July 2, 2023 – Vegan Day
- Brush: Dogwood Handcrafts ‘Kyle’ SHD #SHD.
- Razor: Schick Injector G1
- Blade: Schick Injector blade (1)
- Lather: Dr. Jon’s – Flowers in the Dark
- Post Shave: Dr. Jon’s – Flowers in the Dark
- Fragrance: Dr. Jon’s – Flowers in the Dark
Excellent shave today. I went full vegan stereotype and did some yoga this morning, which is always a great start to the day. I did some reminiscing about this soap and scent during my shave. This was one of the first artisan soaps I tried after immediately purchasing Proraso and TOBS when I entered the hobby. 7 years ago, I sheepishly told my wife I wanted this FITD set for my birthday shortly before the games started that year. I remember eagerly checking the ingredients to see if I could use to for “tallow day” as I tried to squeak out at least half participation in the games. I was clearly a clueless idiot, not much as changed. FITD immediately became my absolute favorite scent, and it remains near the top. It’s 100% responsible for igniting my love of lavender and opening my eyes to how awesome scents could be. I was sad to see Dr. Jon’s go this year. They contributed a great deal of awesome things to our hobby.
As far as the challenge goes, I popped a new blade in my Injector for the first time in a long time. I forgot how effortless and smooth this little guy is. Even ignited a little thrill to maybe start trying to hunt down the beautiful but elusive F type.