2023-07-29 Lather Games SOTD
- Brush: Dogwood Milkglass (24x54mm Synth)
- Razor: Wolfman Guerrilla 2 Prototype
- Blade: Gillette Nacet (29)
- Lather: Proraso - Sapone da Barba con Olio di Sandalo e Burro di Karité
- Post Shave: Aqua Velva - Ice Blue - Aftershave
- Fragrance: Maher Olfactive - Santal Auster
I have never smelled a pure Sandalwood essential oil that I considered pleasant. I don't really care much for true pure sandalwood. But fantasy accords of a creamy, idealized, imaginary sandalwood? Heck yeah. Proraso Red is a good example. Yes it has real Sandalwood oil in it, but it also has - TADAAAA - "Parfum" listed right ahead of it in the ingredients. And Santal Auster? Despite the name, there's a lot of stuff going on in that perfume to create its magnificent portrayal of sandalwood that ain't just sandalwood EO.
Ice Blue is off theme though; I just think it smells nice paired with Proraso.
Challenge:
It would be unfair for me to open my mouth on which players I think might win / deserve to win LG2023. And while I always award excellent photos with good scores, I haven't really paid attention to who wrote those posts... I do a lot of judging without checking the user name because I don't want preconceptions or biases to sway my scoring.
FOF though? I didn't see a lot of high-effort FOF players in general, so it Did catch my eye when good fragrance writing popped up and the player who stands out most in my memory is /u/Chronossieur420 . I suspect he probably has a good chance at FOF this year. (That said, I don't judge FOF at all, so I really have no idea who's in the lead there!)