June 24, 2024 – LG Day 24 – Sharing is Caring
- Brush: Semogue Owner’s Club Boar, Cherry Wood Handle
- Razor: EldrormR Industries MM24
- Blade: AccuTec Pro Premium
- Lather: House of Mammoth – Shire
- Post Shave: Chiseled Face – Summer Storm
- Fragrance: House of Mammoth – 福 (fú dào)
Today’s soap is brought to you by the letter O, for u/OnionMiasma. Not only did he organize the PIF train I got this through, but he was my direct PIFer. (Piffer? PerIF? Unclear.) I believe he sent it because his wife was not the biggest fan, iirc. In my case, it’s rather the opposite. Green scents are challenging for me, but happen to be my partner’s favorite scent category, so Rawr, Shire, and the like tend only to come out at her request. Between this and the fact that I’ve somehow made it through life without seeing or reading any LOTR property, the rest of this shave is brought to you by Mrs. Hugbckt, and will be the shortest #FOF I’ve ever posted.
“Shire smells like the Shire. It’s nice, it’s grassy, it’s sunny, and makes me think of hobbits. I wanted something that smelled like wet grass to match it, and Summer Storm was the best he had. I thought 福 (fú dào) reminded me of the fireworks that happen at Bilbo’s birthday party.” #FOF
I don’t have much for PIFs in terms of hardware or non-soap software. Noteworthy, however, that my full bottle of 福 is thanks in large part to a HoM gift card I won in an Instagram raffle, so that’s PIF-adjacent I supposed.
Some musings on sub exclusives:
- I have never smelled Sir Irisch Moos, but I am excited for u/J33pGuy13’s collaboration with Stirling nonetheless.
- When’s the last time NO did a sub exclusive? I’m less concerned about the scent and more interested in a new costume for the otter. A banana suit perhaps?
- As others have mentioned, a Spearhead/Seaforth exclusive would be great. I would love something deep and resinous, as that’s a side of fragrance that Shawn hasn’t done for Spearhead yet, but does so well in some of his perfumery for CL/MO.
- I don’t care that it’s a w_e exclusive, I hope that Roam Two didn’t entirely eclipse the original plan. The current top comment on that thread sounds like something I’d buy in an instant.
- Kyle of SBS is a school psychologist. The yearly Shave Against Suicide is coming up; how cool would it be to create a sub exclusive for this event?! Seems like Kyle would be a great person to do this.
That’s all for now. As my dear friend u/loudmusicboy says, try to enjoy your day and remember to be kind to one another.