SOTD by u/RedMosquitoMM

LG23-05: ~~Canned~~ Deodorant Tube Shave ~~Goop~~ Stick featuring a ~~Canadian pharmacy's intercom~~ u/RedMosquitoMM music playlist

• Brush: Tweezerman #WEDONTNEEDNOSTINKINGBADGERS #RUNT #ANCIENT
• Razor: BIC Sensitive Single Blade Razor #JETSETTER #RAINBOW
• Blade: BIC (2)
• Lather: Pacific Shave Co. - Ultra Slick Shave Stick
• Post Shave: Pacific Shave Co. - Caffeinated Aftershave Balm
• Fragrance: Etat Libre d’Orange - You Or Someone Like You
• Passes: WTG, XTG
• Coffee: Traveling and therefor whatever's in the Mr. Coffee
• Music: Daftside - Random Access Memories Memories
• LG Tags: FOF

As is tradition, I dug my grocery store shave products out of my drawer for today's low-cost shave. The tiny Tweezerman continues to be a particularly crummy brush, but it does indeed lather shave soap, though that's about all it has going for it. I suppose it's very light, takes up little room in a bag, and I'd actually be happier without it if lost, or broken, or stolen by some unfortunate soul. I have a higher opinion of the BIC Sensitive disposables. This is my second shave with this first razor in the multi-pack (the first was last June) and it seems foolproof—mild aggression, rotating head, and a single blade. And I'm happiest with the Pacific Shave Co. products that have lived in my dopp kit since I bought them from the nearby regional mega-grocer. While the stick soap is a little drying, it's indeed very slick and lathers up almost immediately. You really can't beat the shave stick format for travel wet shaving.

The scent of my Big Box Store shaving products is one-note (spearmint…yep, that's it), and I've used the same set the last few Lather Games, so I'll get straight to today's challenge. I recently picked up the first in Noble Otter's playing card series, Joker, because of the listed citronella note. Sadly, I can't really pick it out in the soap. I feel like citronella is an uncommon focal note in wet shaving (though not aromatherapy) because of its mosquito-repelling associations, but also because that unmistakable lemony aroma is both potent and a tad harsh. If I designed my own shaving scent, I'd like to go where only Rod & Mandy have gone before, and design one built around a strong citronella note. I could take it two directions; play up the bright, energetic qualities of citronella, or counter it with warm, easygoing notes that balance it out. With today's hot, muggy weather, I'd go with the former. I'd also enhance the yellow tones and herbal qualities of citronella; solar citrus, a dose of spicy carrot, maybe a bit of juicy fig, tomato leaf, just enough neroli to sweeten things up (taken past that I find it overwhelming), and a jolt of kumquat or yuzu. For the base, I'd try out reedy vetiver and some tannic woods along with the usual options. Overall, I'd want the citronella to shine without glaring, chemical harshness, but pair it with enough strong, energetic voices to make it part of a choir instead of a soloist out front. Or at least turn that mic down a little.

Speaking of fragrances, I've only worn this You Or Someone Like You sample a few times and I'm finding it extremely difficult to parse. Immediately upon spraying it's all green floral notes, but super humid, like that blast of scent and wet heat you're greeted with upon first entering a botanical garden hothouse. Eventually I acclimate and I can pick out a more distinct rose along with that grassy aromatic texture. That's also when I notice the most notable feature of this blend and the reason I picked it to follow my shave—a clear, playful mint note. (Though not spearmint specifically.) I enjoy You Or Someone Like You the most as it dries down to the base; the rose becomes a whisper, the grass and mint take on the freshness of clean linens drying in the breeze, and the overall effect is airy and pristine. It would have made a lovely followup to yesterday's Spring scents as well.

**LG23-05:** **~~Canned~~** **Deodorant Tube Shave** **~~Goop~~** **Stick featuring a** **~~Canadian pharmacy's intercom~~** u/RedMosquitoMM **music playlist**

* **Brush:** Tweezerman `#WEDONTNEEDNOSTINKINGBADGERS` `#RUNT` `#ANCIENT`
* **Razor:** BIC Sensitive Single Blade Razor `#JETSETTER` `#RAINBOW`
* **Blade:** BIC (2)
* **Lather:** Pacific Shave Co. - Ultra Slick Shave Stick
* **Post Shave:** Pacific Shave Co. - Caffeinated Aftershave Balm
* **Fragrance:** Etat Libre d’Orange - You Or Someone Like You
* **Passes:** WTG, XTG
* **Coffee:** Traveling and therefor whatever's in the Mr. Coffee
* **Music:** Daftside - *Random Access Memories Memories*
* **LG Tags:** `FOF`

As is tradition, I dug my grocery store shave products out of my drawer for today's low-cost shave. The tiny Tweezerman continues to be a particularly crummy brush, but it does indeed lather shave soap, though that's about all it has going for it. I suppose it's very light, takes up little room in a bag, and I'd actually be happier without it if lost, or broken, or stolen by some unfortunate soul. I have a higher opinion of the BIC Sensitive disposables. This is my second shave with this first razor in the multi-pack (the first was last June) and it seems foolproof—mild aggression, rotating head, and a single blade. And I'm happiest with the Pacific Shave Co. products that have lived in my dopp kit since I bought them from the nearby regional mega-grocer. While the stick soap is a little drying, it's indeed very slick and lathers up almost immediately. You really can't beat the shave stick format for travel wet shaving.

The scent of my Big Box Store shaving products is one-note (spearmint…yep, that's it), and I've used the same set the last few Lather Games, so I'll get straight to today's challenge. I recently picked up the first in Noble Otter's playing card series, Joker, because of the listed citronella note. Sadly, I can't really pick it out in the soap. I feel like citronella is [an uncommon focal note](https://wetshavingdatabase.com/page/3/?post_type=product&s=citronella) in wet shaving (though not aromatherapy) because of its mosquito-repelling associations, but also because that unmistakable lemony aroma is both potent and a tad harsh. If I designed my own shaving scent, I'd like to go where only Rod & Mandy have gone before, and design one built around a strong citronella note. I could take it two directions; play up the bright, energetic qualities of citronella, or counter it with warm, easygoing notes that balance it out. With today's hot, muggy weather, I'd go with the former. I'd also enhance the yellow tones and herbal qualities of citronella; solar citrus, a dose of spicy carrot, maybe a bit of juicy fig, tomato leaf, just enough neroli to sweeten things up (taken past that I find it overwhelming), and a jolt of kumquat or yuzu. For the base, I'd try out reedy vetiver and some tannic woods along with the usual options. Overall, I'd want the citronella to shine without glaring, chemical harshness, but pair it with enough strong, energetic voices to make it part of a choir instead of a soloist out front. Or at least turn that mic down a little.

Speaking of fragrances, I've only worn this You Or Someone Like You sample a few times and I'm finding it extremely difficult to parse. Immediately upon spraying it's all green floral notes, but super humid, like that blast of scent and wet heat you're greeted with upon first entering a botanical garden hothouse. Eventually I acclimate and I can pick out a more distinct rose along with that grassy aromatic texture. That's also when I notice the most notable feature of this blend and the reason I picked it to follow my shave—a clear, playful mint note. (Though not spearmint specifically.) I enjoy You Or Someone Like You the most as it dries down to the base; the rose becomes a whisper, the grass and mint take on the freshness of clean linens drying in the breeze, and the overall effect is airy and pristine. It would have made a lovely followup to yesterday's Spring scents as well.