Juneteenth

• Brush: Chisel and Hound Vitae Taper w/AP Shave Co. 26mm Pure Bliss Knot
• Razor: Yates Precision Polished Winning Razor #CNC
• Blade: Gillette - 7 O'clock SharpEdge
• Lather: Dr Jon's - Runaway
• Post Shave: Barrister And Mann - Fougere Classique Aftershave Splash
• Fragrance: House of Mammoth - Damocles

Daily Gratitude
Thanks to tsrblke for this soap I think? Thanks to ShavinginCT for the aftershave. Thanks to my dad for the cologne. Thanks to engineeredshave for doing the winning passaround. Thanks to the judges and fabulous people putting this whole thing together.

Daily Mistakes
The mess that was yesterday's SOTD lol. I'm back to normal don't worry.

Daily Writeup
Now that I have used this passaround razor a couple times I am starting to really figure it out and now I can judge it more fairly than I could on day one; for the past couple days it was super strange and it was never quite a good shave. Today I really got in the groove (possibly because this new blade I'm trying, super good btw) and it was a super smooth shave, still not exactly my cup of tea because I like a lot of blade feel like the blackbird but this is definitely a completely different experience, super smooth with little to no blade feel for most of the shave, especially with this special polish on it.

Daily Theme Points
When Dr Jons was still in business they were located in one of the union states.

Daily Relevant Post Shave & Fragrance Points
Both House of Mammoth and Barrister and Mann are located in union states.

Daily Challenge
I came up with this joke and I thought it was pretty clever: Why did the safety razor hate his job?

!Because he had to hold double edged blades (like double edged swords)!<

Hardware Scavenger Hunt
Nothing new today.

Photo Contest
Bokeh Balls! This was my most advanced picture I've ever taken lol. There are lights above my mom's bed, then I took her like breakfast in bed table thing and put my SOTD stuff on it so I could hold it up with one hand. Then in the other hand I kept on trying to focus on the SOTD stuff while making sure that I didn't have my mom lying on the bed in the frame lol. Shot on 2020 iPhone SE

TL;DR
Gratitude, reflecting, learning, union states, comedy, complicated photos, I win rookie of the year thank you very much give me my prize.

Side Contests

photocontest

ROTY

# [Juneteenth](https://imgur.com/a/ZJNU7q1)

* **Brush:** Chisel and Hound Vitae Taper w/AP Shave Co. 26mm Pure Bliss Knot
* **Razor:** Yates Precision Polished Winning Razor #CNC
* **Blade:** Gillette - 7 O'clock SharpEdge
* **Lather:** Dr Jon's - Runaway
* **Post Shave:** Barrister And Mann - Fougere Classique Aftershave Splash
* **Fragrance:** House of Mammoth - Damocles

*Daily Gratitude*
Thanks to tsrblke for this soap I think? Thanks to ShavinginCT for the aftershave. Thanks to my dad for the cologne. Thanks to engineeredshave for doing the winning passaround. Thanks to the judges and fabulous people putting this whole thing together.

*Daily Mistakes*
The mess that was yesterday's SOTD lol. I'm back to normal don't worry.

*Daily Writeup*
Now that I have used this passaround razor a couple times I am starting to really figure it out and now I can judge it more fairly than I could on day one; for the past couple days it was super strange and it was never quite a good shave. Today I really got in the groove (possibly because this new blade I'm trying, super good btw) and it was a super smooth shave, still not exactly my cup of tea because I like a lot of blade feel like the blackbird but this is definitely a completely different experience, super smooth with little to no blade feel for most of the shave, especially with this special polish on it.

*Daily Theme Points*
When Dr Jons was still in business they were located in one of the union states.

*Daily Relevant Post Shave & Fragrance Points*
Both House of Mammoth and Barrister and Mann are located in union states.

*Daily Challenge*
I came up with this joke and I thought it was pretty clever:
Why did the safety razor hate his job?
>!Because he had to hold double edged blades (like double edged swords)!<

*Hardware Scavenger Hunt*
Nothing new today.

*Photo Contest*
Bokeh Balls! This was my most advanced picture I've ever taken lol. There are lights above my mom's bed, then I took her like breakfast in bed table thing and put my SOTD stuff on it so I could hold it up with one hand. Then in the other hand I kept on trying to focus on the SOTD stuff while making sure that I didn't have my mom lying on the bed in the frame lol. Shot on 2020 iPhone SE

*TL;DR*
Gratitude, reflecting, learning, union states, comedy, complicated photos, I win rookie of the year thank you very much give me my prize.

*Side Contests*
#photocontest
#ROTY