June 14, 2024 – 2024.06.14 SOTD: Lather Games Day 14 – Frigid Friday
- Brush: Paragon Shaving Black Synthetic 25mm in AP Shave Co. Blue & Clear handle
- Razor: Aylsworth Drakkant
- Blade: Wizamet (2)
- Lather: Spearhead Shaving Company – Seaforth! Sea Ice Lime
- Post Shave: Stirling Soap Co. – Glacial Satsuma
- Fragrance: Simone Andreoli – Silver Marble
Daily Theme: Frigid Friday
Theme justification: Spearhead Seaforth! Sea Ice Lime contains a synthetic cooling agent.
Relevant Post Shave & Frag: Today's unifying theme is COLD. The aftershave is Stirling Glacial Satsuma, which is loaded with menthol.The frag is Simone Andreoli Silver Marble, which is described as:
Drawing inspiration from the northern Kingdom of Niflheim, Silver Marble is an icy and crystalline composition of frozen citrus and aromatic juniper, snow-draped evergreens and frosted woods. A potent and invigorating scent, with glacial freshness, woody depth and cool elegance.
From Simone Andreoli:
An exquisite union of crisp, frozen citruses and juniper berry notes that shine like icicles in the sun. A medley of spruce and cypress needles meld with the freshness of arctic air, evoking the vast expanses of an icy tundra. Base notes of frozen woods and molecules envelope the senses like an unforgettable olfactory journey to the icy North, bringing to mind vast landscapes of snow-capped mountains and frosted fir trees.
This is about as cold as a fragrance can get.
Scavenger Hunt Justification:
Razor facts: N/A
Brush facts: N/A
Daily/Special Challenge: Stacking Day
Behold! My masterpiece v2. It's not the best tower out there, but I think it is commendable.
Sadly, this challenge took a toll. In my first attempt, it fell. As a result, I (slightly) damaged one of my favorite razors.
Thankfully it wasn't worse.
Fragrance description
Sea Ice Lime and Stirling Satsuma are some of my favorite scents. SIL is the only tub I've killed. They fit well together, too. The citrus stands out even more over the salty ocean scent from SIL.
As for the frag, the description is pretty spot on. It smells like one of those winter mornings where you wake up, go outside, and take a deep breath of frozen air. It's nice.
Now onto the shave!
Well, this shave had prep that started last night. I took my fresh tub of SIL, and scooped some into my old lather bowl. I then decanted some Glacial Satsuma into a travel vial.
I then took the entire kit and placed it into the freezer
I took it all out this morning after my shower to shave. Everything was nice and frosted from its cold slumber.
Well, that's when I realized something. We need to make this a little colder, thankfully I have HoM Permafrost & Stirling Frost Drop. Let's add some of that instead of water. Well, not entirely, unfortunately. I did have to add a smidge of water, as the WS-23 & menthol just weren't producing a lather. The end result wasn't the best, but it was usable.
Spearhead's Highland base is great and produces a fantastic lather, so even with this sub-optimal lathering it was still slick. The worst part of this shave, though, was the frozen razor. Holding it was more challenging than dealing with the icicle that was on my face. I don't know if you guys know this, but stainless steel can get cold. Almost wish I had worn some mittens.
After I shaved, I used the cooled Glacial Satsuma splash. The added freezer time didn't really seem to have an impact on the splash. The added cooling agents to the soap, though, made the menthol in the splash less potent.
Totals:
- Razor Hashtags: 10/10
- Brush Hashtags: 10/10
- Hardware Sponsor Points: 2/2
- Software Sponsor Points: 10/16
- Number of Lather Brands: 14/30
- Number of Lather Scents: 14/30
- Number of Post Shaves: 14/30
- Number of Frags: 14/30
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