July 29, 2023 – LG Day 29 – Santal Saturday
- Brush: Stirling Synthetic Li’l Brudder
- Razor: Razorock Mamba 70
- Blade: Lord Extra
- Lather: Black Ship Grooming – Stede Bonnet
- Post Shave: Epsilon – Scottish Spirit
- Fragrance: Essential Parfums – Orange X Santal
I have surprisingly few sandalwood-centric soaps, but an increasing number of fragrances/EdPs that feature sandalwood. Stede Bonnet is probably the most sandalwood-prominent soap I own, with teakwood sharing the stage. It’s a really nice blend, and I’m glad I like it, since I bought it at the behest of Mrs. hugbckt due to it reminding her of Our Flag Means Death. This was followed up by Scottish Spirit, which felt like a decent match as a spicy woody fragrance, and then brightened by Orange X Santal, which is a delightful but light fragrance by Essential Parfums. The citrus comes first, which then opens into a nice sandalwood accord, but fades faster than I’d like. #FOF
Time to talk about why someone else should win. Thankfully, there’s a rubric so today doesn’t functionally mean anything, other than to laud those who stood out.
- u/Priusaurus was not only entertaining by announcing that everyone else was playing for second, but also by providing quality, informative and/or entertaining interviews with artisans and chatbots.
- u/OnionMiasma consistently commits to the bit and really loves the road-trip style shitposts (e.g., almond adventure and trip to Wisconsin) and the biggest commitment to the bit: gasoline on the face
- u/djanovshaving made some of the best, tightest, and well-edited videos I’ve seen related to shaving
- u/ginopono is an incredible photographer and is my PhotoContest pick, and shaved in a restaurant and managed not to get kicked out
- u/hairykopite cracks me up and is just consistently hilarious, and I love the image of him in the doghouse due to using War, but the hot sauce was fine
- u/Newtothethis has mastered the ability to be concise while still pumping out high-quality LG SOTD posts
- u/tsrblke put more effort in than any other ROTY candidate I saw, and is my pick for that side contest
- u/RedMosquitoMM describes fragrances and scents the way I wish I could, and is my pick for Feats of Fragrance
I'm sure I've missed folks, but these folks are who immediately come to mind!