SOTD by u/pridetwo

• Brush: Dogwood Handcrafts 49ers Custom w/ Declaration Grooming B5 28mm

• Razor: Blackland Blackbird

• Blade: Bic Chrome Platinum

• Lather: LA Shaving Co - Topanga Fougere

• Post Shave: Barrister and Mann - Fougere Angelique

• Fragrance: Southern Witchcrafts - Fougere Nemeta

Today's Theme: Fougeres - it's all in the names baybeeee

Today's Challenge: I have 2 haikus for you today

Fougere Haiku:

From the forest floor,

Bounty of earthen delights,

Apes together strong

Bonus Haiku:

Home of nourishment.

Is it running? Go catch it!

Refrigerator.

My theme for today's shave: Fougeres and Ferns

I'll get the writeup up in a bit, kind of a busy morning today. #photocontest #FOF #ROTY

Edit: OK writeup time. The fougeres in today's shave were all fairly bright smells with significant citrus notes, very different from something like a Fougere Gothique. Seems like everyone likes to use the "if god gave ferns a scent it would smell like Fougere Royale" quote when doing their fougere scent descriptions, but frankly ferns do have a scent and it's not citrus-based.

I did really enjoy today's shave though, the LASSCO base isn't exactly the same as the CF base as far as I can tell, but it whips up a good lather very easily. The soap's consistency was a lot softer than I expected, almost as soft as milksteak but I don't know if that's because I have it in the sample container or what.

Ferns remind me of a hike I did with my mom in the seattle area when she came to visit me there a few years ago. Beautiful thick forest and the trail was littered with ferns on either side. Our trailhead started on the side of the road and we did a couple miles down to a quite rocky beach that had a great view of Mount Olympus (not the greek one). It's a special memory for me because those kinds of days where you're far enough away from cell service and the rest of the world that you can just enjoy spending time with a loved one.

For music today I picked Elements, Pt. 1 by Stratovarius because it's an album that's near and dear to my heart as it helped me through some of my younger years. Fast music with a positive message with tracks like Eagleheart, Find Your Own Voice, and Learning to Fly. Definitely recommend this album to anyone interested in power metal.

* **Brush:** Dogwood Handcrafts 49ers Custom w/ Declaration Grooming B5 28mm

* **Razor:** Blackland Blackbird

* **Blade:** Bic Chrome Platinum

* **Lather:** LA Shaving Co - Topanga Fougere

* **Post Shave:** Barrister and Mann - Fougere Angelique

* **Fragrance:** Southern Witchcrafts - Fougere Nemeta

Today's Theme: Fougeres - it's all in the names baybeeee

Today's Challenge: I have 2 haikus for you today

**Fougere Haiku:**

From the forest floor,

Bounty of earthen delights,

Apes together strong

**Bonus Haiku:**

Home of nourishment.

Is it running? Go catch it!

Refrigerator.


[My theme for today's shave: Fougeres and Ferns](https://imgur.com/a/Cmhd7uD)

I'll get the writeup up in a bit, kind of a busy morning today. #photocontest #FOF #ROTY

Edit: OK writeup time. The fougeres in today's shave were all fairly bright smells with significant citrus notes, very different from something like a Fougere Gothique. Seems like everyone likes to use the "if god gave ferns a scent it would smell like Fougere Royale" quote when doing their fougere scent descriptions, but frankly ferns do have a scent and it's not citrus-based.

I did really enjoy today's shave though, the LASSCO base isn't exactly the same as the CF base as far as I can tell, but it whips up a good lather very easily. The soap's consistency was a lot softer than I expected, almost as soft as milksteak but I don't know if that's because I have it in the sample container or what.

Ferns remind me of a hike I did with my mom in the seattle area when she came to visit me there a few years ago. Beautiful thick forest and the trail was littered with ferns on either side. Our trailhead started on the side of the road and we did a couple miles down to a quite rocky beach that had a great view of Mount Olympus (not the greek one). It's a special memory for me because those kinds of days where you're far enough away from cell service and the rest of the world that you can just enjoy spending time with a loved one.

For music today I picked Elements, Pt. 1 by Stratovarius because it's an album that's near and dear to my heart as it helped me through some of my younger years. Fast music with a positive message with tracks like Eagleheart, Find Your Own Voice, and Learning to Fly. Definitely recommend this album to anyone interested in power metal.