SOTD by u/ginopono

2023-07-17 The Beast with Three ~~Backs~~ Heads

• Brush: Yaqi - Metal Timberwolf
• Razor: Qshave Adjustable
• Lather: Declaration Grooming - Cerberus
• Post Shave: Cloe - Alum block
• Fragrance: Chatillon Lux - Agua Fresca
• Blade: Astra Platinum (1)
• Razor: Rockwell 6S
• Razor: Weishi Butterfly

Relevant Post-shave and Fragrance:
Agua Fresca: Not only is this scent part of a Declaration collaboration, but it features the stone-fruit apricot, while Cerberus highlights stone-fruit.
Alum because I, too, am a team player!

Challenge Accepted: To find out the brand of this alum, I had to look up my order from... phew, 25 months ago. Here's the thing, though: the brand doesn't matter. It's the same stuff.

What? I mean, uh—Oh, man, how I wish I had paid 30-40% more for a block of something that is entirely indistinguishable from what I have! Everyone knows that if the package says OSMA then it automatically improves the quality of the otherwise chemically-identical block of potassium alum inside! Oh, why did I not think to pay more for nothing?! Oh, great despair!

In other news, I have found that storing one's alum block standing up on its end instead of laying it on its side helps to keep it from melting away as quickly as it might otherwise, and also helps to keep its surface smooth. Maybe this is obvious and well known, and it's likely (and encouraged) that someone will chime in with a better alternative.

#FOF
I don't tend to hold back when praising Ben; he's created some of my favorite scents (I don't think I've mentioned in a while how amazing Tobacconist is). I'm no sycophant, though, and I must be honest: my nose doesn't care for this. I think it's the fruit. The scent is almost viscous in a way that I find unpleasant. I now realize that it's been a recurring thing for me during this year's Games that I don't care for fruity scents, and it seems to me that the stone fruit is what Cerberus is all about. Agua Fresca, too: all about the fruit, albeit lighter (is it the melon?), without viscosity. Obviously (I hope), this is only a matter of my opinion and olfactory preferences. I'm sure they're both lovely for those who like fruit. Yuck.

#photocontest
Photo: Vehicles
Might as well knock this theme out, especially since the little Cerberus guy looks like it could be a bobblehead. That's set up on the dashboard of my car, in case it weren't obvious. I am, might I add, very pleased with how the colors turned out working together here.

It is pure coincidence that this is my fourth SOTD that relates to Greek mythology; I did not plan it, and I don't otherwise have a particular affinity (or aversion) thereto, but here we are. Side note: it was only the other day that I learned that our triple-noggin'd canine friend was the offspring of two snake/serpent monster things, because that makes sense.
Three heads? Three razor heads? Three razors!
I made 3 passes for today's shave, eache one with a different razor: First the Qshave Futur knockoff, because it's kind of clumsy and is definitely represented by the goofy third head. The Rockwell followed, and then the Weishi.

Now, I'm pretty sure I'm not channeling u/cowzilla3 here, but I'm pretty sure there ain't no rule says I can't use multiple razors in a single shave, especially since doing so is not in the spirit of some exploitative advantage (as would be the case for, say, mixed lathers, frankenrazors, or multiple hashtags).

[**2023-07-17 The Beast with Three ~~Backs~~ Heads**](https://i.imgur.com/buT9hvV.jpg)

* **Brush:** Yaqi - Metal Timberwolf
* **Razor:** Qshave Adjustable
* **Lather:** Declaration Grooming - Cerberus
* **Post Shave:** Cloe - Alum block
* **Fragrance:** Chatillon Lux - Agua Fresca
* **Blade:** Astra Platinum (1)
* **Razor:** Rockwell 6S
* **Razor:** Weishi Butterfly

**Relevant Post-shave and Fragrance:**
Agua Fresca: Not only is this scent part of a Declaration collaboration, but
it features the stone-fruit apricot, while Cerberus highlights stone-fruit.
Alum because I, too, am a team player!

**Challenge Accepted:** To find out the brand of this alum, I had to look up
my order from... phew, 25 months ago. Here's the thing, though: the brand
doesn't matter. It's the same stuff.

What? I mean, uh—Oh, man, how I wish I had paid 30-40% more for a block of
something that is entirely indistinguishable from what I have! Everyone knows
that if the package says OSMA then it automatically improves the quality of the
otherwise chemically-identical block of potassium alum inside!
Oh, why did I not think to pay more for nothing?! Oh, great despair!

In other news, I have found that storing one's alum block standing up on its
end instead of laying it on its side helps to keep it from melting away as
quickly as it might otherwise, and also helps to keep its surface smooth.
Maybe this is obvious and well known, and it's likely (and encouraged) that
someone will chime in with a better alternative.

#FOF
I don't tend to hold back when praising Ben; he's created some of my favorite
scents (I don't think I've mentioned in a while how amazing Tobacconist is).
I'm no sycophant, though, and I must be honest: my nose doesn't care for this.
I think it's the fruit. The scent is almost viscous in a way that
I find unpleasant.
I now realize that it's been a recurring thing for me during this year's Games
that I don't care for fruity scents, and it seems to me that the stone fruit
is what Cerberus is all about. Agua Fresca, too: all about the fruit, albeit
lighter (is it the melon?), without viscosity.
Obviously (I hope), this is only a matter of my opinion and olfactory
preferences. I'm sure they're both lovely for those who like fruit. Yuck.

#photocontest
**Photo:** Vehicles
Might as well knock this theme out, especially since the little Cerberus guy
looks like it could be a bobblehead. That's set up on the dashboard of my car,
in case it weren't obvious. I am, might I add, very pleased with how the colors
turned out working together here.

It is pure coincidence that this is my fourth SOTD that relates to Greek
mythology; I did not plan it, and I don't otherwise have a particular affinity
(or aversion) thereto, but here we are. Side note: it was only the other day
that I learned that our
[triple-noggin'd canine friend](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cerberus) was the
offspring of two snake/serpent monster things, because that makes sense.
Three heads? Three razor heads? Three razors!
I made 3 passes for today's shave, eache one with a different razor: First the
Qshave Futur [knockoff](https://i.imgur.com/DDS9JcJ.jpg), because it's kind of
clumsy and is definitely
represented by the [goofy third head](https://i.imgur.com/H3GKIWY.jpg).
The [Rockwell](https://i.imgur.com/jxuWYMf.jpg) followed, and then the
[Weishi](https://i.imgur.com/s01XHcl.jpg).

Now, I'm pretty sure I'm not channeling u/cowzilla3 here, but I'm pretty sure
there ain't no rule says I can't use multiple razors in a single
shave, especially since doing so is not in the spirit of some exploitative
advantage (as would be the case for, say, mixed lathers, frankenrazors, or
multiple hashtags).