LG2024- June 11th “Chicks dig it”

• Brush: Yaqi Cashmere Synthetic Dandelion Green Handle, 24mm
• Razor: Razorock GC .84
• Blade: Astra Green (9)
• Lather: Barrister and Mann- Diamond
• Post: Barrister and Mann- Diamond splash and balm
• Fragrance: Green Irish Tweed

Shave: April is the best month of the year. Firstly it’s mine and my oldest daughters birthday month. Secondly, depending on where you live it’s is generally the month that the cold and long and dreary winter starts to depart or if it’s a warmer climate, like a few places I have lived, its the last tolerable month before the heat waves begin. Lastly, and most importantly, it’s when baseball begins. There is no better sport that exists.

Early on in my wetshaving journey I happened upon some Diamond splash. Baseball scented aftershave? Yes please. Shortly after, I was able to find a used set on the Bazaar. I then found out that this perfect scent will no longer be made and now have 3 sets ( if you have any that you would like to part with, please let me know.) It is the only scent that I own multiples. I could settle for the other baseball themed scent in Noble Otters Batters Up…but that shit was terrible. Seriously??? green pepper ??WTAF???

Because of the green theme I was not able to include my favorite brush. Last year I broke one of my birch baseball bats during an adult league game. I didn’t just wanna trash it and figured, “hey why not make a shaving brush out of it?” I contacted Levi from Prometheus Handcrafts via Instagram and asked if he could repurpose my bat into a brush. He gladly obliged and made this custom beauty. It has a darker area around it that was lightly torched to darken the wood and meant to simulate pine tar that is used to enhance the grip while swinging a bat.

Viewing: I was in little league in the late 90s and all the baseball heroes of the time were bigger than life sluggers like McGwire and Sosa and Bonds. We now know why they were bigger than life :). I also grew up in a city without and MLB team and the only baseball I could watch were the nationally televised Braves on TBS and Cubs on WGN. The Braves were the easy choice. Instead of the sluggers like Fred McGriff or Chipper Jones, my favorite Braves were Greg Maddux, Tom Glavine, and John Smoltz. Absolute aces! Behold my favorite commercial of all time

ROTY

[LG2024- June 11th “Chicks dig it”](https://imgur.com/a/4Scx3cA)

* **Brush:** Yaqi Cashmere Synthetic Dandelion Green Handle, 24mm
* **Razor:** Razorock GC .84
* **Blade:** Astra Green (9)
* **Lather:** Barrister and Mann- Diamond
* **Post:** Barrister and Mann- Diamond splash and balm
* **Fragrance:** Green Irish Tweed

Shave: April is the best month of the year. Firstly it’s mine and my oldest daughters birthday month. Secondly, depending on where you live it’s is generally the month that the cold and long and dreary winter starts to depart or if it’s a warmer climate, like a few places I have lived, its the last tolerable month before the heat waves begin. Lastly, and most importantly, it’s when baseball begins. There is no better sport that exists.

Early on in my wetshaving journey I happened upon some Diamond splash. Baseball scented aftershave? Yes please. Shortly after, I was able to find a used set on the Bazaar. I then found out that this perfect scent will no longer be made and now have 3 sets ( if you have any that you would like to part with, please let me know.) It is the only scent that I own multiples. I could settle for the other baseball themed scent in Noble Otters Batters Up…but that shit was terrible. Seriously??? green pepper ??WTAF???

Because of the green theme I was not able to include my favorite brush. Last year I broke one of my birch baseball bats during an adult league game. I didn’t just wanna trash it and figured, “hey why not make a shaving brush out of it?” I contacted Levi from Prometheus Handcrafts via Instagram and asked if he could repurpose my bat into a brush. He gladly obliged and made [this custom beauty.](https://imgur.com/a/xamdaqT) It has a darker area around it that was lightly torched to darken the wood and meant to simulate pine tar that is used to enhance the grip while swinging a bat.

Viewing: I was in little league in the late 90s and all the baseball heroes of the time were bigger than life sluggers like McGwire and Sosa and Bonds. We now know why they were bigger than life :). I also grew up in a city without and MLB team and the only baseball I could watch were the nationally televised Braves on TBS and Cubs on WGN. The Braves were the easy choice. Instead of the sluggers like Fred McGriff or Chipper Jones, my favorite Braves were Greg Maddux, Tom Glavine, and John Smoltz. Absolute aces!
Behold [my favorite commercial of all time](https://youtu.be/UjkuJPvMrI8?si=dKvj1mVjUm3TItXt)

#ROTY