SOTD by u/bmac92

u/bmac92 posted on 2024-06-22 05:58:04-07:00 (Pacific Standard Time). Reddit Comment (See markdown)

June 22, 2024 – 2024.06.22 SOTD: Lather Games Day 22 – Sppoky Season

  • Brush: Paragon Shaving Plisson knot (28mm) with Paragon handle
  • Razor: Yates Precision Razors – Winning v2
  • Blade: Feather (DE) (2)
  • Lather: Stirling Soap Co. – Pumpkin Spice
  • Post Shave: Areffa Soap – Crazy Pumpkin
  • Fragrance: Southern Witchcrafts – Boonana

Daily Theme: Spooky Season

Theme justification: Stirling Pumpkin Spice is an autumn/fall scent, hence why Stirling releases it in the fall. Plus, Pumpkin Spice is a fall scent/flavor

Relevant Post Shave & Frag: Areffa Soaps Crazy Pumpkin aftershave & Southern Witchcrafts Boonana EdP. The theme, continuing the fall-esque thought, is sitting on your porch with a pumpkin spice latte on Halloween with your carved pumpkins while you scare trick-or-treaters by screaming, "Boo!" You chuckle as the young kids scream and run away. Maybe becoming a ghost wasn't so bad.

Scavenger Hunt ~~Justification~~: COMPLETED

Razor facts: N/A

Brush facts: N/A

Daily/Special Challenge: Halloween

You know, surprisingly, I don't have a pumpkin in my house in the middle of June. So let's see if we can find anything that is carvable. Well, would you look at that. The first thing I see in my fridge is a nice, carvable, onion.. As everyone know, onions are fantastic, so this should be easy.

I take the onion, and a carving board, into my ~~bathroom~~ carving station. My nice Japanese knives would be useless for this. I need to use the sharpest of blades. Always wash your tools before working! Now I'm ready to begin. First step is the peel the skin off. Easy. The sharpest blade on earth was handy for taking the skin off. Next step was to slice the ends off. Again, easy work.

I cut out two eyes to start. It's coming together. Cut a mouth for him, and c'est fini. I shall call him, Mini Miasma!

Let's add some spookiness to Mini Miasma, for a better fit for the theme. There, that's more like it!

P.S.: the reason Mini Miasma has an onion sliver in his mouth is because he's ridding his body of evil onions though his mouth.

Fragrance description

Pumpkin spice is a nice scent, but I don't use this soap too often. I don't get a burn from it like some, but It's just a scent I have to be in the mood for, you know? It does smell exactly like the good pumpkin spice mix you'd get at the store (or preferably make yourself).

Crazy pumpkin is probably my favorite Areffa scent I've tried. It's like walking through a pumpkin patch at dusk that's full of other flowers. The spice note also brings out the thought of a fire (without the smoke) in the pumpkin patch. I actually like it better than Stirling's Pumpkin Spice scent.

Boonana is fantastic. I get more bourbon and tobacco than banana, but the sweetness of the banana does cut through to make the other scents more palatable. Everything works in tandem to make sure this scent is a fall classic.

Now onto the shave!

First off, I couldn't let that Feather blade go to waste. They're expensive! So I had to put it back in my razor.(please not that the floss pick is unused for teeth, and only used as a pick to remove some onion from Mini Miasma). All back together, so the shave can begin!

Stirling soap lathers up as expected, providing a nice lather. Shaving with a blade coated in onion juices might not have been the best idea, but at least it didn't seem to cause any issues (we'll see if my face decided to yell at me later for essentially putting onion juices on it).

The splash isn't on the level of NO or other artisans, but it's not bad at all. I'd say upper-mid tier.

Rounding out with Boonana made this shave (scent wise) oddly enjoyable. Love SW's EdPs (and their affordable prices).

Hope everyone enjoys their weekend! :)

Totals:

  • Razor Hashtags: 10/10
  • Brush Hashtags: 10/10
  • Hardware Sponsor Points: 2/2
  • Software Sponsor Points: 13/16
  • Number of Lather Brands: 22/30
  • Number of Lather Scents: 22/30
  • Number of Post Shaves: 22/30
  • Number of Frags: 22/30

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 22, 2024 – 2024.06.22 SOTD: Lather Games Day 22 – Sppoky Season](https://i.imgur.com/a7wSzwM.jpg)**

* **Brush:** Paragon Shaving Plisson knot (28mm) with Paragon handle
* **Razor:** Yates Precision Razors – Winning v2
* **Blade:** Feather (DE) (2)
* **Lather:** Stirling Soap Co. – Pumpkin Spice
* **Post Shave:** Areffa Soap – Crazy Pumpkin
* **Fragrance:** Southern Witchcrafts – Boonana

