July 7, 2023 – LG2023 Day Seven – Spice
- Brush: Southern Witchcrafts – Samhain 26mm SHD #SHD
- Razor: Gillette – Hybrid Tech #REGUS
- Blade: Polsilver (8)
- Lather: Barrister and Mann – Mélange
- Post Shave: Barrister and Mann – Mélange
I must confess I have never watched or read Dune so I had no idea what a Fremen was until I ran google earlier today so its just luck that I had already dug this set out for the spice day.
Mélange is a funny scent, it is so familiar but I cant put my finger on why, its obviously spicy but I do also get the sense of a hot dry arid desert to the point a deep inhale almost takes my breath away. Everyone knows the B&M base is a banger and to be fair Will could chuck water in a bottle with an atomizer and I would be all over it I’m that big a B&M whore bag.
Some special Hardware used today thanks to u/tonality he put a great bundle and an even better price together I couldn’t resist and this week it landed in the den. I know the Hybrid performance wise isn’t really worth the extra moolah but I have wanted one in the den for an age so I couldn’t resist. The brush was a special one that Courtney turned herself for a Samhain giveaway and honestly my junk picture doesn’t do it any justice u/phteven_j we need some more Courtney handles.
Todays Challenge:
If you listen to my wife I’m a man of fads, she thinks I have too many interests whereas I think she doesn’t have enough. I find between work and kids I don't have the biggest amount of time on my hands so most of my hobbies/interests are things I can do at home.
Wetshaving was my gateway into finding coffee and I guess they two seem to go hand in hand a lot, I never touched coffee until I turned I hit my late 30s and boy what a rabbit hole to fall into. I started with a small little set up convinced I was doing it for money saving reason (where have we heard that before), now I'm watching Lance Hendrick and James Hoffman each week and have got a modest mid range espresso set up along with all the weird accessories I can find.
I have kept tropical fish on and off for probably 25 years and to be fair sometimes its just nice to chill out and sit in front of the tank with a nice brew watching the finned inhabitants go about their daily business.
My other interests kind of co exist as I have always had shall we say a big appetite and I do really enjoy cooking and the last few years more so I’m enjoying getting out on the BBQ cooking for friends and family more recently the Wet Shaving Degenerates in the Discord enabled me into getting a MasterBuilt and that has really propelled my interest. Obviously if you enjoy food too much you may get a little lumpy but being tallish I carried it ok (or so I thought) until I had an epiphany that I needed to do something to ensure I was about for my kids and hopefully their kids. That lead me to hitting the gym now most mornings before work and although I wouldn’t of called it a hobby at first more a form of punishment now I actually really enjoy it and not just the gym as a hobby but the whole new lifestyle I’m forming that goes hand in hand with it.