June 20, 2024 – 2024.06.20 SOTD: Lather Games Day 20 – Sunny Days
- Brush: Dogwood Handcrafts Matte Black with 26mm UHD Independent Fibre Knot
- Razor: Yates Winning v2
- Blade: Wizamet
- Lather: 345 Soap Co. – Shark Bite
- Post Shave: Alcolado Glacial
- Fragrance: Zoologist Perfumes – Seahorse
Daily Theme: Sunny Days
Theme justification: 345 Soap Co. Shark Bite is marketed as a summer scent:
In the dog days of summer, you’ll need a light, fresh fragrance to start your day off right
I mean, just look at the label. It's about as summer as you could get.
Relevant Post Shave & Frag: The relevant theme for today is aquatic animals. The Alcolado Glacial has a penguin, Zoologist Seahorse has a seahorse, and the soap, as previously shown, has a shark. I even wore a shirt with a sea turtle on it, but forgot to take a pic :(
Scavenger Hunt ~~Justification~~: COMPLETED
Razor facts: N/A
Brush facts: N/A
Daily/Special Challenge: /u/Old_Hiker Appreciation Day
In appreciation of /u/Old_Hiker, I shaved outside. It was awful, but not because of the shave, but it didn't start off that way. I went to my back yard and found a cozy spot.. Then I had to find a water source. Thankfully, it's not like I'm in the middle of the woods. I wet my lather and brush and got to work.
This is when the trouble started. Just take a look here, and you'll see why. I should've known. June in OK? Yeah, these bastards are everywhere and I apparently am like sugar to them. Seems I'm one of the lucky mosquito magnets (always have been, unfortunately).
So I shaved about as quickly as I could, using my phone as a mirror.
End result was about 15-20 bites. I killed that many as well. See some of the fallen here on my leg. There were more, but that was the easiest photo.
Fragrance description
Shark Bite is primarily pineapple and wood to me, and I really enjoy it. Love pineapple.
Alcolado Glacial just smells like alcohol, which makes sense considering it is made by the Curaçao liqueur company.
Zoologist Seahorse definitely has a strong marine/ocean vibe. Nice, clean smell, unlike what you'd get if you walked into an aquarium. This is more akin to when you step out of ocean from snorkeling and take a deep breath.
Now onto the shave!
Outside of the misquotes, it was nice. I did shave as quickly as humanly possible so that I could stop getting bit.
This is the first time I'm using the aftershave splash. I purchased it in Curaçao when I was there for vacation earlier this year. Honestly, it wasn't bad. I don't know if I'll keep using it as an aftershave, but I will for a "cool down" splash (which is one of its main uses as well).
Totals:
- Razor Hashtags: 10/10
- Brush Hashtags: 10/10
- Hardware Sponsor Points: 2/2
- Software Sponsor Points: 11/16
- Number of Lather Brands: 20/30
- Number of Lather Scents: 20/30
- Number of Post Shaves: 20/30
- Number of Frags: 20/30
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