June 2, 2024

• Brush: Chisel and Hound Resolute V20
• Razor: Karve CB SB-D
• Blade: Personna Lab Blue
• Lather: Zingari – The Navigator
• Post Shave: Spearhead Shaving Company – Seaforth! Sea Spice Lime

Navigator is an obviously nautical themed scent, even having notes of “marine” and the art of an old Greek appearing ship. Perhaps the those sailors may appreciate the fire in the SOTD photo, nodding to Prometheus. This soap brings back relatively newer memories for my memory lane LG. It’s a grassy, fruity floral scent; grounded in salty sea spray. More green than I was expecting. It’s pretty clean overall, like a cool sea spray while boating off of Cape Cod while fishing for Strippers. Afterwards, heading into Wellfleet for oysters while popping in and out of shops and galleries. You catch aromatic flowers and greenery off of wind gusts from the landscaping and the more perfumy musks are wafting out shop doors. There is an undeniable saltiness on your shirt, the drying of the seaspray which lingers with you. It’s not a scent that has you feeling like your in the murk of an estuary or sometimes harshness where the land meets water; but bringing the middle of the ocean to a small little town. I’ve had plenty of Cape memories since I moved to New England, and this scent hits that more lively spring into summer time period where everything is blooming.

The elements: Fire is for the #photocontest which helped me create this- my propane blowtorch assisted charcoal cooked meal.

To honor u/priusaurus, I hope was able to rep Massachusetts, although it’s not quite the same as spooky Salem shaves, Mass restaurant shaves, or a real beach shave. Each one incredibly dedicated and impressive.

FOF