Day 25
- Brush: Dogwood Handcrafts – Svolvaer Brush with 28mm Maggards SHD Badger
- Razor: Silver Star Vintage DE
- Blade: Gillette Silver Blue
- Lather: K Shave Works - Jingle Bell Spice Soap
- Post Shave: Stirling Soap Co. - Christmas Eve Splash
- Fragrance: Chatillon Lux - Confluence EdT
Jingle Bell Spice is minty and sweet. It reminds me of this Peppermint Bark that my mom makes every Christmas ever since I was a little kid. I don’t see vanilla listed in the scent notes, but I swear it’s there. Or maybe I just associate the smell of Christmas and candycanes with that, so my brain is filling in the blank. Either way, it’s a wonderful Christmas scent. As I lather it up, I’m dreaming of… Mowing my dad’s lawn later today because it’s June… But also… A… Sleigh ride with the snow gently falling and I have a cup of hot cocoa to warm me from the inside out! The soap made a rich, creamy lather that smells like a warm, spiced blanket on my skin. The aroma is intoxicating, like a holiday market in full swing. As I worked the lather, I swear I heard the jingle bells and the distant sound of carolers... And my neighbor using his weedwacker because it's June.
For the splash, I used Stirling’s Christmas Eve. To me, this smells the place my family would go and cut down Christmas Trees as a kid. The instant it hits my skin, it's as if Christmas has exploded in my bathroom. The scent of fir trees, winter air, and a hint of Christmas spiciness envelops me, leaving a refreshing and festive tingle. The sting Stirling's splashes give me makes my face feel like it's been kissed by the North Pole breeze.
For the final touch, I spritz on Chatillon Lux – Confluence EdT. The fragrance is the scent of a Christmas Tree Farm, as far as I’m concerned. Reminds me of walking through the farm, looking for the perfect Christmas Tree to cut down, that my dad will inevitably curse when we bring it home and realize the tree is too big for our living room. It’s a great balance of embodying the essence of a winter forest mingled with the joy of holiday festivities. All in all, these scents were maaaaaaybe a bit much for a day I’m planning on mowing the lawn, buuuuuut perfect for a Christmas in June shave! #FOF
Sidecontest: #photocontest: Bokeh Balls
Challenge: I did indeed wear a hat while shaving. You’ll have to trust me on this.
iamhonestlylying’s Daily Top 5:
In honor of “Christmas in July, but in June”… The Top 5 Worst Christmas Traditions
5.) Black Friday/Commercialization of the Holiday – Ughhhh! There was a time when Black Friday had good deals, but I feel like that has come and gone. And the over-commercialization of Christmas is the worst. I already feel like everyone is trying to sell me something and that gets worse during the Holidays.
4.) Christmas cards – Christmas cards are weird for a single dude to send out. And I never know what to do when I get them, like okay, I open it up, look at the picture of you, your wife, and you’re 2.4 kids, add it to the pile until I inevitably throw them all away in 3 weeks. And the people that just send a Christmas card of just their dogs are the worst. You know who you are.
3.) Inflatable yard decorations – Mostly because of how sad and depressing they look during the day.
2.) Ugly Christmas Sweaters – It’s not funny or ironic anymore. It’s just annoying.
1.) Elf on a Shelf – Oh here’s this creepy elf that gets into mischief and mayhem while you’re asleep, and you can’t touch him, and he’s watching you so Santa doesn’t have to because he’s too busy to watch you misbehave, Timmy. I hate this new “tradition” with a passion and I don’t even have kids.