SOTD by u/Environmental-Gap380

June 27, 2024 - Info Overload

• Brush: AP Shaveco Purple Ivory 26mm G5A SHD
• Razor: Game Changer .68P
• Blade: Gillette Nacet
• Lather: Barrister and Mann - Marilyn
• Post Shave: Barrister and Mann - Marilyn Splash
• Fragrance: Barrister and Mann - Marilyn EdT #FOF

Today’s Theme:

Marilyn is quite a complex fragrance with 14 listed scents. I did a trickhole of it so the whole shave is up to ~~11~~ 14! That’s 4 more than 10 for those that don’t math.

Leftorium:

I told my wife and daughter the challenge today. My daughter jumped up and said I want to do it. I told her since she’s a southpaw, she had to use righty. Then she asked if she could just put the lather on my face. I said all or nothing. She asked, “Is this the right razor?” No, I’m not that crazy. She made the lather using her right hand. She wanted to switch to her left hand as it was awkward, but she persevered. “I’ll just put the lather on your whole face.” This is what happens when you let a 10 year old be in charge of your grooming. She was very nervous about shaving. I told her to just make sure she doesn’t move the razor sideways. I had to correct her angle a few times. Starting to get into it a bit. First pass almost done. A bit more confident now, she shaved the neck too. A few more strokes and she was finished with the shave. Just the post shave and fragrance left. This was her favorite part. I’ll say she did a pretty good job. She did not like using her wrong hand, and asked if we could just say she did. I told her no, we don’t do that, just try to be patient and do your best. If I would have don’t the shave left handed, it would be less of a challenge for me. I started practicing shaving left handed well before the Weckonista challenge. I’m reasonably comfortable left handed now.

Feats of Fragrance:

Marilyn is a fantastic scent. I like to imagine it is what Marilyn Monroe’s bedroom would smell like, but when she was married. So the Chanel No. 5 mixes with a more masculine cologne. This is one blend where I don’t get a lot of individual note, but I do smell the leather and tobacco. As those fade it will leave a creamy woody scent left with the cedar, fir, sandalwood, and amber. When I saw the theme for today last month, I immediately knew that Marilyn was going to be my choice. With the overload of scent notes, it is a beautiful orchestration of a scent.

[**June 27, 2024 - Info Overload**](https://imgur.com/a/cWaFzjq)

* **Brush:** AP Shaveco Purple Ivory 26mm G5A SHD
* **Razor:** Game Changer .68P
* **Blade:** Gillette Nacet
* **Lather:** Barrister and Mann - Marilyn
* **Post Shave:** Barrister and Mann - Marilyn Splash
* **Fragrance:** Barrister and Mann - Marilyn EdT #FOF

Today’s Theme:

Marilyn is quite a complex fragrance with 14 listed scents. I did a trickhole of it so the whole shave is up to ~~11~~ 14! That’s 4 more than 10 for those that don’t math.

Leftorium:

I told my wife and daughter the challenge today. My daughter jumped up and said I want to do it. I told her since she’s a southpaw, she had to use righty. Then she asked if she could just put the lather on my face. I said all or nothing. [She asked, “Is this the right razor?”](https://imgur.com/a/koD6zUJ) No, I’m not that crazy. [She made the lather using her right hand.](https://imgur.com/a/v5cbuzp) She wanted to switch to her left hand as it was awkward, but she persevered. [“I’ll just put the lather on your whole face.”](https://imgur.com/a/nERlldx) This is what happens when you let a 10 year old be in charge of your grooming. She was very nervous about shaving. I told her to just make sure she doesn’t move the razor sideways. [I had to correct her angle a few times.](https://imgur.com/a/EWWCp6B) Starting to get into it a bit. [First pass almost done.](https://imgur.com/a/X9X30n7) [A bit more confident now, she shaved the neck too.](https://imgur.com/a/hgZrksd) A few more strokes and [she was finished with the shave.](https://imgur.com/a/6qZyK1M) Just the post shave and fragrance left. [This was her favorite part.](https://imgur.com/a/PSiVP8Z) I’ll say she did a pretty good job. She did not like using her wrong hand, and asked if we could just say she did. I told her no, we don’t do that, just try to be patient and do your best. If I would have don’t the shave left handed, it would be less of a challenge for me. I started practicing shaving left handed well before the Weckonista challenge. I’m reasonably comfortable left handed now.

Feats of Fragrance:

Marilyn is a fantastic scent. I like to imagine it is what Marilyn Monroe’s bedroom would smell like, but when she was married. So the Chanel No. 5 mixes with a more masculine cologne. This is one blend where I don’t get a lot of individual note, but I do smell the leather and tobacco. As those fade it will leave a creamy woody scent left with the cedar, fir, sandalwood, and amber. When I saw the theme for today last month, I immediately knew that Marilyn was going to be my choice. With the overload of scent notes, it is a beautiful orchestration of a scent.