June 10, 2024 – LG24 Day 10 - Happy Together
PIFs/Collaborations: Today's soap and GEM blade came my way via separate PIFs from the one and only u/tsrblke, whose collaborative spirit makes my LG participation possible. My post was PIF'd by House of Mammoth as a NOS add-on to an order I placed last fall. The frag was PIF'd by the vendor as a "buy ten get one free" add-on to an order I placed in preparation for this year's LG. The MM24 is a two-timing collaboration - u/EldrormR combined the Ever-Ready 1924 Head with the MMOC handle to create this beauty, and u/ShavingInCT donated it to the LG 2023 Prize Pool. I was lucky enough to win it and I couldn't be happier. The brush (an AliExpress purchase for use in last year's LG) is collaborative in the sense that the knot joins together badger and synthetic fibers. Unlike the other collaborations (which are all fantastic), this one is meh (even a cheap Chinese knockoff of a G5 series knot is 10 times better than this knot at one-tenth of the cost).
Daily Theme & Relevant Post/Frag: Armonia is collaboration between Chicago Grooming Co. (the soap maker) and House of Mammoth (frag creator). Both vendors are prominently presented on the soap label, thus meeting today's theme. The post and frag have two levels of relevancy to today's shave. Both post and frag were vendor add-on PIFs to orders with the vendors. The second relevancy is not as obvious but still fits today's collaborative theme: Armonia is described as a modern tobacco fougère, whereas Tobacconist is straight-up tobacco and the frag (a Dior Fahrenheit dup) is an aromatic fougère. The post and frag "collaborate" to form a tobacco fougère profile which compliments the lather nicely.
Daily Challenge: When I first reviewed the LG 2024 calendar, The Beatles song, Come Together, leapt into my brain when I reviewed the "Happy Together" theme details. As I prepared my LG calendar, "Come Together" popped in my head every time I thought about Day 10. Even as I performed today's shave, "Come Together" played over and over in my head like a broken record. No reason fighting it, my song recommendation for today is The Beatles - Come Together.