SOTD by u/ginopono

2023-07-08 Magnificent Maggard

• Brush: Maggard Razors - Black Resin Handle Black and White Synthetic
• Razor: Maggard Razors - MR18 with V3
• Lather: Maggard Razors - London Barbershop
• Post Shave: Epsilon - Blue Mediterranean
• Fragrance: Lulu & Bee - Soleil Blanc "Inspired"
• Blade: Personna Super (4)

Relevant Other stuff: Uh... samples! These clean, bright scents are all samples! I have no doubt that Maggard surely does very well by supplying samples to shavers for the games, so it feels germane to today's theme. Cop-out? Maybe, but I also tie the scents together more below. Also, Maggard razor and brush.

#FOF

Lather: I first tried this scent two years ago for the Games, and I cannot stress enough just how fucking clean this smells! I'm not going to talk, for the moment, about the "Barbershop" label; that's literally a topic for another day. But holy shit, this is the freshest, cleanest scent I've ever encountered.

Now, I know what you're thinking: "What the hell does 'clean' mean, man? Next thing you'll tell me it smells like sunshine; say what you mean!" What? No, it doesn't smell like sunshine. Nothing smells like light; that's stupid.

I will say, though, that this could easily be called something like "Fresh Linen" if that wasn't marketing suicide; that's the kind of fresh clean-ness I mean. It is a bright scent, and the only reason I don't have a full tub of the stuff is because a) I have too much soap and already b) I have another barbershop tub I barely use because I have too much soap already. Plural reasons. Come to think of it, I should get one for August... No, bad! Too much soap!

Post Shave: Chosen for today after seeing it described as "a clean, light" scent, this is exactly that. Sure, it looks like you could pour it in a Barbicide jar and not know the difference (thus making it right at home alongside the Barbershop lather), this is also a surprisingly apt follow-up to the lather. It is fresh and clean, and I am feeling super clean and fresh after rubbing it on my face. That may have come across as sarcastic, but it is not!

Fragrance: (disclaimer: freebie with the awful Magnolia scent from the other day)
This smells like sunshine! If it were a color, it would be a pale yellow. This is purportedly a dupe of Tom Ford's Soleil Blanc, and while I don't' know what cardamom and ylang ylang smell like (apparently it shares the latter note with today's aftershave), but this is a lively, bright scent.
It's not something I'd choose to wear regularly (it's expressly unisex, but I feel like a cooler or darker scent personally suits me better), it makes me feel like spending the day outsi—OH GOD WHY DOES THE SUN COAT ALL OF EXISTENCE WITH PAIN AND DEATH

#photocontest

Photo: Urban/architecture, the built environment
I was originally planning on some setup with maple leaves to match today's theme, but that seems at odds with all this bright liveliness. Meanwhile, even though I had to get a ladder to clean the outside of that window, I forgot to do the same on the inside. ~~Oh, well.~~ Later, because the fancy struck me to start cleaning my kitchen, I thought I may as well drag the ladder back out to get the window and take the shot again, with improved results.

Challenge Accepted: Hold up, there's a DQ thread, as in a thread where all the Lather Games' disqualified posts go? A graveyard of latherlympic shame? So the djudges have made extra work for themselves to track down the questions. Guys, I'm trying like hell to make things better by cutting down my ramblings, and then you do this? Well, all the better, I suppose; it makes it much easier for me to avoid lengthy digressions, and I will take such opportunity; I think this is my briefest post yet!

While I am tempted, I will not go off on some tangent comparing today's challenge from compulsory discussion boards in online classes. Is that still a thing? I imagine online classes have evolved greatly since my time, especially after 2020. It was a nice idea, but utterly and consistently failed to drive engagement from the students—unless they were already engaged, of course.

That's not an issue for us today, because the Lather Games participants are highly engaged; so much so, that today's Daily Questions thread is going to be very much alive, albeit not with very many actual questions, but you knew that.

