SOTD by u/whosgotthepudding

6/8/24

• Brush: Muninn Woodworks w/ C&H V19 Fanchurian
• Razor: Wade & Butcher "The Celebrated Hollow Ground Razor For Barber's Use" 8/8, Half Hollow Barber's Notch
• Lather: Maggard Razors - Lilac
• Post Shave: Spearhead Shaving - Seaforth! Black Watch Aftershave Splash

Today's smush comes courtesy of u/tsrblke aka Tsar Bloke, if you're nasty. I found myself in need of something from Maggards at the beginning of the week, and he came in clutch to help. Thank you again 🙏

The scent is really straightforward, Lilac. I don't have anything with Lilac in my den (that I can think of off the top of my head). It's not really something I would have sought out on my own. I have a lot of memories tied to Lilac.

Growing up, we lived out on a dirt road kinda tucked away from everything. In the home I grew up in with my father, we had some huge Lilac bushes. My dad would always make me go in every summer and clean them out. Leaves, sticks, whatever. I hated it soooo much. Mostly because of the spiders and such. I fucking hate spiders. On summer days our whole yard smelled like Lilac and so did our little home. The smell just brings back so much. Memories of being a kid, playing in the dirt with my little cousin (who recently passed), barbecues with friends, and family. I wish I could see some of them. Hang out with them again. Smell those god damn bushes again. The scent of this soap really tied me up in a lot feelings.

Anyways, I wasn't too sure what to pair with Lilac, so I ended up googling what goes good. Florals, woods, citrus and fruits are what I got back. There was really only one thing I had that had those. Enter Black Watch. The pairing is actually super nice.

This W&B just came to me today. Normally I would've honed it with my own edge before using it, but I was just too excited. This was honed by Griffiths. The edge is good, but to be honest, I prefer mine. Soon I will give it a jnat edge.

In regards to the challenge... Ebay, man. God damn eBay. Recently, in the last like month or so, I think I've dropped like $1.5k on shaving gear there. Razors and strops, specifically. There's really nowhere else that compares, for me, in regards to big spending.

**[6/8/24](https://imgur.com/a/nwsFowG)**

* **Brush:** Muninn Woodworks w/ C&H V19 Fanchurian
* **Razor:** [Wade & Butcher "The Celebrated Hollow Ground Razor For Barber's Use" 8/8, Half Hollow Barber's Notch](https://imgur.com/a/uvoe7Bm)
* **Lather:** Maggard Razors - Lilac
* **Post Shave:** Spearhead Shaving - Seaforth! Black Watch Aftershave Splash

Today's smush comes courtesy of u/tsrblke aka Tsar Bloke, if you're nasty. I found myself in need of something from Maggards at the beginning of the week, and he came in clutch to help. Thank you again 🙏

The scent is really straightforward, Lilac. I don't have anything with Lilac in my den (that I can think of off the top of my head). It's not really something I would have sought out on my own. I have a lot of memories tied to Lilac.

Growing up, we lived out on a dirt road kinda tucked away from everything. In the home I grew up in with my father, we had some huge Lilac bushes. My dad would always make me go in every summer and clean them out. Leaves, sticks, whatever. I hated it soooo much. Mostly because of the spiders and such. I fucking hate spiders. On summer days our whole yard smelled like Lilac and so did our little home. The smell just brings back so much. Memories of being a kid, playing in the dirt with my little cousin (who recently passed), barbecues with friends, and family. I wish I could see some of them. Hang out with them again. Smell those god damn bushes again. The scent of this soap really tied me up in a lot feelings.

Anyways, I wasn't too sure what to pair with Lilac, so I ended up googling what goes good. Florals, woods, citrus and fruits are what I got back. There was really only one thing I had that had those. Enter Black Watch. The pairing is actually super nice.

This W&B just came to me today. Normally I would've honed it with my own edge before using it, but I was just too excited. This was honed by Griffiths. The edge is good, but to be honest, I prefer mine. Soon I will give it a jnat edge.

In regards to the challenge... Ebay, man. God damn eBay. Recently, in the last like month or so, I think I've dropped like $1.5k on shaving gear there. Razors and strops, specifically. There's really nowhere else that compares, for me, in regards to big spending.