June 3, 2024 – 2024.06.03: Lather Games Day 3 – Where’s the Beef?
- Brush: AKA Brushworx Blues Stanley Cup with 26mm Turn N Shave Quartermoon knot #FRANKENBRUSH
- Razor: EldrormR Industries MM24 #FLIPTOP #MODERNGEM
- Blade: Personna GEM PTFE (1)
- Lather: House of Mammoth – Dammusi
- Post Shave: House of Mammoth – Dammusi
- Fragrance: House of Mammoth – Dammusi
Daily Theme: Where’s the Beef?
(It’s Arby’s. Arby’s has the beef)
Theme justification: House of Mammoth soaps contain Duck fat.
Relevant Post Shave & Frag: I went easy today, since it’s Monday. Today’s theme is Dammusi. First ~~dickhole~~ trickhole of the Games. I just love Dammusi too much to not use it all.
Scavenger Hunt Justification:
Razor facts: The MM24 is a Modern Gem. They started production in 2021. It is also a flip top due to having the head of an EverReady Shovel-Head razor.
Brush facts: The brush has a handle created by AKA Brushworx and knot from Turn-N-Shave.
Daily/Special Challenge: OnionMiOsma Day
To start off with, Osma is the GOAT alum. I even bought a second block at the Maggard Meetup since I was already there. Always need to have a backup, am I right? Going from Maggard brand alum to Osma was a total game changer in my shaves. Don’t know how my face survived using such a poor quality alum. This is not Maggard’s fault at all, it’s just that all alum is poor alum compared to Osma.
Osma was used on this shave despite it not being listed in my shave log. This is to not annoy the robojudge.
Now, as for /u/OnionMiasma, I’ve got to say he’s a pretty cool dude too. I can even look past his error in being a Cubs and Blackhawks fan. He was one of the first people to reach out to me when I joined this community and treated me (a total stranger at the time) as a friend. He offered to drive a few of us to and from the Maggard meetup from Chicago this year. Without that offer I wouldn’t have been able to attend. I’m extremely thankful of this gesture, as a great time was had all. Meeting y’all at the meetup was a lot of fun. I also got this great picture of the convoy (us along with /u/hugbckt & /u/fuckchalzone) when he dropped me back off at O’Hare (he’s the one in the Blackhawks shirt under the yellow arrow, I’m in the Blues hat with the blue arrow). I did edit the photo for privacy a bit.
Seriously, /u/OnionMiasma++. If you’re ever in OK for some forlorn reason, let me know and I’ll buy you a beer.
Frag description
House of Mammoth Dammusi
I love this scent. So much so that it was the first ever HoM EdP that I purchased. It beat out Rumble to earn that honor. The first note to hit me is the citrus. As a citrus lover, this is what drew me in (which is the point of that note). After that, the pine really comes forward. It’s quite relaxing.
I’d like to point out at this point I really have no idea what I’m talking about most of the time when it comes to frags. The main reason why I’m doing the FoF is to force myself to articulate what I’m smelling. I’m hoping that my later posts will be much better than these early June ones.
Now onto the shave!
This was my first time using a MM24, though I have used a shovelhead in the past. Much better experience than with the vintage GEM I used previously. I think with some proper practice it could be a very nice daily shaver. However, I’m not sure I will be putting in the time. It’s nowhere near the level of a weck, but I just have too many nice DE razors that it doesn’t really make sense.
The brush might be my favorite handle of all time. It’s a Stanley Cup handle in the colors of the St. Louis Blues. I felt this handle was appropriate for today since the Stanley Cup Final has been set (I'll be rooting for the Panthers). I currently have a Fullmoon knot in it and I really like the knot. It’s super soft and feels fantastic on the face. I’m debating about putting it in a new handle where I can set it a smidge lower, but I’m not too sure. I think it would improve with just a touch more backbone (seriously, not much at all).
The soap, as we’ve all come to realize from HoM, is spectacular. Top teir soap.
Totals:
Razor Hashtags: 4/10
Brush Hashtags: 4/10
Hardware Sponsor Points: x/2
Software Sponsor Points: 2/16
Number of Lather Brands: 3/30
Number of Lather Scents: 3/30
Number of Post Shaves: 3/30
Number of Frags: 3/30
Contest Hashtags:
#FOF
#ROTY