2024-06-23 - You'll laugh; you'll cry; you'll hurl!
- Lather: Jordan's Shaving Soap - Black Licorice
- Post Shave: Clubman Pinaud - Gent's Gin
- Fragrance: INeKE - Jaipur Chai
- Razor: Treet TTO
- Brush: Omega 11047 Mixed (43mm x 20mm) #MISTURA #SMOLL #RUNT
Sweet Sunday:
I contend that the best way, hands-down, to approach the Games is by
straight-up winging it as much as is reasonable.
I start nodding off when whichever stunt clearly took planning;
it's the Games equivalent of a staged tik-tok.
Do something weird that you didn't have a column
for on your calendar spreadsheet! That's what's organic.
That's what's fun. That's what's impressive!
Sure, get your calendar in order, but even then be open to making some
on-the-fly choices. Take today, for instance.
I figure I'm in the minority here,
but I'm reasonably confident that I'm not alone when I say
that—broadly speaking—the mere words "sugary sweet gourmand" are enough
to make me vomit
in a profound spectacle that makes the Belaggio look like
a Pomeranian's spittle.
But I digress.
Enter Jordan with his Black Licorice; now that's a confection I can get behind!
Except I had left today's aftershave slot empty like,
"Meh, Future Ginopono's got that handled no problem!"
Fast-forward to Future Ginopono (now Yesterday Ginopono)
who was ready to concede and use Blueberry Muffin along
with other items that have "Blue" in the name—not to mention the inevitable vomit.
But that's when he, thanks to all the blue, noticed Gent's Gin right
in the freakin' center of my cabinet like a shining,
explicity-consumable-inspired beacon, inviting me to a vomit-free kitchen-shave!
Unifying Theme:
Esculents
They're all non-pie things that one ingests through their corresponding pie-hole.
Oh, and Treet because "treat!"
Kitchen:
Yup, that happened.
#FOF
Oh, am I still doing this? Apparently.
What's a SOTD without at least some commentary on the scents?
Black Licorice and Gent's Gin are exactly what it says on the ~~tin~~
plastic container.
They're also both notoriously divisive.
In years past, I was fond of sipping on a juniper bush,
and today I have a refreshing
glass of strongly anise-flavored beverage
in front of me.
Jaipur Chai starts rough, very much on the "sweet" side of gourmand;
it seems to me it would be right at home next to one of the pastry-like scents
I nearly stuck myself with today.
At this stage, it strikes me as very much like its namesake
(or at least the "chai"-labeled items I've been exposed to).
The vanilla comes in a bit strong here.
It's not altogether awful, though, because that lady definitely knows a nose.
What's this? As the tops level out, I get a strong clove scent! Fuck, yeah!
Another divisive scent, but I am a fan. The vanilla remains prominent, though,
then the base cream establishes its dominance.
I think it's objectively good, but I'm not a big fan of it.
#photocontest Confection
Ugh, I think I got a cavity just by laying that out.