[**2023-07-08 Magnificent Maggard**](https://i.imgur.com/5Z8I6RB.jpg)

* **Brush:** Maggard Razors - Black Resin Handle Black and White Synthetic
* **Razor:** Maggard Razors - MR18 with V3
* **Lather:** Maggard Razors - London Barbershop
* **Post Shave:** Epsilon - Blue Mediterranean
* **Fragrance:** Lulu & Bee - Soleil Blanc "Inspired"
* **Blade:** Personna Super (4)

**Relevant Other stuff:**
Uh... samples! These clean, bright scents are all samples!
I have no doubt that Maggard surely does very well by supplying samples to
shavers for the games, so it feels germane to today's theme.
Cop-out? Maybe, but I also tie the scents together more below.
Also, Maggard razor and brush.

#FOF

**Lather:**
I first tried this scent two years ago for the Games, and I cannot stress enough
just how fucking **clean** this smells! I'm not going to talk, for the moment,
about the "Barbershop" label; that's literally a topic for another day.
But holy shit, this is the freshest, cleanest scent I've ever encountered.

Now, I know what you're thinking: "What the hell does 'clean' mean, man? Next
thing you'll tell me it smells like sunshine; say what you mean!"
What? No, it doesn't smell like sunshine. Nothing smells like light;
that's stupid.

I will say, though, that this could easily be called something like
"Fresh Linen" if that wasn't marketing suicide; that's the kind of fresh
clean-ness I mean. It is a bright scent, and the only reason I don't have a
full tub of the stuff is because a) I have too much soap and already b) I have
another barbershop tub I barely use because I have too much soap already.
Plural reasons. Come to think of it, I should get one for August...
*No*, bad! Too much soap!

**Post Shave:** Chosen for today after seeing it described as
"a clean, light" scent, this is exactly that. Sure, it looks like you could pour
it in a Barbicide jar and not know the difference (thus making it right at home
alongside the Barbershop lather), this is also a surprisingly apt follow-up to
the lather. It is fresh and clean, and I am feeling super clean and fresh after
rubbing it on my face. That may have come across as sarcastic, but it is not!

**Fragrance:** (disclaimer: freebie with the awful Magnolia scent from the other day)
This smells like sunshine! If it were a color, it would be a pale yellow.
This is purportedly a dupe of Tom Ford's Soleil Blanc, and while I don't' know
what cardamom and ylang ylang smell like (apparently it shares the latter note
with today's aftershave), but this is a lively, bright scent.
It's not something I'd choose to wear regularly (it's expressly unisex, but
I feel like a cooler or darker scent personally suits me better), it makes me
feel like spending the day outsi—OH GOD WHY DOES THE SUN COAT ALL OF EXISTENCE
WITH PAIN AND DEATH

#photocontest

**Photo:** Urban/architecture, the built environment
I was originally planning on some setup with
[maple leaves](https://i.imgur.com/CI5vW68.jpg) to match today's theme,
but that seems at odds with all this bright liveliness.
Meanwhile, even though I had to get a ladder to *clean* the outside of
that window, I [forgot](https://i.imgur.com/JDWHJXm.jpg) to do the same
on the inside. ~~Oh, well.~~
Later, because the fancy struck me to start cleaning my kitchen,
I thought I may as well drag the ladder back out to get the window and
take the shot again, with improved results.


**Challenge Accepted:**
[Hold up, there's a DQ thread, as in a thread where all the Lather Games'
disqualified posts go?](https://old.reddit.com/r/Wetshaving/comments/14tvgmp/saturday_daily_questions_newbie_friendly_jul_08/jr55f09/)
A graveyard of latherlympic shame?
So the djudges have made extra work for themselves to track down the questions.
Guys, I'm trying like hell to make things better by cutting down my ramblings,
and then you do this?
Well, all the better, I suppose; it makes it much easier for me to avoid
lengthy digressions, and I will take such opportunity;
I think this is my briefest post yet!

While I am tempted, I will not go off on some tangent comparing today's
challenge from compulsory discussion boards in online classes.
Is that still a thing?
I imagine online classes have evolved greatly since my time, especially after
2020.
It was a nice idea, but utterly and consistently failed to drive engagement
from the students—unless they were already engaged, of course.

That's not an issue for us today, because the Lather Games participants are
*highly* engaged; so much so, that today's Daily Questions thread is going to be
very much alive, albeit not with very many
[actual questions](https://old.reddit.com/r/Wetshaving/comments/14tvgmp/saturday_daily_questions_newbie_friendly_jul_08/jr5qdml/),
but you knew that.