June 20, 2024 – Sunshine Lollipops and Hard Work
- Brush: Chisel and Hound “Acer Pearl” w/ V20 Fanchurian
- Razor: Maggard V3
- Blade: 7 O’Clock – Sharpedge (Yellow) (2)
- Lather: House of Mammoth – Dammusi
- Post Shave: House of Mammoth – Dammusi
Dammusi was the first HOM set I bought and first set I’ve bought on the day it was released. It took a moment for me to really get to know it and love it. While not directly marketed as a Summer scent, it is undoubtedly so. Released last year mid-June it was ready for the coming solstice with big bright citrus and briny watery wonderful. It’s sharp and dirty and with a chilled splash it’s a bracing dive into the ocean on the hottest of days. I love it and am lucky to have a Mrs. Stallion whom bought me a C+H brush to match shortly after.
I was going to play it safe with Waves but I just love this set so much I had to use it and let the chips lie where they may. For your judging convenience here is Ben’s words on the scent, “A beautifully unique fragrance featuring blood orange from Italy, Sicilian lemon, aleppo pine, herbs, white lily, transparent watery notes, and the cool earthy stone of the dammusi, ancient houses on the island of Pantelleria, located between Sicily and Tunisia”.
As for the challenge, I’m good on that noise today. I work twelve hour shifts, and heading out just ain’t in the cards tonight. And as someone not super deep into the subreddit I know old_hiker from his Friday posts, I always giggled and enjoyed the bit, and I get it, my work fucking sucks, sometimes, it really can make you resentful and see the worst in people and I take a ton of abuse, verbally and physically, it fucking sucks and I see and deal with the horrific and brutal and terribly tragic parts of life but I also fucking love it, it is meaningful and makes a real direct impact in other people lives and their quality of life. I work really fucking hard and I’m not going out in the woods tonight. It’s a bit of a big day for me and I’m feeling all the feels tonight. I have a really full life and I’m grateful of everything and everyone I have the opportunity to share space with. Especially for Mrs. Stallion, and Finnegan too. And thanks to you too out there. This is such and odd and fun month long shave party. Thank you judges, thank you airbudrulians, thank you u/old_hiker, I’m so happy you crossed that finish line and got to retirement. And stay cool my shaving brethren.
Enjoy the shave between the blades!