Monday SOTD Thread - February 17th, 2025 (#616) [Atlas Shaves Edition]
Atlas Shaves Theme:
Sandalwood Ten by Soap Smooth
Notes: Sandalwood, Vanilla, Amyris, Musk, Rosewood, Petitgrain, Cedar, Ylang-Ylang, Bergamot
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17.02.2025
-> 1-pass WTG head shave to get back into the swing of things. I know I say this a lot, so you better take it with a grain of salt...
Anyways, this was a very relaxed shave with a very smooth and slick lather - mutton tallow bases seem to be universally loved and thanks to this soap, I understand why. The scent is a bit too sweet and powdery, so I use it rarely. But the lather is always cream of the crop. Of course it wasn't close at all, but good enough for WTG.
I'm currently a very stressful time for my mental health. I notice I fall back into depressive thought patterns and all the stress also takes a toll on my body (reflux and other gastrointestinal disorders). My only day off after 5 early shifts was spent running errands and catching appointments, so not much rest. Problem is, now it's another 3 early shifts starting tomorrow and they want us to get in even earlier... sometimes I hate my job, but then again I need to focus on the positive aspects harder. It's just very hard atm.
You've got this
Feb. 17, 2025
Day 50 of all Bubbles all the time.
This list is just February. Maybe on the 28th I list all 61. Will be interesting to see the how many were repeated over the 2 months but I know I have not repeated in the same month.
Atlas Shaves II - Day 17
Maybe LatherBot needs to be rebooted because it has a suspicious obsession with obscure soap makers. Today's selection, Sandalwood Ten by Soap Smooth had an abundance of uncommonly combined scent notes: sandalwood, vanilla, amyris, musk, rosewood, petitgrain, cedar, ylang-ylang, bergamot.
This one had me worried until stumbling across Eclipse with APR's impressive scent-catalog-as-fragrance: rum, cocoa, cistus, russian leather, bergamot, pink peppercorn, fig, musk, sandalwood, cedar, carnation, benzoin, amyris, mimosa, oud, narcissus, tobacco, lavender, civet.
Eclipse ++;
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Atlas daily points: 2 points for scent notes +1 for crossposting on lemmy and reddit +1 points for doing a group shave today with other competitors
Atlas cumulative points: 77
February 18, 2025
Day 17 of Atlas Shaves 2 – Electric Boogaloo Mon 17 Feb 2025
What is it with LatherBot and Soap Smooth? I hadn't even heard of that soaper before AS2EB and today is the second time it came up when it counted, and with a 9-note scent to boot: Sandalwood Ten by Soap Smooth, notes: sandalwood, vanilla, amyris, musk, rosewood, petitgrain, cedar, ylang-ylang, bergamot.
Luckily both Texaus and Eclipse are scent note matches, so I live another day:
Eclipse notes: rum, cocoa, cistus, russian leather, bergamot, pink peppercorn, fig, musk, sandalwood, cedar, carnation, benzoin, amyris, mimosa, oud, narcissus, tobacco, lavender, civet.
Road to Victory:
Monday, February 17, 2025
Back to the GTB kill with a quick and easy early (for me) morning shave. The Bolzano blade does really well in this razor, I may have to pick up more of these.
First day at the new job and with my new commute after working from home for the last ~5 years or so. It will be a bit of an adjustment, but I'm mostly looking forward to it.
Have a great day y'all!
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Nonidi 29 Pluviôse an 233 de la Révolution, jour de Chélidoine
Another republican day, another plant I knew nothing about. It's this one, if you are interested. If you're not interested, it it still this one.
In shave-related news, I got back my kamisori from Boris de Rivière on Saturday, sharpened it yesterday, and tried it out today in the morning. I didn't pay enough attention when honing (I thought the issue was that I didn't get close enough on the toe on the other side; doh!), but the toe slightly points into one direction, and can leave a trace in the strop. Also, I feel it on one side when shaving, so I guess the razor will have to go back on the stones before I use it again. I didn't measure it before I sent it away, but I assume there has been quite considerable shortening going on.
Have a good day!
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