' pure lavender is a softer, more floral lavender scent, and I enjoy pairing it with Lavanille usually, but I've already used BaM and I'm going for 30 soapers. Sloth opens with a sweet floral lavender, and then turns into a sweet, fruity scent (I'm assuming those are the açai berries) as it dries down. For my fellow djudge, this means that the fragrance theme was satisfied for at least 25 minutes and becomes sus thereafter, but that's after the soap and splash have long evaporated, so this should count).
Overall, the shave went well, but the small hand-held mirror from Spearhead's khaki set is only barely large enough to be useful, and my open blade game isn't up to u/Marquis90's level where he can shave mirrorlessly while enjoying a lake-shore vista. Maybe next year I can do it without a mirror, too.