SOTD by u/PhilosphicalZombie

u/PhilosphicalZombie posted on 2023-07-23 14:47:46-07:00 (Pacific Standard Time). Reddit Comment (See markdown)

2023-07-23 Enchanting Aroma

Brush: Summer Break Soaps - Mountain Laurel, synthetic 26mm Maggard knot (from London Razors Mountain Laurel release PIF)
Razor: Parker 11R - (3 Piece, horn handle)
Blade: Gillette 7 O'clock Super Stainless (green), DE
Lather: Noble Otter – Lonestar
Post Shave: Noble Otter - Lonestar

Got a bit lucky with this one. The sponsor of the day gets me probably the most compliments. Really the only compliments I get are from my wife. She is not a scent fanatic - in fact quite the opposite. She is not a big fan of scented products unless they are on her own terms (something she selects). Out of my shaving products most of the scents she likes are gourmand or with gourmand scent components, or even novelty soaps*. Noble Otter Lonestar is probably the most prominent example of a scent she regularly compliments me on as I am shaving that does not smell like food or have gourmand scents worked into it.

I mean the notes listed for Lonestar are: Lemon, Sage, Magnolia, Texas Cedar, Oakmoss, Leather, and Hay. I mean yes lemon can be gourmand but it is not treated as such here. I'm not gonna go suck a lemon, it's not the kind of sage used in dressing at Thanksgiving and I'm not chewing on the rest of the scent components - so no I really don't consider this gourmand or gourmand leaning.

And with this one I get actual compliments. Not snarky ones either.

Interestingly enough one of her most disliked scents also comes from Noble Otter which is Two Kings. She is not big on floral at all.

Picked the Parker 11R today because I thought the cow horn handle went along with a Lonestar themed shave quite well.

Anyhow.

Today's Challenge: Reporting with a Lather Audit.

Have a good one and take care.

__________________________________

*^(Yes she is full on excited about ")^(Remote Learning)^(" and is also the reason I own a) ^(Pickle) ^(and a) ^(Bacon) ^(Scented shave soap.)

Detected Items:

Razor: Parker 11R - (3 Piece, horn handle)
Brush: Summer Break Soaps - Mountain Laurel, synthetic 26mm Maggard knot (from London Razors Mountain Laurel release PIF)
Lather: Noble Otter - Lonestar
Post Shave: Noble Otter - Lonestar

This SOTD is part of the challenge

Lather Games 2023


      [**2023-07-23 Enchanting Aroma**](https://imgur.com/acwXOdM)

* **Brush:** Summer Break Soaps - [Mountain Laurel, synthetic 26mm Maggard knot](https://i.imgur.com/Zk63C7Z.jpg) (from London Razors Mountain Laurel release PIF)
* **Razor:** Parker [11R](https://i.imgur.com/3L123Sq.jpg) \- (3 Piece, horn handle)
* **Blade:** Gillette 7 O'clock Super Stainless (green), DE
* **Lather:** Noble Otter – [Lonestar](https://imgur.com/tP1YjtC)
* **Post Shave:**  Noble Otter  - [Lonestar](https://imgur.com/kBtsNnn)

Got a bit lucky with this one. The sponsor of the day gets me probably the most compliments.  Really the only compliments I get are from my wife.  She is not a scent fanatic - in fact quite the opposite.  She is not a big fan of scented products unless they are on her own terms (something she selects).  Out of my shaving products most of the scents she likes are gourmand or with gourmand scent components, or even novelty soaps\*.  Noble Otter Lonestar is probably the most prominent example of a scent she regularly compliments me on as I am shaving that does not smell like food or have gourmand scents worked into it.

I mean the notes listed for Lonestar are: Lemon, Sage, Magnolia, Texas Cedar, Oakmoss, Leather, and Hay.  I mean yes lemon can be gourmand but it is not treated as such here.  I'm not gonna go suck a lemon, it's not the kind of sage used in dressing at Thanksgiving and I'm not chewing on the rest of the scent components - so no I really don't consider this gourmand or gourmand leaning.

And with this one I get actual compliments. Not snarky ones either.

Interestingly enough one of her most disliked scents also comes from Noble Otter which is Two Kings.  She is not big on floral at all.

Picked the Parker 11R today because I thought the cow horn handle went along with a Lonestar themed shave quite well.

Anyhow.

**Today's Challenge:** [Reporting with a Lather Audit](https://imgur.com/zTSjsjL).

Have a good one and take care.

\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

\*^(Yes she is full on excited about ")[^(Remote Learning)](https://summerbreaksoaps.com/products/remote-learning-2023-set)^(" and is also the reason I own a) [^(Pickle)](https://imgur.com/IKxgjxA) ^(and a) [^(Bacon)](https://imgur.com/BSPrKWJ) ^(Scented shave soap.)