June 24, 2024 – LG24 Day 24 - Christmas in July, but in June's Eve
PIF Acknowledgement, Daily Theme & Relevant Post/Frag: Christmas traditions are the foundation of having a great Christmas. I have decided that Shaving with Shag would be my LG Christmas Eve tradition. I shaved with Shag last LG XMAS Eve, and I'm doing it again today. To make this tradition possible, I am 100% dependent on another LG participant having a tub of Shag AND be willing to PIF some to me. Luckily for me, fellow Midwesterner and Lather Games Contestant Extraordinaire, u/tsrblke, ~~had pity on me~~ gifted me a smush of Shag to help keep my XMAS Eve Shaving with Shag tradition alive.
The Tsar has really gone above and beyond to help me pursue as many LG points as possible. Beyond sending me a half-dozen smushes to fill gaps in my LG calendar, he hooked me up with Osma and a carbon DE blade without me asking for them! He also collected a couple of smushes from u/OnionMiasma and included them in the care package he sent to me here in the Philippines. You the Best! Thanks Tsar!
Shag is described as "Dirty, Smokey, and Green". Polo (Green) opens green and fresh and has a woody heart that is decorated with notes of patchouli, oakmoss and vetiver. The green, woody, patchouli, and vetiver notes make Polo (Green) my choice for today's post and frag, and the "You smell nice" from Mrs Worried is an added bonus.
Daily Challenge: When I saw today's challenge, one soap artisan immediately jumped to my mind - Stirling Soap Co.! Stirling has mastered the inclusion of frag dupe soaps in their catalogue. Most of my favorite frags have associated Stirling soap dupes, but there is one glaring omission in Stirling's soap dupe catalogue: Sir Irisch Moos. I beg of you u/stirlingsoap, please add the Moos to your catalog and free us r/wetshaving heathens from considering getting our Moos soap fix from a less worthy artisan.
SOTD Pic Note: My SOTD picture was staged prior to flying out the Philippines to Bali. I brought with me samples/smushes/decants of all needed software for LG use during this trip. Here's a pic of today's wares taken just prior to shaving.