SOTD by u/souleater7173

June 29, 2024 - sandal you say?

• Brush: Zenith Copper Scrubby 28mm B36
• Razor: Everyday Shaving Stinger
• Blade: Astra Superior Platinum
• Lather: Catie's Bubbles - Retreat
• Post Shave: Barrister and Mann - Lavender
• Fragrance: Maher Olfactive - Santal Auster

In the spirit of doing the judges homework, I decided to test out a new daily challenge for this theme next year. I lathered in a sandal. I took the gram of Retreat that I saved after selling the tub earlier this month, spread it through the heel of the sandal, and then lathered it up (see title photo). It's precision loading in a sandal, what's not to like? (Fun fact, it's the sandal. The sandal is what's not to like.)

Both this soap and this frag are headache triggers for me, so I'm taking advantage of shaving at night by going to bed as soon as I finish this post. The soap is a very wood-y sandalwood, that feels like it's going for that fresh chopped wood scent. Santal Auster on the other hand is definitely going to a richer, creamier scent with some more depth and variety while still accentuating the sandalwood. I decided to try and bridge that gap from woodsy to rich and creamy with the absolutely gorgeous B&M Lavender. This stuff does a fantastic job making these two disparate scents play nice together as the scents transfer from soap to splash to frag.

Now, for the actual daily challenge. I think the following people are going to win the various contests this month.

• Photo Contest: /u/Crossan1983, some of the consistently best photos I've seen all month.
• Feats of Fragrance: /u/Hugbckt, amazing fragrance write ups. I can almost smell him through the screen.
• ROTY: /u/bmac92, it's almost unfair how much more prepared he was for these games than the other rookies. The fountain pen ink shave was one of my favorite posts this whole month.
• Overall Winner: /u/MrTangerinesky is going to win it all. I have faith. He chilled out a bit from last year's over the top insanity, and I think that has only helped him. His posts are required reading every day. Other people would deserve to win too, but I think MrTangerinesky has played the best game all month.

Today's photo contest theme is Humor. I lathered in a shoe, what more do you want? Please judge the photo linked in the post title. I think I'm supposed to get the container of the soap into the picture in some way, so I took a photo from before I got everything set up, but since I just put the smush in a random container I don't think it really helps. So, again, please judge the photo linked in the title, it's my best attempt at today's photo theme while still, I think, including the relevant pieces. #photocontest

**[June 29, 2024 - sandal you say?](https://imgur.com/a/K8AKHnb)**

* **Brush:** Zenith Copper Scrubby 28mm B36
* **Razor:** Everyday Shaving Stinger
* **Blade:** Astra Superior Platinum
* **Lather:** Catie's Bubbles - Retreat
* **Post Shave:** Barrister and Mann - Lavender
* **Fragrance:** Maher Olfactive - Santal Auster

In the spirit of doing the judges homework, I decided to test out a new daily challenge for this theme next year. I lathered in a sandal. I took the gram of Retreat that I saved after selling the tub earlier this month, [spread](https://imgur.com/a/u8eIiKM) it through the heel of the sandal, and then lathered it up (see title photo). It's precision loading in a sandal, what's not to like? (Fun fact, it's the sandal. The sandal is what's not to like.)

Both this soap and this frag are headache triggers for me, so I'm taking advantage of shaving at night by going to bed as soon as I finish this post. The soap is a very wood-y sandalwood, that feels like it's going for that fresh chopped wood scent. Santal Auster on the other hand is definitely going to a richer, creamier scent with some more depth and variety while still accentuating the sandalwood. I decided to try and bridge that gap from woodsy to rich and creamy with the absolutely gorgeous B&M Lavender. This stuff does a fantastic job making these two disparate scents play nice together as the scents transfer from soap to splash to frag.

Now, for the actual daily challenge. I think the following people are going to win the various contests this month.

* Photo Contest: /u/Crossan1983, some of the consistently best photos I've seen all month.
* Feats of Fragrance: /u/Hugbckt, amazing fragrance write ups. I can almost smell him through the screen.
* ROTY: /u/bmac92, it's almost unfair how much more prepared he was for these games than the other rookies. The fountain pen ink shave was one of my favorite posts this whole month.
* Overall Winner: /u/MrTangerinesky is going to win it all. I have faith. He chilled out a bit from last year's over the top insanity, and I think that has only helped him. His posts are required reading every day. Other people would deserve to win too, but I think MrTangerinesky has played the best game all month.

Today's photo contest theme is Humor. I lathered in a shoe, what more do you want? Please judge the photo linked in the post title. I think I'm supposed to get the container of the soap into the picture in some way, so I took [a photo](https://imgur.com/a/eZ3ftMf) from before I got everything set up, but since I just put the smush in a random container I don't think it really helps. So, again, please judge the photo linked in the title, it's my best attempt at today's photo theme while still, I think, including the relevant pieces. #photocontest