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**Daily Theme**: Spooky Season


**Theme justification**: Stirling Pumpkin Spice is an autumn/fall scent, hence why [Stirling releases it in the fall](https://i.imgur.com/lUWu3iu.png). Plus, [Pumpkin Spice is a fall scent/flavor](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DeQqe0oj5Ls)

**Relevant Post Shave & Frag**: [Areffa Soaps Crazy Pumpkin aftershave](https://areffasoap.com/en/losyoni/772/) & [Southern Witchcrafts Boonana EdP](https://southernwitchcrafts.com/product/boonana-eau-de-parfum/). The theme, continuing the fall-esque thought, is sitting on your porch with a pumpkin spice latte on Halloween with your carved pumpkins while you scare trick-or-treaters by screaming, "Boo!" You chuckle as the young kids scream and run away. *Maybe becoming a ghost wasn't so bad.*


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

Razor facts: N/A

Brush facts: N/A

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**Daily/Special Challenge**: Halloween

You know, surprisingly, I don't have a pumpkin in my house in the middle of June. So let's see if we can find anything that is carvable. Well, would you look at that. The first thing I see in my fridge is a nice, carvable, [onion.](https://i.imgur.com/nG96Pl0.jpg). As everyone know, [onions are fantastic](https://cdnb.artstation.com/p/assets/images/images/028/741/967/large/ezequiel-dominguez-practica-22-siegward.jpg?1595369904), so this should be easy.

I take the onion, and a carving board, into my ~~bathroom~~ carving station. My nice Japanese knives would be useless for this. I need to use the [sharpest of blades](https://i.imgur.com/2NAYo6g.jpg). Always [wash your tools before working!](https://i.imgur.com/GYePn2s.jpg) Now [I'm ready to begin](https://i.imgur.com/qpEd4Gp.jpg). First step is the [peel the skin off](https://i.imgur.com/M8yaDbO.jpg). Easy. The sharpest blade on earth was handy for taking the skin off. Next step was to slice the ends off. Again, [easy work](https://i.imgur.com/Jte2h39.jpg).

I cut out [two eyes to start](https://i.imgur.com/TYFbKjq.jpg). It's coming together. Cut a mouth for him, and [c'est fini](https://i.imgur.com/FjRNA3P.jpg). I shall call him, [Mini Miasma!](https://youtu.be/qecqOri-b0U?si=VgretFLj7LxuUHv4&t=109)

Let's add some spookiness to Mini Miasma, for a better fit for the theme. [There, that's more like it!](https://i.imgur.com/r84QFcZ.jpg)

P.S.: the reason Mini Miasma has an onion sliver in his mouth is because he's ridding his body of evil onions though his mouth.


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**Fragrance description**

Pumpkin spice is a nice scent, but I don't use this soap too often. I don't get a burn from it like some, but It's just a scent I have to be in the mood for, you know? It does smell exactly like the good pumpkin spice mix you'd get at the store (or preferably make yourself).

Crazy pumpkin is probably my favorite Areffa scent I've tried. It's like walking through a pumpkin patch at dusk that's full of other flowers. The spice note also brings out the thought of a fire (without the smoke) in the pumpkin patch. I actually like it better than Stirling's Pumpkin Spice scent.

Boonana is fantastic. I get more bourbon and tobacco than banana, but the sweetness of the banana does cut through to make the other scents more palatable. Everything works in tandem to make sure this scent is a fall classic.

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Now onto the shave!

First off, I couldn't let that Feather blade go to waste. They're expensive! So I had to [put it back in my razor.](https://i.imgur.com/e7aJAVO.mp4)(please not that the floss pick is unused for teeth, and only used as a pick to remove some onion from Mini Miasma). [All back together](https://i.imgur.com/e7aJAVO.mp4), so the shave can begin!

Stirling soap lathers up as expected, providing a nice lather. Shaving with a blade coated in onion juices might not have been the best idea, but at least it didn't seem to cause any issues (we'll see if my face decided to yell at me later for essentially putting onion juices on it).

The splash isn't on the level of NO or other artisans, but it's not bad at all. I'd say upper-mid tier.

Rounding out with Boonana made this shave (scent wise) oddly enjoyable. Love SW's EdPs (and their affordable prices).

Hope everyone enjoys their weekend! :)

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**Totals:**

* **Razor Hashtags**: **10/10**
* **Brush Hashtags**: **10/10**
* **Hardware Sponsor Points**: **2/2**
* **Software Sponsor Points**: 13/16
* **Number of Lather Brands**: 22/30
* **Number of Lather Scents**: 22/30
* **Number of Post Shaves**: 22/30
* **Number of Frags**: 22/30


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**Contest Hashtags**:

#FOF

\#ROTY