SOTD by u/RedMosquitoMM

LG24-07: Small Business Saturday... but in June... while traveling

• Brush: Maggard Razors Gray and White 24mm Synthetic
• Razor: Edwin Jagger DE86
• Blade: Astra SP (35)
• Lather: Maggard Razors - Mango Sage Tea - Shaving Soap
• Post Shave: Pacific Shave Co. - Spearmint - Caffeinated Aftershave Balm
• Fragrance: For the Scent of It - Garden Grove
• Passes: WTG, XTG
• Music: Crate Digger's Funk Playlist

I use this same Mango Sage Tea sample every year—smells like clean, fruity, hotel soap, in a good way. I should probably just kill it because we're getting to the end. Paired with an easy-going fragrance inspired by "the smell of luxurious soaps, often found in the finest of hotels". (Still rocking the only post shave in my dopp kit, but it's a light, one-note scent that works with anything.)

For today's challenge, I'll just call out my very first larger wet shaving products order, which was from West Coast Shaving (which I arrived at via search engine). I ordered a few tubs based on scent notes and wild speculation about what I thought I liked. Turns out buying whole tubs without sampling is usually stupid, even if they're at a reduced price. Always sample first. I found out the hard way I don't actually like what I thought I like; scent notes only tell you so much. (Also, my tastes changed as I got into perfumery. I generally prefer a simpler wet shaving scent and save complexity for my fragrance, which has time to dry down.) On top of that, one of the tubs had shockingly little scent, but I guess that's what happens sometimes when you buy from a clearance sale. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

**LG24-07: Small Business Saturday... but in June... while traveling**

- **Brush:** Maggard Razors Gray and White 24mm Synthetic
- **Razor:** Edwin Jagger DE86
- **Blade:** Astra SP (35)
- **Lather:** Maggard Razors - Mango Sage Tea - Shaving Soap
- **Post Shave:** Pacific Shave Co. - Spearmint - Caffeinated Aftershave Balm
- **Fragrance:** For the Scent of It - Garden Grove
- **Passes:** WTG, XTG
- **Music:** *Crate Digger's Funk* Playlist

I use this same Mango Sage Tea sample every year—smells like clean, fruity, hotel soap, in a good way. I should probably just kill it because we're getting to the end. Paired with an easy-going fragrance inspired by "the smell of luxurious soaps, often found in the finest of hotels". (Still rocking the only post shave in my dopp kit, but it's a light, one-note scent that works with anything.)

For today's challenge, I'll just call out my very first larger wet shaving products order, which was from West Coast Shaving (which I arrived at via search engine). I ordered a few tubs based on scent notes and wild speculation about what I thought I liked. Turns out buying whole tubs without sampling is usually stupid, even if they're at a reduced price. Always sample first. I found out the hard way I don't actually like what I thought I like; scent notes only tell you so much. (Also, my tastes changed as I got into perfumery. I generally prefer a simpler wet shaving scent and save complexity for my fragrance, which has time to dry down.) On top of that, one of the tubs had shockingly little scent, but I guess that's what happens sometimes when you buy from a clearance sale. `¯\_(ツ)_/¯`