SOTD by u/ginopono

2023-07-27 Don't Get Assaulted Day

• Brush: Omega 343178 Synthetic #FAUXFUR #OLDWORLD
• Razor: Treet Starline
• Lather: Shannon's Soaps - Lavender Lemongrass
• Post Shave: St. James of London - Lavender & Geranium
• Fragrance: Chatillon Lux - Admiral

Free disclaimer:
I have no desire to get into whether certain soap-makers deserve the hate they get around here. Parasitic business practices are pretty deserving. Being an anti-vax psychopath is also pretty damn deserving, so I have not and am unlikely to ever purchase anything from Shannon's Soaps. I think this sample came from The Gentle Shave when I got my brush for Raw Hoggin' last year, after which I smushed it in this tin where it has since waited.
Also, the Treet razor was a freebie thrown in with a WSC order.

Lavendursday: The soap is indeed lavender-forward, alongside lemongrass.

Relevant Post-Shave and Fragrance: The Lavender & Geranium obviously matches the Lavender scent.
Meanwhile, Admiral both features and is prominent (to my nose, at least up front) in lemongrass, the other main element of the soap.

#FOF It's lavender. It's lemongrass. 'Nuff said.

At the time of receiving this sample, I was pretty pleased; I had just used the lemongrass-prominent Port-au-Prince on Desert Island Day, and I was ever a fan of lavender. I'm kind of over lavender. Have I ditched it for jasmine, much like Yukon Cornelius' change of heart vis-a-vis precious metals? Lavender is fine, but it's been done! To be fair, this paricular soap mixes things up with lemongrass, which strikes me as a counter-intuitive combination, but it's not terrible.

Moving on to St. James Lavender & Geranium aftershave, the most remarkable thing about it is that it's a gel. It's a bit unusual, but my unverified assumption is that it, like balm, makes an effort to be more hydrating than alcohol-based splashes. Meanwhile, it unsurprisingly introduces another floral note to the mix. I'm not really familiar with geranium, but it pushes harder into floral than I think I care for. I think it's the geranium that ended up lingering around all day, too, reminding me that I do not care for it.

Challenge Accepted: So stepping into the pure liquid agony that is the outdoors isn't enough anymore, is it? Hard to say; you guys forgot to define "nearby"! I went ahead and assumed that my weird little "yard" doesn't qualify for the challenge; I don't mean to argue that point, but as a thought experiment: If I move to the other side of the outside wall, does the wall of the building still count as "nearby", thus meaning that I'm not "outside"?
To avoid the question, I packed up a big ol' bag of water and headed to a nearby park. I mean, it's several hundred feet away, but it's still "nearby", so you figure it out.
Yes, "park." Rocks and dirt.

Obviously, I went before sunrise—because the fucking sun—which was, strictly speaking, when the park was open. There 's a sign that says it's closed from dusk 'til dawn, and dawn had begun, hence open.

I shaved in Pei Wei, and I shaved in a parking lot in Oro Valley. Neither of those were as unnerving as this situation I found myself in this morning. At this hour, your general passerby isn't going to be a person you want to get near. That is, there's a decent chance that it'll be a vagrant whose brain is in a, uh, altered state. Now, I don't carry very often—partly because I don't feel the need that so many stereotypical Americans do, and partly because I like form-fitting clothing, so I don't tend to have anywhere to put one—but I armed myself this morning.

There was one old man who passed me by who seemed nice enough, but I have no idea what that woman who snuck into the above photo was up to. In any case, I got a couple of passes in.

#photocontest
Photo: Flowers
Those are lavender buds.

[**2023-07-27 Don't Get Assaulted Day**](https://i.imgur.com/6y70gtI.jpg)

* **Brush:** Omega 343178 Synthetic #FAUXFUR #OLDWORLD
* **Razor:** Treet Starline
* **Lather:** Shannon's Soaps - Lavender Lemongrass
* **Post Shave:** St. James of London - Lavender & Geranium
* **Fragrance:** Chatillon Lux - Admiral

Free disclaimer:
I have no desire to get into whether certain soap-makers deserve the hate they
get around here. Parasitic business practices are pretty deserving. Being an
anti-vax psychopath is also pretty damn deserving, so I have not and am
unlikely to ever purchase anything from
Shannon's Soaps. I think this sample came from The Gentle Shave when I
got my brush for Raw Hoggin' last year, after which I smushed it in this tin
where it has since waited.
Also, the Treet razor was a freebie thrown in with a WSC order.

**Lavendursday:** The soap is indeed lavender-forward, alongside lemongrass.

**Relevant Post-Shave and Fragrance:**
The Lavender & Geranium obviously matches the Lavender scent.
Meanwhile, Admiral both features and is prominent (to my nose, at least up
front) in lemongrass, the other main element of the soap.

#FOF It's lavender. It's lemongrass. 'Nuff said.

At the time of receiving this sample, I was pretty pleased; I had just used
the lemongrass-prominent Port-au-Prince on Desert Island Day, and I was ever a
fan of lavender. I'm kind of over lavender. Have I ditched it for jasmine,
much like Yukon Cornelius' change of heart vis-a-vis precious metals?
Lavender is fine, but it's been done! To be fair, this paricular soap mixes
things up with lemongrass, which strikes me as a counter-intuitive combination,
but it's not terrible.

Moving on to St. James Lavender & Geranium aftershave, the most remarkable thing
about it is that it's a gel. It's a bit unusual, but my unverified assumption is
that it, like balm, makes an effort to be more hydrating than alcohol-based
splashes. Meanwhile, it unsurprisingly introduces another floral note to the
mix. I'm not really familiar with geranium, but it pushes harder into floral
than I think I care for. I think it's the geranium that ended up lingering
around all day, too, reminding me that I do not care for it.

**Challenge Accepted:** So stepping into the pure liquid agony that is the
outdoors isn't enough anymore, is it? Hard to say; you guys forgot to define
"nearby"! I went ahead and assumed that
[my weird little "yard"](https://i.imgur.com/h3mcmmv.jpg) doesn't qualify
for the challenge; I don't mean to argue that point, but as a thought
experiment: If I move to the other side of the outside wall, does the wall of
the building still count as "nearby", thus meaning that I'm not "outside"?
To avoid the question, I packed up a big ol' bag of water and headed to a
[nearby park.](https://i.imgur.com/tj2lYze.jpg) I mean, it's several hundred
feet away, but it's still "nearby", so you figure it out.
Yes, "park." Rocks and dirt.

Obviously, I went before sunrise—because *the fucking sun*—which was, strictly
speaking, when the park was open. There 's a sign that says it's closed
from dusk 'til dawn, and dawn had begun, hence open.

I shaved in Pei Wei, and I shaved in a parking lot in Oro Valley. Neither
of those were as unnerving as this situation I found myself in this morning.
At this hour, your general passerby isn't
going to be a person you want to get near. That is, there's a decent chance
that it'll be a vagrant whose brain is in a, uh, altered state. Now, I don't
carry very often—partly because I don't feel the need that so many
stereotypical Americans do, and partly because I like form-fitting clothing,
so I don't tend to have anywhere to put one—but I armed myself this morning.

There was one old man who passed me by who seemed nice enough, but I have no
idea what that woman who snuck into the above photo was up to. In any case,
I [got a couple of passes in.](https://i.imgur.com/TM6RLQN.jpg)

#photocontest
**Photo:** Flowers
Those are lavender buds.