SOTD by u/Marquis90

July 13, 2023

• Brush: Böker – Synthetic
• Razor: Valet Autostrop
• Blade: Feather – FHS-10 (4)
• Lather: Zingari – The Royal
• Post Shave: Hags – Aftermath
• Fragrance: Zadig & Voltaire – This is him

#FOF

Incense and patchoulli are very rare in my den, but I got the royal from Maggards for these games.
Although I often had trouble with Zingari soap and precision lathering it, I got more confidence in my skill since my last try. I started my lathering like in the manual. Pretty dry almond sized soap and damp brush. After a few seconds I added water slowly and bam! I had wonderfull Zingari lather. It does not take much water, from my experience.
Leather and incense are easy to spot when lathered. Honestly, I was afraid it might sting in my nose. Who smelled Cuero Oscuro knows that leather scents can do that and incense gave some people a headache when we went to church in school. But Shawn (excuse me for taking the liberty of calling him by his first name), wouldn’t be himself if he did not care about it. The spices and wine (I would not be able to name it blind) avoid the sting in the nose. It clearly has Shawn Mahers handwriting and lines up with his work of Electric Mayhem and Black Watch. Shaving wise, I had my ups and downs with the razor again. Difficulties to find the right angle, where it shaves (at all). My neck is not as clean shaven as I would like it to be. The geometry of the razor makes it impossible to shave directly under the nose, no matter how I pull my skin or make silly faces. But I chose it, since it was made in Great Britain and matches my song choice later.
The aftershave was pretty simple. It starts with bergamot and slight incense notes. The bergamot is overwhelming it, though. It takes time for the incense to develop and be present.
The fragrance has incense as a heart note, but only after 5 hours on my skin, I could find it once.
It’s commented as a hit under the radar in german perfume forums. Yes, it is different, but not really my thing. For my nose, this is too unisex, almost feminine. The notes of vanilla, grapefruit, pepper and sandalwood fade into each other, that its ingredients look interchangeable. How would I picture someone who fits this perfume? Maybe the art or fashion student. Wearing a lot of black, skinny jeans, glasses and a bit too long hair with a skinny body. Thats just not me.

Daily Challenge:

You probably know that I am a huge fan of the synthwave genre and want to highlight an artist here (not again the midnight).
Ollie Wride – Victoria Why did I pick that song? I have a few songs (well, basically the whole genre where there are vocals in the songs) running on repeat. My job was to connect one of those songs to the soap, not vice versa.
England had a Queen Victoria, who had the longest reign before Queen Elisabeth took that record for herself.
And a Queen is royal. Royal -> Queen -> Victoria.

**July 13, 2023**

* **Brush:** Böker – Synthetic
* **Razor:** Valet Autostrop
* **Blade:** Feather – FHS-10 (4)
* **Lather:** [Zingari – The Royal](https://maggardrazors.com/products/zingari-man-the-royal-artisan-shaving-soap-5oz-sego-base)
* **Post Shave:** [Hags – Aftermath](https://www.rasoigoodfellas.eu/product/hags-shaving-soap-aftermath-114gr/)
* **Fragrance:** Zadig & Voltaire – This is him

\#FOF

Incense and patchoulli are very rare in my den, but I got the royal from Maggards for these games.
Although I often had trouble with Zingari soap and precision lathering it, I got more confidence in my skill since my last try. I started my lathering like in the manual. Pretty dry almond sized soap and damp brush. After a few seconds I added water slowly and bam! I had wonderfull Zingari lather. It does not take much water, from my experience.
Leather and incense are easy to spot when lathered. Honestly, I was afraid it might sting in my nose. Who smelled Cuero Oscuro knows that leather scents can do that and incense gave some people a headache when we went to church in school. But Shawn (excuse me for taking the liberty of calling him by his first name), wouldn’t be himself if he did not care about it. The spices and wine (I would not be able to name it blind) avoid the sting in the nose. It clearly has Shawn Mahers handwriting and lines up with his work of Electric Mayhem and Black Watch. Shaving wise, I had my ups and downs with the razor again. Difficulties to find the right angle, where it shaves (at all). My neck is not as clean shaven as I would like it to be. The geometry of the razor makes it impossible to shave directly under the nose, no matter how I pull my skin or make silly faces. But I chose it, since it was made in Great Britain and matches my song choice later.
The aftershave was pretty simple. It starts with bergamot and slight incense notes. The bergamot is overwhelming it, though. It takes time for the incense to develop and be present.
The fragrance has incense as a heart note, but only after 5 hours on my skin, I could find it once.
It’s commented as a hit under the radar in german perfume forums. Yes, it is different, but not really my thing. For my nose, this is too unisex, almost feminine. The notes of vanilla, grapefruit, pepper and sandalwood fade into each other, that its ingredients look interchangeable. How would I picture someone who fits this perfume? Maybe the art or fashion student. Wearing a lot of black, skinny jeans, glasses and a bit too long hair with a skinny body. Thats just not me.

**Daily Challenge:**

You probably know that I am a huge fan of the synthwave genre and want to highlight an artist here (not again the midnight).
[Ollie Wride – Victoria](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nYtkIdqtJjA)
Why did I pick that song? I have a few songs (well, basically the whole genre where there are vocals in the songs) running on repeat. My job was to connect one of those songs to the soap, not vice versa.
England had a [Queen Victoria](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queen_Victoria), who had the longest reign before Queen Elisabeth took that record for herself.
And a Queen is royal. Royal -> Queen -> Victoria.