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Share your shave of the day! For those of you following along with the Lather Games on the other website, today's theme is:

Sunny Days

"Product must be:
     - Explicitly marketed as a Summer scent OR
     - Explicitly marketed for a holiday occuring between Summer Solstice and Autumnal Equinox OR
     - Prominently feature aquatic or citrus accords.
Caveat: Products explicitly marketed for multiple seasons or other seasons do not count (eg. ""Christmas oranges"")."
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[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

June 20, 2024

  • Brush: Zenith 508A XL/Bristle (B35) (MOAR BOAR) 31mm #SUBBROOSH #SHD
  • Razor: EldrormR Industries MM24 #MODERNGEM
  • Blade: Personna GEM PTFE (1)
  • Lather: Stirling Soap Co. - Smokey Grapefruit - Soap
  • Post Shave: Aqua Velva - Ice Blue - Aftershave
  • Fragrance: G. Bellini - Homme - EdT

No special challenge for me, but I hope everyone who attempts it has good weather.

Smokey Grapefruit smells just like it sounds. Grapefruit is the main scent, with a smokey background similar to what you might smell with tinned smoked herring. Probably a "liquid smoke" type of smoke scent.

Grapefruit is a citrus, so that's my argument for being on theme.

Relevent post-shave and frag: Aqua Velva Ice Blue is a really nice aquatic scent with a hint of menthol. Perfect for summer. G. Bellini Homme is a cheap knockoff of Dior Sauvage I got from Lidl. I'll leave it to the judges discretion, because the fragrantica page for Sauvage doesn't really make it sound citrusy, although bergamot is a top note. This knock-off is a citrus bomb to my nose.