SOTD by u/pridetwo

• Brush: Omega 10098 #TEXASPIGSTINKMASSACRE #TOLL

• Razor: GEM MMOC #BRASSING

• Blade: GEM PTFE

• Lather: Summer Break Soaps - History 101

• Post Shave: Declaration Grooming - Hindsight

• Fragrance: Chatillon Lux - Unconditional Surrender

Daily Theme: New All The Things - I have never used a Summer Break Soaps product, a GEM razor, or a boar brush. The GEM was a freebie from j33p a couple months ago that I never got around to actually trying. I will not be using it again. This Omega brush is straight up fresh with no break-in or prior use.

My theme for today's shave: History

For the first day of lather games I wanted to put together a fragrance progression that helped me contemplate ~~what exactly went wrong in my life that I'm entering an online shaving competition~~ how the history of shaving ties to the history of the United States. The Civil War was a monumental turning point for the USA, and History 101 keys in on smells and themes of the Civil War era, and Unconditional Surrender . But thinking in more recent terms, I feel that the COVID pandemic will also be remembered as a pivotal moment for the country, and so having Hindsight's hand sanitizer-forward scent profile anchor the shave it helps me put the events of 2020 into context with other monumental events in American history like the civil war.

The album Destiny by Stratovarius is an album with deep significance to me, as it was my first foray into power metal (introduced to the titular song Destiny via a Final Fantasy 8 AMV on early youtube that led me to downloading the rest of the album on Limewire). The album takes on heavy themes of predestination, free will, and inter-generational strife, and puts out a message of hope and empowerment. That I can rise above all of the challenges of life by taking an active role in choosing my own destiny. Also, it's just an absolute banger of an album. #FOF #ROTY

* **Brush:** Omega 10098 #TEXASPIGSTINKMASSACRE #TOLL

* **Razor:** GEM MMOC #BRASSING

* **Blade:** GEM PTFE

* **Lather:** Summer Break Soaps - History 101

* **Post Shave:** Declaration Grooming - Hindsight

* **Fragrance:** Chatillon Lux - Unconditional Surrender

Daily Theme: New All The Things - I have never used a Summer Break Soaps product, a GEM razor, or a boar brush. The GEM was a freebie from j33p a couple months ago that I never got around to actually trying. I will not be using it again. This Omega brush is straight up fresh with no break-in or prior use.

[My theme for today's shave: History](https://imgur.com/a/SYmYQWl)

For the first day of lather games I wanted to put together a fragrance progression that helped me contemplate ~~what exactly went wrong in my life that I'm entering an online shaving competition~~ how the history of shaving ties to the history of the United States. The Civil War was a monumental turning point for the USA, and History 101 keys in on smells and themes of the Civil War era, and Unconditional Surrender . But thinking in more recent terms, I feel that the COVID pandemic will also be remembered as a pivotal moment for the country, and so having Hindsight's hand sanitizer-forward scent profile anchor the shave it helps me put the events of 2020 into context with other monumental events in American history like the civil war.

The album Destiny by Stratovarius is an album with deep significance to me, as it was my first foray into power metal (introduced to the titular song Destiny via a Final Fantasy 8 AMV on early youtube that led me to downloading the rest of the album on Limewire). The album takes on heavy themes of predestination, free will, and inter-generational strife, and puts out a message of hope and empowerment. That I can rise above all of the challenges of life by taking an active role in choosing my own destiny. Also, it's just an absolute banger of an album. #FOF #ROTY