June 25, 2024 – 2024.06.25 SOTD: Lather Games Day 25 – Christmas in July, but in June
- Brush: AKA Brushworx Blues Stanley Cup with 26mm Turn N Shave Quartermoon knot
- Razor: Aylsworth Drakkant
- Blade: Wizamet
- Lather: MacDuff’s Soap Company – Christmas Cabin
- Post Shave: Stirling Soap Co. – Christmas Eve
- Fragrance: House of Mammoth – Santa Noir
Daily Theme: Christmas in July, but in June
Theme justification: MacDuff's Christmas Cabin has Christmas in its name and is sold as a Christmas vibe scent.
Relevant Post Shave & Frag: Let's keep with the Christmas spirit (theme)! Stirling Christmas Eve and House of Mammoth Santa Noir are both Christmas scents
Scavenger Hunt ~~Justification~~: COMPLETED
Razor facts: N/A
Brush facts: N/A
Daily/Special Challenge: Shave in a Hat
I'm a hat guy, so this isn't really too challenging for me. I only wish that I had ordered my new Barmah hat sooner. I bought it mainly to use while traveling since it squishes down, but it would've made for a good shave hat.
Now, I noticed that the challenge says, specifically,
Just that. Wear a hat while you shave.
Sounds like I'm only allowed to wear a hat while I shave. Fine; I'll acquiesce to the judges desires. Here you go judges: Lathered up, and shaving. There's nothing NSFW about these photos, but I put them on imgbb instead of imgur since imgur has deleted my lather photos in the past.
I went with a Calgary Flames hat due to the Stanley Cup Final ending last night. The Oilers lost, so I felt it was appropriate to wear a Calgary hat since I'm sure Flames fans are happy Edmonton didn't win. Felt appropriate. This is also why I used my Stanley Cup brush.
Fragrance description
I love all these scents. Combined, I currently smell like tree that has been musked on by a reindeer. Sounds bad, I know, but it's not. Santa Noir just has a strong musk opening (at least I think it is musk).
Now onto the shave!
It's been ridiculously hot where I'm at the past week. So hot, in fact, that my back windscreen has decided it wants to melt away. So a Christmas theme shave is a welcome thought. Christmas time is typically nice and cool without being cold. Sounds lovely
MacDuff's Christmas Cabin is a great scent and their soap produces a fantastic lather. I know they're relatively new (at least it seems like they are), but they make a great soap. I'm unsure if they make their scents in house or if they are just using pre-blends, but the quality of the lather is top notch.
I reached for my Aylsworth Drakkant today out of habit, not even realizing they were the sponsor spotlight for the day. This is by far my favorite razor in my den. Don't really know what it is about it, but the shaves it provides are sublime. Efficient enough to handle some growth while being mild enough to be a daily shaver. I need to pick up the plus plate, which I was loaned on discord, as it is just a smidge more efficient (not necessarily better, but I like it a lot). There are a lot of great razors out there, but if you ever get the chance to try a Drakkant, please take it.
Stirling Christmas Eve aftershave and HoM Santa Noir EdP were a nice pairing to the soap, and rounded out a very nice, naked, shave.
Totals:
- Razor Hashtags: 10/10
- Brush Hashtags: 10/10
- Hardware Sponsor Points: 2/2
- Software Sponsor Points: 15/16
- Number of Lather Brands: 25/30
- Number of Lather Scents: 25/30
- Number of Post Shaves: 25/30
- Number of Frags: 25/30
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