SOTD by u/bmac92

u/bmac92 posted on 2024-06-17 05:19:40-07:00 (Pacific Standard Time). Reddit Comment (See markdown)

June 17, 2024 – 2024.06.17 SOTD: Lather Games Day 17 – Don’t Have a Cow, Man!

  • Brush: Dogwood Handcrafts Matte Black with 26mm UHD Independent Fibre Knot
  • Razor: Aylsworth Drakkant
  • Blade: Wizamet (1)
  • Lather: Southern Witchcrafts – Necromantic
  • Post Shave: Elysian – Styx
  • Fragrance: Elysian – Styx

Daily Theme: Don't Have a Cow, Man!

Theme justification: Southern Witchcrafts Necromantic is a vegan soap.

Relevant Post Shave & Frag: My theme here is "relating to dead people." Necromantic is described as being related to "necromancy: the resurrection of or communication with the dead," so I went with Elysian Styx for both the aftershave and frag. The River Styx is a river that Charon takes dead people across to get to the underworld.

Scavenger Hunt ~~Justification~~: COMPLETED

Razor facts: N/A

Brush facts: N/A

Daily/Special Challenge: Knee-Lather Day

You know, I'm starting to suspect something is up with the judges. First they want to see our legs all nice and smooth, then they want us to show them our bare knees covered in lather. Whatever. Who am I to judge others?

Here's my recently shaved knee covered in soap. Here it is all lathered up. Finally, here is the aftermath before I cleaned up

One of the reasons that I like to bowl lather is the that it keeps the messiness to a minimum. Knee lathering created a mess. 2/10 don't recommend

Fragrance description

For Necromantic, I get a light rose and wine smell. It's quite nice.

Elysian Styx can best be described as a "dark" apple scent. It's not a bright, fresh apple pie scent, or something like Braeburn. It's closer to the end of apple season, when the only apples left on the tree are past their prime and falling to the ground.

Now onto the shave!

Despite the knee-lathering, SW produced a good lather (as expected). Nice and slick. Shave was nice, but messy due to the lathering technique. I will not be doing that again.

Totals:

  • Razor Hashtags: 10/10
  • Brush Hashtags: 10/10
  • Hardware Sponsor Points: 2/2
  • Software Sponsor Points: 11/16
  • Number of Lather Brands: 17/30
  • Number of Lather Scents: 17/30
  • Number of Post Shaves: 17/30
  • Number of Frags: 17/30

Contest Hashtags:

#FOF

#ROTY

Detected Items:

This SOTD is part of the challenge
  1. Lather Games 2024
  2. Feats of Fragrance 2024
  3. Rookie of the Year 2024
**[June 17, 2024 – 2024.06.17 SOTD: Lather Games Day 17 – Don’t Have a Cow, Man!](https://i.imgur.com/0xzZY7I.jpg)**

* **Brush:** Dogwood Handcrafts Matte Black with 26mm UHD Independent Fibre Knot
* **Razor:** Aylsworth Drakkant
* **Blade:** Wizamet (1)
* **Lather:** Southern Witchcrafts – Necromantic
* **Post Shave:** Elysian – Styx
* **Fragrance:** Elysian – Styx

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**Daily Theme**: Don't Have a Cow, Man!


**Theme justification**: [Southern Witchcrafts Necromantic](https://southernwitchcrafts.com/product/necromantic-vegan-shave-soap/) is a vegan soap.

**Relevant Post Shave & Frag**: My theme here is "relating to dead people." [Necromantic](https://i.imgur.com/gw9NKpd.png) is described as being related to "necromancy: the resurrection of or communication with the dead," so I went with [Elysian Styx](https://www.elysiansoapshop.com/product/Elysian-Styx-Eau-de-Parfum/106?cp=true&sa=false&sbp=false&q=true) for both the aftershave and frag. The [River Styx](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Styx) is a river that [Charon](https://www.encyclopedia.com/social-sciences/encyclopedias-almanacs-transcripts-and-maps/charon-and-river-styx) takes dead people across to get to the underworld.

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**Scavenger Hunt ~~Justification~~**: **COMPLETED**

Razor facts: N/A

Brush facts: N/A

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**Daily/Special Challenge**: Knee-Lather Day

You know, I'm starting to suspect something is up with the judges. First they want to see our legs all nice and smooth, then they want us to show them our bare knees covered in lather. Whatever. Who am I to *judge* others?

Here's my recently shaved [knee covered in soap](https://i.imgur.com/UQiimIt.jpg). Here it is [all lathered up](https://i.imgur.com/0LfpnXl.jpg). Finally, [here is the aftermath before I cleaned up](https://i.imgur.com/fHhMccv.jpg)

One of the reasons that I like to bowl lather is the that it keeps the messiness to a minimum. Knee lathering created a mess. 2/10 don't recommend

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**Fragrance description**

For Necromantic, I get a light rose and wine smell. It's quite nice.

Elysian Styx can best be described as a "dark" apple scent. It's not a bright, fresh apple pie scent, or something like Braeburn. It's closer to the end of apple season, when the only apples left on the tree are past their prime and falling to the ground.


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Now onto the shave!

Despite the knee-lathering, SW produced a good lather (as expected). Nice and slick. Shave was nice, but messy due to the lathering technique. I will not be doing that again.

*************

**Totals:**

* **Razor Hashtags**: **10/10**
* **Brush Hashtags**: **10/10**
* **Hardware Sponsor Points**: **2/2**
* **Software Sponsor Points**: 11/16
* **Number of Lather Brands**: 17/30
* **Number of Lather Scents**: 17/30
* **Number of Post Shaves**: 17/30
* **Number of Frags**: 17/30


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**Contest Hashtags**:

#FOF

\#ROTY